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Richard Irving "Dick" Stearns, III (September 4, 1927 – January 25, 2022) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic and Pan American Games medalist.
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| Full name | Richard Irving Stearns, III | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 4, 1927 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 25, 2022 (aged 94)[1] Delavan, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Stearns was born in Evanston, Illinois.[2] In 1963, he won a gold medal along with Robert Halperin at the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, sailing Ninotchka.[3][4] He also started the company Lands' End, in the Spring of 1963, with Halperin, Halperin's close friend Gary Comer, and two of Stearns' employees.[5] He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Lynn Williams.[2]
References
- Richard Stearns' obituary
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dick Stearns". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- "Following the Fleet". Chicago Tribune. May 5, 1963. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- "American National Business Hall of Fame". Anbhf.org. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
External links
- Richard Stearns at World Sailing
- Richard Stearns at Olympics.com
- Richard Stearns at Olympedia
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На других языках
- [en] Richard Stearns (sailor)
[fr] Richard Stearns (voile)
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