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| Full name | Kenneth Gilbert Glass | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||
| Born | July 24, 1913 Toronto | |||||||||||||
| Died | January 17, 1961 (aged 47) Vancouver | |||||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | 6 Metre | |||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, Vancouver (CAN) | |||||||||||||
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Kenneth Gilbert Glass (1913-1961) was a sailor from Canada, who represented his country at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
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