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David Bowker (sailor)

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British sailor (1922–2020)

David Bowker
Personal information
Born(1922-03-15)15 March 1922
Salford, England
Died18 March 2020(2020-03-18) (aged 98)
England
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne 5.5 metre class

David Graham Bowker (15 March 1922 – 18 March 2020) was a British sailor. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born the third of five children in Salford, he was a bomber pilot in the Second World War before going on to start a yacht-building business in Bosham with his older brother Robin.

References

  1. David Bowker at Olympedia (archive)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Bowker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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