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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
Full name: Thomas James Anderson
- ^ "Thomas Anderson". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Mr Tom Anderson". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "John Cuneo OAM, Tom Anderson, John Shaw". Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
External links
edit- Thomas Anderson's obituary at Sail-World.com
- Thomas James Anderson at World Sailing
- Thomas James Anderson at Olympics.com
- Thomas Anderson at Olympic.org (archived)
- Thomas Anderson at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Tom Anderson at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Tom Anderson at Olympedia
