John Shirley (sailor)

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John Shirley (born August 29, 1958 in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands) is a sailor who competed in the Summer Olympics for the British Virgin Islands. He is the son of the late Alexander O. Shirley, a well-known British Virgin Islands cricketer. [1]

Shirley was a crew member of the Soling class team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics for the British Virgin Islands, where the team finished 17th out 24 crews. [2]

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References

  1. Greenaway, Dean (2016-01-07). "BVI mourning passing of cricket icon Shirley". Virgin Islands Daily News . Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  2. Sports Reference Profile Archived 2015-09-29 at the Wayback Machine