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'''James Higginson Weekes''' (September 11, 1911 – June 13, 1977) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.
He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the ''6 metre class'' with the boat ''Uanoria'', together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Alfred Loomis and Michael Mooney.<ref name=db-ol-YAT1948>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=12&sp=YAT |title=1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing |website=databaseOlympics.com |accessdate=May 31, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830113258/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=12&sp=YAT |archivedate=August 30, 2007 }}</ref> He graduated from Harvard University.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gocrimson.com/information/history/olympians |title=Harvard Olympians: GoCrimson.com |website=www.gocrimson.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123053706/http://gocrimson.com/information/history/olympians |archive-date=2010-11-23}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/jim-weekes-1.html |title=Jim Weekes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131150243/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/jim-weekes-1.html |archive-date=2012-01-31 |url-status=dead}} *{{sports links}}
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