Paul Anderson (sailor)
| Medal record | ||
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| Sailing | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1968 Mexico City | 5.5m class |
Paul Richard Anderson OBE (26 February 1935 – 7 March 2022) was a British sailor and bronze medallist. He won a bronze medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics together with Robin Aisher and Adrian Jardine.[1]
Anderson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to Special Olympics Great Britain.[2] He died on 7 March 2022, at the age of 87.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
- ^ "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 9.
- ^ "Anderson, Paul Richard". The Telegraph. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Paul Richard Anderson at World Sailing
- Paul Richard Anderson at Olympics.com
- Paul Anderson at Olympic.org (archived)
- Paul Anderson at Olympedia
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