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Bahamian sailor

Sir Durward Knowles OBE Personal information Full name Durward Randolph Knowles Nationality Bahamas Born (1917-11-02)2 November 1917 Nassau, Bahamas Died 24 February 2018(2018-02-24) (aged 100) Nassau, Bahamas Sailing career Sport Sailing Class Star Medal record Sailing Representing Bahamas Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Star class 1956 Melbourne Star class World Championships 1947 Los Angeles Star class 1954 Cascais Star class 1946 Havana Star class 1974 Laredo Star class

**Sir Durward Randolph Knowles** (2 November 1917 – 24 February 2018) was a sailor and Olympic champion from The [Bahamas](/source/Bahamas). He won the gold medal in the [Star class](/source/Star_(sailboat)) at the [1964 Summer Olympics](/source/1964_Summer_Olympics) in Tokyo, together with [Cecil Cooke](/source/Cecil_Cooke).[1][2] He won the bronze medal in the same class at the [1956 Summer Olympics](/source/1956_Summer_Olympics) in Melbourne.[3] He had previously competed for the United Kingdom in the 1948 Olympics, finishing in [4th place in the Star class](/source/Sailing_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Star) together with [Sloane Elmo Farrington](/source/Sloane_Elmo_Farrington).[4] Representing the Bahamas, Knowles also won gold in the [1959 Pan American Games](/source/1959_Pan_American_Games) star class (with Farrington). He is one of only five athletes who have competed in the Olympics over a span of 40 years, along with fencer [Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier](/source/Ivan_Joseph_Martin_Osiier), sailor [Magnus Konow](/source/Magnus_Konow), showjumper [Ian Millar](/source/Ian_Millar), and sailor [Paul Elvstrøm](/source/Paul_Elvstr%C3%B8m).[5]

In 2014, the second [*Legend*-class patrol boat of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force](/source/Royal_Bahamas_Defence_Force#Ships) was commissioned as HMBS *Durward Knowles*. In May 2016, following the death of [Sándor Tarics](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_Tarics), he became the oldest living Olympic champion.[6] He [turned 100](/source/Centenarian) in November 2017[7] and died on 24 February 2018.[8][9]

## Honours

Knowles was appointed [Officer of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE) in the [1965 New Year Honours](/source/1965_New_Year_Honours) for public services in the Bahamas.[10]

Knowles was [knighted](/source/Knighted) in the [1996 Birthday Honours](/source/1996_Birthday_Honours) "for services to the community and to sport, particularly sailing."[11][12] In 1997, he was awarded [The Bahamas' Order of Merit](/source/Order_of_Merit_(Bahamas)).[13]

## See also

- [List of centenarians (sportspeople)](/source/List_of_centenarians_(sportspeople))

- [List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games](/source/List_of_athletes_with_the_most_appearances_at_Olympic_Games)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-gbr-sailing_1-0)** ["Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/sailing.htm) *gbrathletics* (Retrieved 1 June 2008)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-db-ol-YAT1964_2-0)** ["1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070221195824/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=16&sp=YAT). *databaseOlympics.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=16&sp=YAT) on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-db-ol-YAT1956_3-0)** ["1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Sailing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070827094646/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=YAT). *databaseOlympics.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=YAT) on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Colonial Office (1949). ["Annual Report on the Bahamas for the Years 1947 & 1948"](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112106896084&seq=18). *HathiTrust*. HM Stationery Office, London. p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Glenday, Craig (2012). [*Guinness World Records 2012*](https://books.google.com/books?id=biWfNzQiR8EC&q=Ivan+Joseph+Martin+Osiier&pg=PA447). Bantam Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780345534378](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780345534378).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [World's oldest Olympic champion dies aged 102](http://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1037685/worlds-oldest-olympic-champion-dies-aged-102)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Sir Durward turns 100! – The Nassau Guardian"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171113061512/https://thenassauguardian.com/2017/11/02/sir-durward-turns-100/). *thenassauguardian.com*. Archived from [the original](https://thenassauguardian.com/2017/11/02/sir-durward-turns-100/) on 13 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Breaking | Sir Durward Knowles dies – The Nassau Guardian"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180225021017/https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/02/24/breaking-sir-durward-knowles-dies/). *thenassauguardian.com*. Archived from [the original](https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/02/24/breaking-sir-durward-knowles-dies/) on 25 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Eight Bells: Sir Durward Knowles >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News"](http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2018/02/25/eight-bells-sir-durward-knowles/). 25 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** United Kingdom list: ["No. 43529"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43529/supplement/25). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)* (Supplement). 29 December 1964. p. 25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["No. 54429"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54429/page/1). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 14 June 1996. p. 1.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["No. 54537"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54537/page/12875). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 27 September 1996. p. 12875.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Johnson, Kelsie (20 April 2011). ["Sir Durward Knowles gives Olympic medals to museum"](http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/sports/323742198269787.php). The Freeport News. Retrieved 14 June 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

- [Durward Knowles](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor?ref=BAHDK2) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived current website)

- [Durward Knowles](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor?ref=GBRDK28) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived current website)

