# John Anderson (sailor)

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Australian sailor

John Anderson Personal information Full name John Edward Anderson Nationality Australian Born (1939-07-24) 24 July 1939 (age 86) Sydney, New South Wales Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight 89 kg (196 lb) Sailing career Sport Sailing Class(es) Star, Soling

**John Edward Anderson** [OAM](/source/Order_of_Australia)[1] (born 24 July 1939) is an Australian [sailor](/source/Sailing_(sport)) and Olympic champion. He competed at the [1972 Summer Olympics](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics) in [Munich](/source/Munich), where he won a gold medal in the [Star](/source/Star_(sailboat)) class, together with [David Forbes](/source/David_Forbes_(sailor)).[2][3] He is the twin brother of sailor [Tom Anderson](/source/Thomas_Anderson_(sailor)).

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 Montreal Olympics](/source/1976_Summer_Olympics), he crewed the Australian boat which finished eleventh in the [soling](/source/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 [Medal of Order of Australia](/source/Order_of_Australia) in "recognition of service to sailing".[1] Anderson was inducted into the [Sport Australia Hall of Fame](/source/Sport_Australia_Hall_of_Fame) in 1999.[4]

On 14 July 2000, Anderson was awarded the [Australian Sports Medal](/source/Australian_Sports_Medal) for "services to sailing, particularly youth and offshore".[5] In 2009 Anderson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-oam_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-oam_1-1) ["John Edward Anderson"](https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887218). [Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet](/source/Department_of_the_Prime_Minister_and_Cabinet_(Australia)). [Archived](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) from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-db-ol-YAT1972_2-0)** ["1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Sailing"](http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=18&sp=YAT) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080919043931/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=18&sp=YAT) 19 September 2008 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), databaseOlympics.com; retrieved 18 April 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Australian Olympic Committee: 1972 Munich"](http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games/munich-1972). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120203155904/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games/munich-1972) from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["John Anderson"](https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/john-anderson/). Sport Australia Hall of Fame. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200924143325/https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/john-anderson/) from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["John Edward Anderson"](https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/985912). [Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet](/source/Department_of_the_Prime_Minister_and_Cabinet_(Australia)). [Archived](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) from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Mr John Anderson OAM"](http://www.qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=14). *Queensland Sport Hall of Fame*. qsport.org.au. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140127051719/http://qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=14) from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

## External links

- [John Anderson](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor?ref=AUSJA10) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived current website)

- [John Anderson](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://data-isaf.soticcloud.net/biog.php?memberid=115165) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived former website)

- [John Anderson](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/john-anderson-2) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [John Anderson](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/john-anderson/) at the [Australian Olympic Committee](/source/Australian_Olympic_Committee)

- [John Anderson](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61171) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [John Anderson](https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/john-anderson/) at the [Sport Australia Hall of Fame](/source/Sport_Australia_Hall_of_Fame)

v t e Soling Canadian championship winners Fleet racing 1969 Dane, LeBlanc, Cerise 1970 United States Melges 1971 United States Melges 1972 Olympic year - not held 1973 H. Fogh 1974 United States Melges 1975 Australia Forbes, Anderson, O'Neil 1976 Olympic year - not held 1977 P. Hall 1978 H. Fogh 1979 P. Hall 1980 Brazil T. Grael, Adler, Senfft 1981 H. Fogh 1982 H. Fogh 1983 United States Chapin 1984 Abbott Jr. 1985 H. Fogh 1986 H. Fogh 1987 Not held 1988 Abbott Jr. 1989 Thomson, Flinn, Gow 1990 Beatty 1991 Thomson, Flinn, Gow 1992 Abbott Jr. 1993 United States Madrigali 1994 United States Kolius 1995 South Africa Savage 2002 Huczek, T. Rickards, Hymers 2004 Mitchel, MacKnight, Davy 2005 Huczek, Hymers, Logar 2006 H. Fogh, Cheer, Devries 2007 H. Fogh, Cheer, Devries 2008 H. Fogh, Cheer, Findlater 2009 H. Fogh, Cheer, Devries 2010 H. Fogh, Cheer, Devries 2011 Abbott Jr., Lacey/M. Abbott, J. Abbott 2012 H. Fogh, Cheer, Devries 2013 Abbott Jr., M. Abbott, Bamford 2014 T. Fogh, Cheer, Devries 2015 P. Hall, W. Hall, Lacey 2016 T. Fogh, Cheer, Devries 2017 P. Hall, Lacey, Paccarar 2018 P. Hall, W. Hall, Lacey 2019 Bruce Clifford, M. Abbott, N. Abbott

