Thomas Anderson (sailor)
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FullnameThomas James Anderson
Nickname
TomBorn24 July 1939
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died28 July 2010 (aged 71)
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| Full name | Thomas James Anderson | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tom | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1939 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 July 2010 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Class | Dragon | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas James Anderson (24 July 1939 – 28 July 2010) was an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members John Cuneo and John Shaw.[1][2] He was the twin brother of John Anderson.
On 8 February 2000, Anderson was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his gold medal-winning performance at 1972 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2009, Anderson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[4]
In 2018, Anderson was inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame alongside Cuneo and Shaw.[5]