- [Durward Knowles](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://data-isaf.soticcloud.net/biog.php?memberid=116547) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived former website)

- [Durward Knowles](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://data-isaf.soticcloud.net/biog.php?memberid=116548) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived former website)

- [Durward Knowles](https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/176aNg9obEs96ITnVdugPa) at [Team GB](/source/Team_GB)

- [Durward Knowles](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62622) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Durward Knowles](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000059875) at InterSportStats

v t e Olympic champions in Star 1932: Gilbert Gray & Andrew Libano (USA) 1936: Peter Bischoff & Hans-Joachim Weise (GER) 1948: Hilary Smart & Paul Smart (USA) 1952: Agostino Straulino & Nicolò Rode (ITA) 1956: Herbert Williams & Lawrence Low (USA) 1960: Timir Pinegin & Fyodor Shutkov (URS) 1964: Durward Knowles & Cecil Cooke (BAH) 1968: Lowell North & Peter Barrett (USA) 1972: David Forbes & John Anderson (AUS) 1980: Valentin Mankin & Aleksandr Muzychenko (URS) 1984: William Earl Buchan & Steven Erickson (USA) 1988: Michael McIntyre & Bryn Vaile (GBR) 1992: Mark Reynolds & Hal Haenel (USA) 1996: Torben Grael & Marcelo Ferreira (BRA) 2000: Mark Reynolds & Magnus Liljedahl (USA) 2004: Torben Grael & Marcelo Ferreira (BRA) 2008: Iain Percy & Andrew Simpson (GBR) 2012: Fredrik Lööf & Max Salminen (SWE)

v t e World champions in Star 1923: Inslee & Nelson 1924: Robinson & Knapp 1925: Iselin & Willis 1926: Comstock & Gidley 1927: Hubbard & Edwards 1928: Edrington & Gray 1929: G. Johnson & L. Johnson 1930: Knapp & Weed 1931: McHugh & Watkins 1932: Fink & Thorne 1933: Waterhouse & Metcalf 1934: Beardslee & Lehmann 1935: Beardslee & Lehmann 1936: Iselin & Horder 1937: Wegeforth & Phillips 1938: von Hütschler & Weise 1939: von Hütschler & Beyn 1940: J. Cowie & G. Cowie 1941: Fleitz & Severence 1942: Nye & Fahlstrom 1943: Deacon & Roehm 1944: Driscoll & Burnham 1945: Burnham & North 1946: Fleitz & Krug 1947: Knowles & Levin 1948: Pirie & Rugeroni 1949: Nye & Fahlström 1950: Lippincott & Levin 1951: E. W. Etchells & M. Etchelles 1952: Straulino & Rode 1953: Straulino & Rode 1954: de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas Jr. 1955: de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas Jr. 1956: Straulino & Rode 1957: North & Hill 1958: Ficker & Yorston 1959: North & Carlile 1960: North & Skahill 1961: W. E. Buchan & Knight 1962: Stearns & L. Williams 1963: Duplin & Dolan 1964: D. Edler & K. Edler 1965: Bever & Lewsadder 1966: Elvstrøm & Albrechtson 1967: Elvstrøm & Mik-Meyer 1969: Petterson & Schröder 1970: W. E. Buchan & Sutter 1971: Conner & J. Reynolds 1972: Kuhweide & Meyer 1973: North & Barrett 1974: Blackaller & Anderson 1975: Schoonmaker & Ford 1976: Allsopp & Guhin 1977: Conner & Anderson 1978: Melges & Josenhans 1979: Melges & Josenhans 1980: Blackaller & Shaw 1981: Hagen & Hösch 1982: Gorostegui & Doreste 1983: Gorostegui & Doreste 1984: Gorla & Peraboni 1985: W. E. Buchan & Erickson 1986: Brun & Schreiner 1987: Adams & Olsen 1988: Cayard & Erickson 1989: Adler & Falcão 1990: T. Grael & Ferreira 1991: Benamati & Salani 1992: W. C. Buchan & Schreiner 1993: Londrigan & Trinter 1994: MacDonald & Jespersen 1995: M. Reynolds & Haenel 1996: Chieffi & Sinibaldi 1997: Hagen & Ferreira 1998: Beashel & Giles 1999: Doyle & Olsen 2000: M. Reynolds & Liljedahl 2001: Lööf & Finnsgård 2002: Percy & Mitchell 2003: Rohart & Rambeau 2004: Lööf & Ekström 2005: Rohart & Rambeau 2006: Pepper & C. Williams 2007: Scheidt & Prada 2008: Kusznierewicz & Życki 2009: Szabo & Peters 2010: Percy & Simpson 2011: Scheidt & Prada 2012: Scheidt & Prada 2013: MacCausland & Trinter 2014: Stanjek & Kleen 2015: L. Grael & Gonçalves 2016: Diaz & Prada 2017: Melleby & Revkin 2018: Zarif & Hamelmann 2019: Kusznierewicz & Prada 2020: cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Negri & Kleen 2022: Negri & Lambertenghi 2025: Cayard & Kleen

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