Edgar White

Edgar Pardee Earle White (November 17, 1929 – January 7, 2014) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.[1][2] He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class with the boat Complex II, together with Britton Chance and Sumner White.[3]

For the playwright, see Edgar Nkosi White.
Edgar White
Personal information
BornNovember 17, 1929
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 2014(2014-01-07) (aged 84)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 5.5 m class

He was born in New York City, New York. Raised in Mantoloking, New Jersey, together with his twin brother Sumner,[4] he graduated from Harvard College.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed White". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  2. "Social Register Association". Social Register Association. 2014.
  3. "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
  4. Gillingham Jr., Evan S. "Sailing By Chance",Motor Boating, April 1967. Accessed August 3, 2022. "For the Helsinki Games he enlisted a strapping set of twins from Mantoloking, N. J., Edgar and Sumner White, whom he had seen sailing Comets successfully in downbay competition."


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