Durward Knowles

Sir Durward Randolph Knowles (2 November 1917 – 24 February 2018) was a Bahamian sailor and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the Star class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Cecil Cooke. He won the bronze medal in the same class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

From 2016 to 2018, he was the oldest living Olympic champion. He turned 100 in November 2017 and died on 24 February 2018 of kidney failure.

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing" gbrathletics (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
  2. ↑ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing" Archived 21 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
  3. ↑ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Sailing" Archived 27 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
  4. ↑ "World's oldest Olympic champion dies aged 102". www.insidethegames.biz.
  5. ↑ "Sir Durward turns 100! - The Nassau Guardian". Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. ↑ "Breaking | Sir Durward Knowles dies at 100 - The Nassau Guardian". Archived from the original on 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  7. ↑ "Eight Bells: Sir Durward Knowles >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 25 February 2018.