Robert Iain Colin "Bob" Billingham (December 10, 1957 – March 30, 2014) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist. Billingham was born in

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. At the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, Billingham finished in second place in the soling class along with his partners John Kostecki and William Baylis. Billingham graduated from

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(1979).

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* * 1957 births 2014 deaths American male sailors (sport) Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Soling class sailors Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Soling Soling class world champions {{US-yachtracing-Olympic-medalist-stub