John Anderson (sailor)

{{short description|Australian sailor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{infobox sailor | name = John Anderson | image = | image_size = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name =  | full_name = John Edward Anderson | nickname = | nationality = Australian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|07|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] | death_date =  | death_place = | height = 183 cm | weight = 89 kg | classes = [[Star (keelboat)|Star]], [[Soling]] | club = | collegeteam = | coach = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | [[Sailing (sport)|Sailing]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }} {{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Star|1972 Kiel]] | [[Star (keelboat)|Star]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[North American Championship]]s }} {{MedalGold | [[Soling North American Championship results (1969–79)#1979 Final results|1975 Rochester]] | [[Soling]] }} | show-medals = yes | updated = }}

'''John Edward Anderson''' [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam" /> (born 24 July 1939) is an Australian [[sailing (sport)|sailor]] and Olympic champion. He competed at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in [[Munich]], where he won a gold medal in the [[Star (sailboat)|Star]] class, together with [[David Forbes (sailor)|David Forbes]].<ref name=db-ol-YAT1972>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=18&sp=YAT "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Sailing"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919043931/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=18&sp=YAT |date=19 September 2008 }}, databaseOlympics.com; retrieved 18 April 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games/munich-1972 |title=Australian Olympic Committee: 1972 Munich |access-date=30 December 2011 |archive-date=3 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203155904/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games/munich-1972 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the twin brother of sailor [[Thomas Anderson (sailor)|Tom Anderson]].

In 1975, Anderson was part of the winning Soling class crew in the North American Championship and that same year, won the pre Olympic Regatta at Kingston. At the [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal Olympics]], he crewed the Australian boat which finished eleventh in the [[soling]] class. He was a member of the Australian Admirals Cup Team on ''Apollo II'' (1973), ''Love and War'' (1975), and ''Runnaway'' (1977). On 26 January 1987, Anderson was awarded the [[Order of Australia|Medal of Order of Australia]] in "recognition of service to sailing".<ref name="oam">{{cite web |title=John Edward Anderson |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887218 |publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]] |access-date=31 December 2012 |archive-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915121002/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=887218&search_type=simple&showInd=true |url-status=live }}</ref> Anderson was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/john-anderson/|title=John Anderson|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|access-date=24 September 2020|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924143325/https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/john-anderson/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 14 July 2000, Anderson was awarded the [[Australian Sports Medal]] for "services to sailing, particularly youth and offshore".<ref>{{cite web |title=John Edward Anderson |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/985912 |publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]] |access-date=31 December 2012 |archive-date=13 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913011429/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=985912&search_type=advanced&showInd=true |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009 Anderson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr John Anderson OAM |url=http://www.qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=14 |work=Queensland Sport Hall of Fame |publisher=qsport.org.au |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=27 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127051719/http://qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=14 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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