David James "Dave" Smith (October 31, 1925 – March 8, 2014)[1] was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won a gold medal in the 5.5-meter class with the boat Minotaur. Smith was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and died in Peabody, Massachusetts.[2]
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| Full name | David James Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Dave | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 31, 1925 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 8, 2014 (aged 88) Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "David Smith's obituary". legacy.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
External links
edit- David James Smith at World Sailing
- David James Smith at Olympics.com
- David James Smith at Olympic.org (archived)
- Dave Smith at Olympedia (archive)
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