John Oakeley Explained

Sir John Oakeley, Bt
Full Name:John Digby Atholl Oakeley
Birth Place:Willesden, Greater London, England
Height:172 cm
Weight:71 kg

Sir John Digby Atholl Oakeley, 8th Baronet (27 November 1932 – 19 December 2016) was a British sailor who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

He began his career in the 1950s, winning the Merlin Rocket championship three times and the National 12 once. In addition, he was the winner of the Flying Dutchman World Championship in 1967.[2]

Oakeley also wrote two books on sailing, Winning and This is Downwind Sailing. He died on 19 December 2016 at the age of 84.[3]

Notes and References

  1. John Oakeley . 17 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130204004528/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oa/john-oakeley-1.html . 4 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Sir John Oakeley passes away . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129015536/https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/193776/Sir-John-Oakeley-passes-away . 29 November 2020 . 21 November 2020 . yachtsandyachting.com.
  3. Web site: Oakeley . announcements.telegraph.co.uk . 21 December 2016 . 21 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221093131/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/209271/oakeley . live .

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