Michael Macdonald "Mike" Mooney (May 14, 1930 – November 18, 1985) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in New York City, New York and died in Washington, D.C.[1][2]
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| Full name | Michael Macdonald Mooney | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 14, 1930 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 18, 1985 (aged 55) Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class | 6 Metre | ||||||||||||||
| Club |  Seawanhaka Corinthian YC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Alfred Loomis and James Weekes.[3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Mooney". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
Full name: Michael Macdonald "Mike" Mooney
- ^ "Michael Mooney, 55, Former Editor For Harper's, Author of 8 Books, Dies". Washington Post. November 20, 1985.
- ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
External links
edit- Michael Macdonald Mooney at World Sailing
- Michael Macdonald Mooney at Olympics.com
- Mike Mooney at Olympedia (archive)
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