Durward Knowles
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Sailing | ||
Competitor for  United Kingdom |
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Competitor for  Bahamas |
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| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Star class |
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | Star class |
Durward Randolph Knowles (born 2 November 1917) is a sailor and olympic champion from the Bahamas. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he won a gold medal in the Star class, together with Cecil Cooke.[1][2] He received a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[3]
However, he competed in the 1948 Olympics in the Star for the United Kingdom winning the 4th place together with Sloane Elmo Farrington.
[edit] References
- ^ "Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing" gbrathletics (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
- ^ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
- ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
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- 1917 births
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- Bahamian yacht racers
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- Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Bahamas
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Bahamas
- Olympic medalists in sailing
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