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John Bruce Cuneo OAM (16 June 1928 – 2 June 2020) 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 Thomas Anderson and John Shaw.[1] Cuneo sailed on board Southern Cross, the defeated Australian challenger for the 1974 America's Cup. He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.[2]

For the American illustrator, see John Cuneo (illustrator).

John Cuneo
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Munich 1972Dragon

Cuneo was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986[3] and into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame in 2009.[4] In 2018 Cuneo, Anderson and Shaw were inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.[5] Cuneo died on 2 June 2020, aged 91.[6]


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References


  1. "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Sailing" Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved 18 April 2008)
  2. Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
  3. "John Cuneo". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. "Mr John Cuneo". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. "John Cuneo OAM, Tom Anderson, John Shaw". Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. John Cuneo



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John Bruce Cuneo est un skipper australien né le 16 juin 1928 à Brisbane (Queensland) et mort le 2 juin 2020[1].

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John Bruce Cuneo (Brisbane, 16 giugno 1928 – 2 giugno 2020) è stato un velista australiano.


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