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Representing the  United States
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1948 London | 6 m class |
James Higginson Weekes (September 11, 1911 – June 13, 1977) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.
He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Alfred Loomis and Michael Mooney.[1] He graduated from Harvard University.[2]
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References
- ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
- ^ "Harvard Olympians: GoCrimson.com". www.gocrimson.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Weekes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31.
- James Weekes at World Sailing (archived)
- James Weekes at Olympics.com
- James Weekes at Olympedia
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