v t e Soling New South Wales championship winners Fleet racing 1969 D. C. Brockhoff, H. Souuton 1970 Anderson 1971 A. Osborne 1972 Miller, Berkeley 1973 M. F. Fletcher, J. D. Kahlbetzer 1974 Forbes, Anderson, O'Neil 1975 Forbes, Anderson, O'Neil 1976 Anderson 1977 Bethwaite, Terrett 1978 Susans, Peipman 1979 Bertrand, Dorning, Fisher 1980 Bertrand, Dorning, Sheard 1981 Bethwaite, Terrett, Alexander 1983 Bethwaite, Terrett, MacDiarmid 1984 Bethwaite, MacDiarmid, Reid 1985 Alexander, Lynn, Anderson 1986 Miles, Ctowle, String 1987 J. Wilmot, Gosling, Whitty 1988 B. Wilmot, Percy, Reid 1989 J. Wilmot, Gloslig, Jones 1990 Wittey, J. Mayo, S. Ellis 1994 White, Edwards, Grace 1995 Fitz-Gerald, W. Kenny, G. Kenny 1996 Fitz-Gerald, W. Kenny, G. Kenny

v t e North American Champions in Soling Fleet racing 1969: Dane, Le Blanc & Cerise 1970: Curtis, Doyle & Cormier 1971: Mosbacher, Hutcheson & Dickey 1972: Curtis, J. Curtis, Rousmaniere & Nystedt 1973: Dakin, J. Dakin & Crowler 1974: Kolius, Hoepfner & Hunt 1975: Forbes, Anderson & O'Neil 1976: Buchan, Buchan & Scorett 1977: Fogh, Toews & Kerr 1978: Haines, Trevelyan & V. Brun 1979: Abbott Jr., Abbott Sr. & Bissel 1980: Allen, Hoffman & Porter 1981: Grael, Adler & Senfft 1982: Baird, Klein & Edmundson 1983: Melges, Melges III & H. Melges 1984: Fogh, Toews & Calder 1985: Fogh, Calder & Maru 1986: Fogh, Calder & Maru 1987: Kostecki, Billingham & Baylis 1988: Mahaney, L. Mahaney & Brady 1989: Mahaney, Brady & Kern 1990: Mahaney, Brady & Kern 1991: Mahaney, Brady & Kern 1992: Klein, Corwin & Burns 1993: Klein, Corwin & Burns 1994: Fogh, T. Fogh & van Wonderen 1995: Madrigali, Barton & Massey 1996: Madrigali, Barton & Massey 1997: Curtis, McKlintock & Anderson 1998: Madrigali, Healy & Jordan 1999: Curtis, Hart & Brenner 2000: Larsen, Anderson & Moffett 2001: Heitzinger, Tennity & Santos 2002: Johnsson, M. Johnsson & Leslie 2003: Johnsson, M. Johnsson & Hernandez 2004: Abbott Jr., Tucker & Turvey 2005: Abbott Jr., J. Abbott & Boston 2006: Johnsson, M. Johnsson & Hernandez 2007: Fogh, Cheer & Devries 2008: Fogh, Cheer & Devries 2009: P. Hall, Kerrigan & Flynn 2010: Fogh, Cheer & Devries 2011: Kanter, Tully & Freemann 2012: P. Hall, Davis & W. Hall 2013: Fogh, Findlater & Devries 2014: P. Hall, Davis & W. Hall 2015: P. Hall, W. Hall & Lacey 2016: Abbott Jr., Davis & J. Abbott 2017: P. Hall, W. Hall & Devries 2018: Kanter, Willan & Devries 2019: den Outer, de Lange & Bosch 2020: Not held due to COVID-19 2021: Not held due to COVID-19 Match racing No research done yet!

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)

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