Gerald Schreck
Gerald Click "Click" Schreck (March 8, 1939 – April 2, 2022) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the Dragon class as crew member (with George Friedrichs and Barton Jahncke) on the boat Williwaw.[1]
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| Born | March 8, 1939 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | April 2, 2022 (aged 83) Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Dragon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Pensacola, Florida, Schreck worked as a sailmaker.[2] He died on April 2, 2022, in Pensacola at the age of 83.[3]
References
- "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerry Schreck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015.
Full name: Gerald Click "Gerry" Schreck
- "Gerald Schreck Obituary (1939 - 2022) - Pensacola, FL". The Times-Picayune. April 6, 2022.
External links
- Gerald Click Schreck at World Sailing
- Gerald Click Schreck at Olympics.com
- Click Schreck at Olympedia
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