Ian Ruff

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Ian Ruff
Personal information
Born16 December 1946 (1946-12-16) (age 76)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 Montreal 470 class

Ian Ruff (born 16 December 1946) is an Australian competitive sailor and Olympic bronze medalist.

He won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, along with his partner Ian Brown. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Ruff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.