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Thomas Anderson (sailor)

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Name
  
Thomas Anderson

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Died
  
July 28, 2010


Olympic medals
  
Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon

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Thomas Anderson (24 July 1939 – 28 July 2010) was an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members John Cuneo and John Shaw. He is the twin brother of John Anderson.

On 8 February 2000, Anderson was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his gold medal winning performance at 1972 Summer Olympics. In 2009 Anderson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.

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Thomas Anderson (sailor) Wikipedia