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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Hilary Hurlburt Smart was born July 29, 1925. His father was [[Paul Smart (sailor)|Paul Smart]].<ref name=sr>{{cite web|title=Hilary Smart|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/hilary-smart-1.html|work=[[Sports Reference]] | |
Hilary Hurlburt Smart was born July 29, 1925. His father was [[Paul Smart (sailor)|Paul Smart]].<ref name=sr>{{cite web|title=Hilary Smart |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/hilary-smart-1.html |work=[[Sports Reference]] |accessdate=December 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213235920/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/hilary-smart-1.html |archivedate=December 13, 2013 |df= }}</ref> Although Hilary was born in [[New York City]], he was raised in [[Darien, Connecticut]]. In 1943, he joined the [[Aviation Cadet Training Program (USAAF)|Aviation Cadet Training Program]],<ref name=dailytimes>{{cite news|title=Hilary H. Smart|newspaper=[[Gloucester Daily Times]] | date=January 8, 2000}}</ref> where he was a specialist in navigation. Smart served there until 1945.<ref name=agr>{{cite book|title=American Glass Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ma0kAQAAMAAJ|year=1951|publisher=Ebel-Doctorow Publications, Incorporated|page=74}}</ref> Smart attended [[Choate School]].<ref name=agr /> He won an intercollegiate [[Star (sailboat)|star class]] championship in 1946, while an [[undergraduate]] at [[Harvard University]].<ref name=sr /> While attending the university, Smart co-founded the [[Crimson Key Society]], and graduated in 1947.<ref name=dailytimes /> |
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==1948 Summer Olympics== |
==1948 Summer Olympics== |
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Smart was a competitor at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]]. He competed in the [[Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics|sailing event]], with his partner being his father Paul.<ref name=sr /> Seven races were competed at the event. In the first race, the Smarts finished in fourth place, managing a time of 1:58.52.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sailing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat Race One|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-one.html|work=[[Sports Reference]] | |
Smart was a competitor at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]]. He competed in the [[Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics|sailing event]], with his partner being his father Paul.<ref name=sr /> Seven races were competed at the event. In the first race, the Smarts finished in fourth place, managing a time of 1:58.52.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sailing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat Race One |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-one.html |work=[[Sports Reference]] |accessdate=December 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021050934/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-one.html |archivedate=October 21, 2013 |df= }}</ref> The two finished the second race with a time of 1:52.12, moving them to first place;<ref>{{cite web|title=Sailing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat Race Two |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-two.html |work=[[Sports Reference]] |accessdate=December 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021050935/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-two.html |archivedate=October 21, 2013 |df= }}</ref> however, the third race saw them fall down to second place after [[Joaquim Fiúza]] and [[Júlio Gourinho]] finished slightly faster.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sailing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat Race Three |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-three.html |work=[[Sports Reference]] |accessdate=December 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021051150/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-three.html |archivedate=October 21, 2013 |df= }}</ref> In the fourth race, the Smarts claimed the first place;<ref>{{cite web|title=United States Sailing at the 1948 London Summer Games |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-four.html |work=[[Sports Reference]] |accessdate=December 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021051319/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-four.html |archivedate=October 21, 2013 |df= }}</ref> however, they finished third in the fifth race<ref>{{cite web|title=Sailing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat Race Five |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-five.html |work=[[Sports Reference]] |accessdate=December 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021051002/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-five.html |archivedate=October 21, 2013 |df= }}</ref> and were disqualified from the sixth.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sailing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat Race Six |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-six.html |work=[[Sports Reference]] |accessdate=December 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021051235/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-six.html |archivedate=October 21, 2013 |df= }}</ref> The seventh race saw the Smarts finish sixth.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sailing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat Race Seven |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-seven.html |work=[[Sports Reference]] |accessdate=December 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021050819/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/SAI/mixed-two-person-keelboat-race-seven.html |archivedate=October 21, 2013 |df= }}</ref> The Smarts won the most points based on their performance in each race. They received the gold medal.<ref name=sr /> It marks the only time a father and son team won in the same event in the same Olympic games.<ref name=dailytimes /> |
