Stelios Bonas (born 1 July 1929) is a Greek former sailor who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

Life and career

Stelios Bonas was the oldest of four brothers who all competed in sailing at the Olympic level, his siblings being

Spyros Bonas Spyros Bonas (1932 – January 2014) was a Greek sailor. He competed in the 12m² Sharpie event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-spo ...

Antonios Bonas Antonios Bonas (29 January 1948 – 18 June 2018) was a Greek sailor. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural ...

, and

Khristos Bonas Khristos Bonas (born 13 November 1941) is a Greek sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 19 ...

. Bonas competed at the

in Melbourne,

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. He placed twelfth in the sailing event

12m² Sharpie The 12 m2 Sharpie was a type of Sharpie designed in 1931 by the Kröger Brothers in Warnemünde, Germany. The peak of the class was in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. To this day, the original design has been preserved, and the class is ...

with his brother Spyros. In 2020, Bonas competed in the 57th Aegean Rally, an international sailing

regatta Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wate ...

held in Greece. He placed third in the sport category and his team nominated him for a position in the Guinness World Records as the oldest amateur competition sailor.

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* 1929 births Living people Greek male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Greece Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie {{Greece-yachtracing-bio-stub