William Hodder

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William Hodder [1]
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Full nameWilliam Leyland Hodder
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born(1947-08-31)31 August 1947
Sailing career
Class Soling
Updated on 29 February 2020

William Hodder (born: 31 August 1947) is a sailor from Australia, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain as helmsman in the Soling. With crew members Tim Dorning and Michael Mottl they took the 11th place. [2]

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References

  1. "William Hodder Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. "Official report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona 1992, v. 5" (PDF). 1992. Retrieved 28 February 2020.