Jonathan George "Jonty" Farmer (23 April 1945 – 4 September 2023) was a New Zealand sailor who represented his country at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Farmer was born in 1945 in Te Puke in the Bay of Plenty. He later lived in Rotorua and received his education at Rotorua Boys' High School. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City in the Finn class and came 11th. He travelled to the 1972 Summer Olympics in Germany as a reserve but did not compete. He then competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, in the Finn class and came 15th.
His daughter, Holly Farmer, is a boat builder in Tauranga.
Farmer died on 4 September 2023, at the age of 78.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jonty Farmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Hunter, Michele (18 June 2010). "Fastest dinghy snapped up by overseas sailors". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- "Hall of Fame Inductees". Rotorua Boys' High School. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sailing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Mixed One Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sailing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Mixed One Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- "Jonathan Farmer obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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