Bruce Goldsmith (sailor)
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| Full name | Bruce Gray Goldsmith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Bruin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 3, 2007 Monroe County, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bruce Goldsmith was a sailor from Michigan. He won twice the Worlds in the Lightning class,[1][2] was many times North American Champion in several classes as well as gold medalist in the 1967 and 1975 Pan Am Games. He died in 2007 at the age of 71 while racing during a storm on Lake Erie.[3]
References
- ^ "International Lightning Class Association World Champions" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ "International Lightning Class Association North American Champions" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ "Michigan Sailor Dies in Storm". Sailing World. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
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- 1936 births
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- Lightning class world champions
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- Sailors at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Sailors at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
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