Woodbridge Metcalf

{{Short description|American sailor}} {{use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} '''Woodbridge "Woody" Metcalf''' (June 23, 1888 in [[Grosse Pointe]], [[Michigan]] – July 11, 1972 in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]]) was an American [[forester]] and Olympic sailor in the [[Star (sailboat)|Star class]]. He competed in the [[1932 Summer Olympics]] together with [[William Glenn Waterhouse]], where they finished 5th.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Woody Metcalf |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/woody-metcalf-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002830/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/woody-metcalf-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> He is also known for his work in [[forest conservation]] and as a photographer of the forests and trees of [[California]].<ref name="Fritz-Metcalf Photographs:" />

==Honors== Metcalf received the Nash Merit Award Certificate in 1954.<ref name="Fritz-Metcalf Photographs:">{{cite web |title=Fritz-Metcalf Photographs: Special Collection: Emanuel Fritz & Woodbridge Metcalf |url=https://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/fritz-metcalf/biographies |website=UC Berkeley Library |publisher=The Regents of the University of California |access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{World Sailing|id=USAWM55|www=woodbridge-metcalf}} * {{Olympics.com profile|woodbridge-metcalf}} * {{Olympedia|62997|Woody Metcalf}}

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