John Merricks
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| Died | 15 October 1997 | ||||||||||||
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John Merricks (16 February 1971 – 15 October 1997) was an English sailor. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received the silver medal in the 470 class along with his sailing partner, Ian Walker.[1]
At the 1996 470-European-Sailing-Championship he won the silver medal together with his partner Ian Walker.
Merricks died in a car accident in Italy on October 15, 1997. Both he and Ian Walker were passengers in a minivan when the driver lost control.[2]
References
- ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 17, 2009)
- ↑ Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-34-2
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