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In May 1992, Smart said the following to the [[Boston Globe]] about his victory: |
In May 1992, Smart said the following to the [[Boston Globe]] about his victory: |
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Birth name | Hilary Hurlburt Smart | ||||||||||||||
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | July 29, 1925||||||||||||||
Died | 8 January 2000 Weston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 74)||||||||||||||
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Hilary Hurlburt Smart (July 29, 1925 – January 8, 2000) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the star class with the boat Hilarius, together with his father, Paul Smart. He often described his Olympic victory by speaking about "the unbelievable feeling of watching the torch come in at the Olympic Stadium. It made me feel proud and responsible to think that my dad and I were the only Americans in our specialty since each country was allowed just a single two-man boat."[1]
Smart was a graduate of The Choate School and a 1947 graduate of Harvard College. While a student at Harvard he was a member of the Varsity Club, the Delphic Club, the Crimson Key Society (a founder), and the Hasty Pudding Club. After he competed at the Olympics, Smart continued sailing in star class for almost fifty years, qualifying twice for the world championships. He then became vice president of national sales at Libbey-Owens-Ford and became the president of Airwick Professional Products. He died at his home in Weston, Massachusetts, in 2000 of natural causes at the age of 74.
Early life
Hilary Hurlburt Smart was born July 29, 1925. His father was Paul Smart.[2] Although Hilary was born in New York City, he was raised in Darien, Connecticut. In 1943, he joined the Aviation Cadet Training Program,[3] where he was a specialist in navigation. Smart served there until 1945.[4] Smart attended Choate School.[4] He won an intercollegiate star class championship in 1946, while an undergraduate at Harvard University.[2] While attending the university, Smart co-founded the Crimson Key Society, and graduated in 1947.[3]
1948 Summer Olympics
Smart was a competitor at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He competed in the sailing event, with his partner being his father Paul.[2] Seven races were competed at the event. In the first race, the Smarts finished in fourth place, managing a time of 1:58.52.[5] The two finished the second race with a time of 1:52.12, moving them to first place;[6] however, the third race saw them fall down to second place after Joaquim Fiúza and Júlio Gourinho finished slightly faster.[7] In the fourth race, the Smarts claimed the first place;[8] however, they finished third in the fifth race[9] and were disqualified from the sixth.[10] The seventh race saw the Smarts finish sixth.[11] The Smarts won the most points based on their performance in each race. They received the gold medal.[2] It marks the only time a father and son team won in the same event in the same Olympic games.[3]
In May 1992, Smart said the following to the Boston Globe about his victory:
"We had to compete in seven races in 10 days, and the pressure was intense. We won two races and had two seconds. Going into the last race, we had to finish at least ninth to clinch the gold – and we finished sixth. It was kind of like playing a golf tournament knowing you can win by getting par instead of shooting for birdies. It was, in a way, a difficult position to be in because, if we were too careful, there's a chance it can slip away."
— Hilary Smart, [1]
Life post-Olympics
Smart continued sailing for almost 50 years after his Olympic victory, continuing to compete in the star class. He qualified twice for the World Championships – in 1981 and in 1985.[1] He began living in Weston, Massachusetts, and taught Sunday school and acted in his church's drama group.[3] Smart became vice president of national merchandising at Libbey-Owens Ford Sales Co. After that job, he became the president of Airwick Professional Products.[1]
Smart married Nancy Childs, and had four children: Sally, Linda, Christine, and Hilary Samuel.[1][3] By 1999, Smart had been relegated to a wheelchair and had to use an oxygen bottle.[12] He died on January 8, 2000 in his Weston home of natural causes, and was survived by his children and nine great-grandchildren.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Hilary Smart". The Boston Globe. January 8, 2000.
- ^ a b c d "Hilary Smart". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
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- ^ a b American Glass Review. Ebel-Doctorow Publications, Incorporated. 1951. p. 74.
- ^ "Sailing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat Race One". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
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