Arthur Downes

For the New Zealand soldier and policeman, see Arthur Downes (police officer).

Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London 12 metre

Arthur Drummond Downes (23 February 1883, in Kelvinside, Glasgow – 12 September 1956, in Helensburgh) was a Scottish sailor who competed for the Royal Clyde Yacht Club at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Son of a Kelvinside paper merchant, Downes was qualified in medicine (MA, MBChB) at the University of Glasgow; he practiced first at Glasgow, then at Helensburgh for over forty years.[3][4]

He was a crew member of the Scottish boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.[5]

In 1920, Downes married Mary Angela, daughter of merchant James Young of Rockmount, Helensburgh.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Downes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Arthur Downes". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Sport – Arthur Drummond Downes – Heroes Centre".
  4. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Arthur Drummond Downes".
  5. ^ Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  6. ^ The Lancet, vol. 196, J. Onwhyn, 1920, p. 225


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