John Merricks
John Merricks (16 February 1971 – 15 October 1997) was an English sailor. He represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received the silver medal in the 470 class along with his sailing partner, Ian Walker.[1]
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| Born | 16 February 1971 | |||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 1997 (aged 26) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1996 470-European-Sailing-Championship he won the silver medal together with his partner Ian Walker.
Merricks died in a car accident in Italy on 15 October 1997. Both he and Ian Walker were passengers in a minivan when the driver lost control.[2] A lake at Watermead Park is named after him.
References
- "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing" Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 17, 2009)
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-34-2
External links
- John Merricks at World Sailing
- John Merricks at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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