John Bruce Cuneo (16 June 1928 – 2 June 2020) was an Australian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

and Olympic champion. He competed at the

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, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members Thomas Anderson and John Shaw. Cuneo sailed on board ''

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'', the defeated Australian challenger for the

1974 America's Cup The 1974 America's Cup was held in September 1974 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, '' Courageous'', skippered by Ted Hood, defeated the Australian challenger, ''Southern Cross'', skippered by James Hardy, in a four-race sweep. '' Cour ...

. He was educated at the

Anglican Church Grammar School The Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS), formerly the Church of England Grammar School and commonly referred to as Churchie, is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in East Brisbane, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Q ...

. Cuneo was inducted into the

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in 1986 and into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2018 Cuneo, Anderson and Shaw were inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. Cuneo died on 2 June 2020, aged 91.

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* * * * 1928 births 2020 deaths Australian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Dragon Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1974 America's Cup sailors People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Sportsmen from Queensland 20th-century Australian people {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub

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