George O'Day
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May 19, 1923 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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July 26, 1987 (aged 64) Dover, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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George O'Day (May 19, 1923 – July 26, 1987) was an American sailor, Olympic champion and world champion, and boat designer. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and died in Dover, Massachusetts.
Sailor
O'Day received a gold medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1] He won the world champion title twelve times in various classes.
Boat designer
Together with the English boat designer Uffa Fox, O'Day co-designed the sailboat called "Day Sailer". The boat was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2003.
References
- ↑ "George O'Day". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
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