James Weekes
American sailor
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James Higginson Weekes (September 11, 1911 – June 13, 1977) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.
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 Michael Mooney.[1] He graduated from Harvard University.[2]
References
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Weekes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
- James Weekes at World Sailing (archived)
- James Weekes at Olympics.com
- James Weekes at Olympedia
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- 1908:
Laws, McMeekin & Crichton (GBR)
- 1912:
G. Thubé, A. Thubé & J. Thubé (FRA)
- 1920 (1907r):
E. Cornellie, Bruynseels & F. Cornellie (BEL)
- 1920 (1919r):
Brecke, Kaasen & Rød (NOR)
- 1924:
Lundgren, Dahl & Lunde (NOR)
- 1928:
J. Anker, E. Anker, Bryhn & Crown Prince Olav (NOR)
- 1932:
Holm, Åkerlund, Bergqvist & Hindorff (SWE)
- 1936:
Boardman, Bellville, Harmer, Leaf & Martin (GBR)
- 1948:
H. Whiton, Loomis, Mooney, Smith & Weekes (USA)
- 1952:
H. Whiton, Endt, Morgan, Ridder, Roosevelt & E. Whiton (USA)
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