Ding Schoonmaker

James Martinus "Ding" Schoonmaker (born June 10, 1933, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [1] is an American sailor. He won the 1975 Star World Championship together with Jerry Ford.[2] He has also several other podiums from the Star World Championship and Soling World Championship. Schoonmaker was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2018.[3]

Ding Schoonmaker
Personal information
Full nameJames Martinus Schoonmaker
Born (1933-06-10) June 10, 1933
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sailing career
Class(es)Laser, Finn, Thistle, Flying Dutchman, Star, and Soling
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Chicago Star
Silver medal – second place 1970 Marstrand Star
Silver medal – second place 1972 Caracas Star
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Copenhagen Soling
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cascais Star
Gold medal – first place 1977 Lago di Garda Star
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Naples Star

References
  1. "James Martinus "Ding" Schoonmaker". THE NATIONAL SAILING HALL OF FAME. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  2. "1975 World Championship - Chicago, USA". starclass.org. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. "James Martinus Schoonmaker 2018 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved December 14, 2019.


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