John Merricks

English sailor (1971–1997)

John Merricks

Personal information

Full name

John Edward Merricks

Born

16 February 1971 (1971-02-16)
Leicester, England

Died

8 October 1997 (1997-10-09) (aged 26)
Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy

Height

173 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Weight

62 kg (137 lb)

Sailing career

Class(es)

420, 470, Fireball, Laser II

Medal record

Men's sailing

Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	470

John Edward Merricks (16 February 1971 – 8 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]^[2] At the 1996 470 European Championships he and Walker won the silver medal.

Merricks died in a car accident in Italy on 8 October 1997. He and Walker were passengers in a minivan when the driver lost control.^[3] A lake at Watermead Park is named after him.

References

^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Merricks". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
^ Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-34-2