Richard Stearns (sailor)

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FullnameRichard Irving Stearns III
NationalityAmerican
BornSeptember 4, 1927
DiedJanuary 25, 2022(2022-01-25) (aged 94)[1]
Richard Stearns
Personal information
Full nameRichard Irving Stearns III
NationalityAmerican
BornSeptember 4, 1927
DiedJanuary 25, 2022(2022-01-25) (aged 94)[1]
Sport
Sailing career
ClassStar
ClubShore & Chicago Yacht Clubs
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1964 TokyoStar
Pan Am Games
Gold medal – first place1963 Sao PauloStar
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1962 CascaisStar
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place1969 MilwaukeeSoling

Richard Irving "Dick" Stearns, III (September 4, 1927 January 25, 2022) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic and Pan American Games medalist.

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