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John Shaw (sailor)

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John Shaw
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Dragon

John Shaw (born 23 May 1937) is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members John Cuneo and Thomas Anderson.[1]

In 2018, Shaw was inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame alongside Cuneo and Anderson.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Sailing" Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 18 April 2008)
  2. ^ "John Cuneo OAM, Tom Anderson, John Shaw". Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 October 2019.