Bill Gooderham
Appearance
![]() Gooderham (right) in 1948 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 12 May 1919 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 15 December 1979 Lambton Shores, Ontario, Canada | (aged 60)
Sport | |
Sport | Sailing |
Club | Royal Canadian Yacht Club |
Norman William Gooderham (12 May 1919 – 15 December 1979) was a Canadian sailor. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the Star class and at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 6 meter category and finished seventh-eights.[1]
Gooderham trained at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and later served as its president.[2] He came from a family of prominent businessmen and sailors that included George Horace Gooderham, Albert Gooderham and William Gooderham Sr. Besides his ancestors, his sisters Audrey and Ruth, his wife JoAnne, his son Bryan and grandchildren Yolande and Billy, all competed in sailing. In 1949, during their honeymoon, Gooderham and his wife placed fourth at an international regatta in Bermuda.[3]
References
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Gooderham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ NORMAN GOODERHAM, NOTED YACHTSMAN, 54; Ex-President of Royal Canadian Club Won Many Trophies. New York Times (June 8, 1940)
- ^ Hewett, Shirley (2002). The People's Boat: HMCS Oriole : Ship of a Thousand Dreams. Heritage House Publishing Co. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-1-894384-20-9.