Arthur Downes
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sailing | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1908 London | 12 metre |
Arthur Drummond Downes (23 February 1883, in Kelvinside, Glasgow – 12 September 1956, in Helensburgh) was a Scottish sailor who competed for the Royal Clyde Yacht Club at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Son of a Kelvinside paper merchant, Downes was qualified in medicine (MA, MBChB) at the University of Glasgow; he practiced first at Glasgow, then at Helensburgh for over forty years.[3][4]
He was a crew member of the Scottish boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.[5]
In 1920, Downes married Mary Angela, daughter of merchant James Young of Rockmount, Helensburgh.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Downes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Arthur Downes". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Sport – Arthur Drummond Downes – Heroes Centre".
- ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Arthur Drummond Downes".
- ^ Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ The Lancet, vol. 196, J. Onwhyn, 1920, p. 225
External links
[edit]- Arthur Downes at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Arthur Downes at Olympics.com
- Arthur Downes at Olympedia
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