Paul Anderson (sailor)

Paul Anderson
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 5.5m class

Paul Richard Anderson OBE (26 February 1935 – 7 March 2022) was a British sailor and bronze medallist. He won a bronze medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics together with Robin Aisher and Adrian Jardine.[1]

Anderson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to Special Olympics Great Britain.[2] He died on 7 March 2022, at the age of 87.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Anderson, Paul Richard". The Telegraph. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.


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