Edgar White

Edgar Pardee Earle White (November 17, 1929 – January 7, 2014)[1][2][3] was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in New York City, New York.[1] He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class with the boat Complex II, together with Britton Chance and Sumner White.[4] He graduated from Harvard College.[1]

Edgar White
Personal information
BornNovember 17, 1929
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 2014(2014-01-07) (aged 84)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki 5.5 m class

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed White". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  2. Edgar White at Find a Grave
  3. "Social Register Association". Social Register Association. 2014.
  4. "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 31, 2008)


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