Durward Knowles Explained

Sir Durward Knowles
Fullname:Durward Randolph Knowles
Classes:Star
Birth Date:1917 11, df=y
Birth Place:Nassau, Bahamas
Death Place:Nassau, Bahamas
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Sir Durward Randolph Knowles (2 November 1917 – 24 February 2018) was a sailor and Olympic champion from The Bahamas. He won the gold medal in the Star class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Cecil Cooke.[1] [2] He won the bronze medal in the same class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[3] He had previously competed for the United Kingdom in the 1948 Olympics, finishing in 4th place in the Star class together with Sloane Elmo Farrington. Representing the Bahamas, Knowles also won gold in the 1959 Pan American Games star class (with Farrington). He is one of only five athletes who have competed in the Olympics over a span of 40 years, along with fencer Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, sailor Magnus Konow, showjumper Ian Millar, and sailor Paul Elvstrøm.[4]

Knowles was knighted in 1996. In 1997, he was awarded The Bahamas' Order of Merit.[5]

In 2014, the second Legend-class patrol boat of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force was commissioned as HMBS Durward Knowles. In May 2016, following the death of Sándor Tarics, he became the oldest living Olympic champion.[6] He turned 100 in November 2017[7] and died on 24 February 2018.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/sailing.htm "Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing"
  2. Web site: 1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing . https://web.archive.org/web/20070221195824/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=16&sp=YAT . 21 February 2007 . databaseOlympics.com . 1 June 2008.
  3. Web site: 1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Sailing . https://web.archive.org/web/20070827094646/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=YAT . 27 August 2007 . databaseOlympics.com . 1 June 2008.
  4. Book: Guinness World Records 2012. 9780345534378. Glenday. Craig. 2012. Bantam Books .
  5. Web site: Johnson . Kelsie . Sir Durward Knowles gives Olympic medals to museum . https://archive.today/20130221230559/http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/sports/323742198269787.php . dead . 21 February 2013 . The Freeport News . 14 June 2012 . 20 April 2011 .
  6. http://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1037685/worlds-oldest-olympic-champion-dies-aged-102 World's oldest Olympic champion dies aged 102
  7. Web site: Sir Durward turns 100! - The Nassau Guardian . thenassauguardian.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113061512/https://thenassauguardian.com/2017/11/02/sir-durward-turns-100/ . 2017-11-13.
  8. Web site: Breaking Sir Durward Knowles dies – The Nassau Guardian . thenassauguardian.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180225021017/https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/02/24/breaking-sir-durward-knowles-dies/ . 2018-02-25.
  9. Web site: Eight Bells: Sir Durward Knowles >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News . 25 February 2018 .

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