Gerald Schreck Explained

Gerald Schreck
Birth Place:Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Death Place:Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height:175 cm
Weight:77 kg
Classes:Dragon
Club:Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans
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Gerald Click "Click" Schreck (March 8, 1939 – April 2, 2022) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the Dragon class as crew member (with George Friedrichs and Barton Jahncke) on the boat Williwaw.[1]

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Schreck worked as a sailmaker.[2] He died on April 2, 2022, in Pensacola at the age of 83.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing . databaseOlympics.com . April 18, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080929171945/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=YAT . September 29, 2008.
  2. Gerry Schreck . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122021037/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/gerry-schreck-1.html . November 22, 2015 . Full name: Gerald Click "Gerry" Schreck.
  3. Web site: Gerald Schreck Obituary (1939 - 2022) - Pensacola, FL . . April 6, 2022.