William Davidson (sailor)
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| Full name | William Phythian Davidson | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1876 Liverpool | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 April 1939 (aged 62–63) Hoylake | ||||||||||||||
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| Class | 12 Metre | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Mersey Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Phythian Davidson (1876 – 15 April 1939) was a British sailing competitor at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
He was a crew member on the Mouchette which finished second of two teams competing in the 12 metre class.[4][5] At the time, only the helmsman and mate were awarded silver medals, while the crew received bronze medals.[4] However, Davidson is credited as having received a silver medal in the official Olympic database.[1][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "William DAVIDSON". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "William P. DAVIDSON". Sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "William Phythian Davidson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report: The Olympic Games of 1908 (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. pp. 339–354. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "1908 London Olympic Games Sailing Competition: 12 Metre (Open) Fleet racing". Sailing.org. World Sailing. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "William Davidson". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- William Davidson at World Sailing
- William Davidson at World Sailing (archived)
- William Davidson at Olympics.com
- William Davidson at Olympedia
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