James Weekes

American sailor
James Weekes
Medal record
Sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London 6 m class

James Higginson Weekes (September 11, 1911 – June 13, 1977) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.

He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Alfred Loomis and Michael Mooney.[1] He graduated from Harvard University.[2]

References

  1. ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Harvard Olympians: GoCrimson.com". www.gocrimson.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23.

External links

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Weekes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
  • James Weekes at World Sailing (archived)Edit on Wikidata
  • James Weekes at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • James Weekes at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata


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