Bill Gooderham

Bill Gooderham
Gooderham (right) in 1948
Personal information
Born 12 May 1919
Toronto, Canada
Died 15 December 1979
Lambton Shores, Canada
Sport
Sport Sailing
Club Royal Canadian Yacht Club

Norman William "Bill" Gooderham (12 May 1919 – 15 December 1979) was a Canadian sailor. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the Star class and at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 6 meter category and finished seventh-eights.[1]

Gooderham trained at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and later served as its president.[2] He came from a family of prominent businessmen and sailors that included George Horace Gooderham, Albert Gooderham and William Gooderham Sr. Besides his ancestors, his sisters Audrey and Ruth, his wife JoAnne, his son Bryan and grandchildren Yolande and Billy, all competed in sailing. In 1949, during their honeymoon, Gooderham and his wife placed fourth at an international regatta in Bermuda.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Bill Gooderham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. ↑ NORMAN GOODERHAM, NOTED YACHTSMAN, 54; Ex-President of Royal Canadian Club Won Many Trophies. New York Times (June 8, 1940)
  3. ↑ Hewett, Shirley (2002). The People's Boat: HMCS Oriole : Ship of a Thousand Dreams. Heritage House Publishing Co. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-1-894384-20-9.


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