Thomas Anderson (sailor)
Thomas Anderson (24 July 1939 – 28 July 2010) was an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members John Cuneo and John Shaw.[1] He was the twin brother of John Anderson.
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On 8 February 2000, Anderson was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his gold medal winning performance at 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] In 2009 Anderson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[3]
In 2018, Anderson was inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame alongside Cuneo and Shaw.[4]
References
- "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Sailing" Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 18 April 2008)
- "Thomas Anderson". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- "Mr Tom Anderson". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- "John Cuneo OAM, Tom Anderson, John Shaw". Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
External links
- Thomas Anderson's obituary
- Thomas Anderson at International Olympic Committee
- Thomas Anderson at Olympedia
- Thomas Anderson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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