Arthur Downes Explained
Arthur Drummond Downes (23 February 1883, in Kelvinside, Glasgow – 12 September 1956, in Helensburgh) was a Scottish sailor who competed for the Royal Clyde Yacht Club at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]
Son of a Kelvinside paper merchant, Downes was qualified in medicine (MA, MBChB) at the University of Glasgow; he practiced first at Glasgow, then at Helensburgh for over forty years.[3] [4]
He was a crew member of the Scottish boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.[5]
In 1920, Downes married Mary Angela, daughter of merchant James Young, of Rockmount, Helensburgh.[6]
Notes and References
- Arthur Downes. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042232/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/arthur-downes-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
- Web site: Arthur Downes . Olympedia . 7 April 2021.
- Web site: Sport – Arthur Drummond Downes – Heroes Centre.
- Web site: University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Arthur Drummond Downes.
- Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London . 21 October 2018 . 16 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116164837/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf . dead .
- The Lancet, vol. 196, J. Onwhyn, 1920, p. 225