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John Merricks (16 February 1971 – 15 October 1997) was an English sailor. He represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received the silver medal in the 470 class along with his sailing partner, Ian Walker.[1]
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| Born | 16 February 1971 | |||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 1997 (aged 26) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1996 470 European Championships he and Walker won the silver medal.
Merricks died in a car accident in Italy on 15 October 1997. He and Walker were passengers in a minivan when the driver lost control.[2] A lake at Watermead Park is named after him.
References
- "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing" Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 17, 2009)
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-34-2
External links
- John Merricks at World Sailing
- John Merricks at Olympics.com
- John Merricks at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Ian Walker est un skipper britannique né le 16 février 1971 à Leicester et mort dans un accident de voiture le 15 octobre 1997 à Castiglione della Pescaia.[it] John Merricks
John Merricks (Leicester, 16 febbraio 1971 – Punta Ala, 15 ottobre 1997) è stato un velista britannico.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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