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Born May 19, 1923 ( 1923-05-19 ) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. Died 26 July 1987, Dover, Massachusetts, United States Olympic medal Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre People also search for James Hunt, David Smith, William Berntsen, Henri Copponex | ||
George O'Day (May 19, 1923 – July 26, 1987) was an American sailor, Olympic champion and world champion, and boat designer. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and died in Dover, Massachusetts.
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Sailor
O'Day received a gold medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won the world champion title twelve times in various classes.
Boat designer
Together with the English boat designer Uffa Fox, O'Day co-designed the sailboat called "Day Sailer". The boat was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2003.
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