Richard Burke "Dick" Deaver (born February 7, 1931) is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in
Huntington Park, California
Huntington Park is a city in the Gateway Cities district of southeastern Los Angeles County, California.
As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 58,114, of whom 97% are Hispanic/Latino and about half were born outside the ...
. He won a bronze medal in the
Dragon class at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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in
Tokyo
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, together with
Lowell North and
Charles Rogers.
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1931 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
American male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Dragon
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in sailing
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
20th-century American sportsmen
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