Paul Anderson (sailor)

Paul Richard Anderson OBE (26 February 1935 – 7 March 2022) was a British sailor and bronze medallist. He won a bronze medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics together with Robin Aisher and Adrian Jardine.[1]

Paul Anderson
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 5.5m class

Anderson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to Special Olympics Great Britain.[2] He died on 7 March 2022, at the age of 87.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  2. "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 9.
  3. "Anderson, Paul Richard". The Telegraph. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.


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