Denis O'Neil

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Denis O'Neil
Personal information
Full nameDenis O'Neil
NationalityAustralian
Born (1936-02-11) 11 February 1936 (age 87)
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) Soling
Competition record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games Olympic rings without rims.svg
1972 Kiel 16th Soling
1976 Kingston 11th Soling
North American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Rochester Soling
Updated on 1 March 2014.

Denis O'Neil (born 11 February 1936) is a sailor from Australia. [1] O'Neil represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. O'Neil took 16th place in the Soling with Robert Miller as helmsman and Ken Berkeley as fellow crew member. In 1975, O'Neil was part of the winning Soling team in the North American Championship and that same year, won the pre Olympic Regatta at Kingston. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, he crewed in the Australian boat which finished eleventh in the soling class.

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References

  1. "Denis O'Neil Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2014.