Jack Scholes
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| Full name | John Edgar Scholes | |||||||||||
| Nickname | Jack | |||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1917 Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||
| Died | 15 July 1989 (aged 71) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6.1 ft) | |||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||
| Class | Soling | |||||||||||
Competition record
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| Updated on 27 August 2017 | ||||||||||||
John Edgar Scholes (2 September 1917 – 15 July 1989) was an Australian-born New Zealand sailor.
Scholes was born in Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia in 1917.[1] He represented New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Scholes took 21st place in the Soling with Steve Marten as helmsman and Con Linton as fellow crew member.[2] Scholes died at Auckland, New Zealand, on 15 July 1989.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Scholes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand Sailing at the 1972 München Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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