Douglas Buxton
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| Full name | Douglas Raymond Buxton | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Doug | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1917 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 July 1984 (aged 67) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Douglas Raymond Buxton (12 February 1917 – 4 July 1984)[1] was an Australian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Buxton's grave
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doug Buxton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
External links
[edit]- Douglas Buxton at World Sailing
- Douglas Buxton at Olympics.com
- Douglas Buxton at Olympedia
- Douglas Buxton at the Australian Olympic Committee
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- 1917 births
- 1984 deaths
- Australian male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Australia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon
- Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Sailors (sport) from Melbourne
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
- Australian yacht racing biography stubs