George Nicholson (sailor)

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George Nicholson
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NationalityBritish
Born (1937-04-23) 23 April 1937 (age 86)
Southampton, England
Sport
Sport Sailing

George Nicholson (born 23 April 1937) is a British sailor. He is the son of Charles A Nicholson, a yacht designer, and great nephew of Charles E Nicholson, also a yacht designer. We worked for Camper and Nicholsons the yacht builders. [1] He competed in the 5.5 Metre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Designer: Camper & Nicholson". Classic Yacht Info. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. "George Nicholson". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2020.