| Birth place | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
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| Death date | April 2, 2022 (aged 83) |
| Death place | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 175 cm |
| Weight | 77 kg |
| Classes | Dragon |
| Club | Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans |
| Show-medals | yes |
Gerald Click "Click" Schreck (March 8, 1939 – April 2, 2022) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the Dragon class as crew member (with George Friedrichs and Barton Jahncke) on the boat Williwaw.[1]
Born in Pensacola, Florida, Schreck worked as a sailmaker.[2] He died on April 2, 2022, in Pensacola at the age of 83.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
- ^ "Gerry Schreck". Archived from the original on November 22, 2015.
Full name: Gerald Click "Gerry" Schreck
- ^ "Gerald Schreck Obituary (1939 - 2022) - Pensacola, FL". The Times-Picayune. April 6, 2022.