William Phythian Davidson(1876 – 15 April 1939) was a Britishsailingcompetitor at the1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | William Phythian Davidson | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1876 Liverpool | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 April 1939 (aged 62–63) Hoylake | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class | 12 Metre | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Mersey Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was a crew member on theMouchettewhich finished second of two teams competing in the12 metre class.[4][5]At the time, only thehelmsmanand mate were awarded silver medals, while the crew received bronze medals.[4]However, Davidson is credited as having received a silver medal in the official Olympic database.[1][6]
References
edit- ^ab"William DAVIDSON".Olympic.org.International Olympic Committee.Archived fromthe originalon 13 August 2016.Retrieved10 June2016.
- ^"William P. DAVIDSON".Sailing.org.World Sailing.Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2016.Retrieved10 June2016.
- ^"William Phythian Davidson".Olympics at Sports-Reference.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved10 June2016.
- ^abCook, Theodore Andrea (1908).The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report: The Olympic Games of 1908(PDF).London: British Olympic Association. pp. 339–354.Archived(PDF)from the original on 16 January 2013.Retrieved10 June2016.
- ^"1908 London Olympic Games Sailing Competition: 12 Metre (Open) Fleet racing".Sailing.org.World Sailing.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2016.Retrieved10 June2016.
- ^"William Davidson".Olympedia.Archivedfrom the original on 26 August 2021.Retrieved7 April2021.
External links
edit- William DavidsonatWorld Sailing
- William DavidsonatWorld Sailing(archived)
- William DavidsonatOlympics
- William DavidsonatOlympedia
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