Douglas Buxton
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]
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| Full name | Douglas Raymond Buxton | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Doug | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1917 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 July 1984 (aged 67) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- 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
- 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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