Harold Gaydon

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Harold Gaydon
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Full nameHarold R. Gaydon
NationalityBritish
Sailing career
Class(es) 12' Dinghy

Harold R. Gaydon was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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