John Downes (sailor)
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John Henry Downes (18 October 1870 in Glasgow – 1 January 1943 in Hunters Quay) was a Scottish sailor who competed for the Royal Clyde Yacht Club at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
He was mate of the Scottish boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.
References
- John Downes at databaseOlympics.com (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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