John_Cuneo_(sailor)

John Cuneo (sailor)

John Cuneo (sailor)

Australian sailor (1928–2020)

For the American illustrator, see John Cuneo (illustrator).

John Bruce Cuneo OAM (16 June 1928 – 2 June 2020) was an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members Thomas Anderson and John Shaw.[1][2] Cuneo sailed on board Southern Cross, the defeated Australian challenger for the 1974 America's Cup. He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.[3]

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Cuneo was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986[4] and into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame in 2009.[5] In 2018 Cuneo, Anderson and Shaw were inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.[6] Cuneo died on 2 June 2020, aged 91.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Cuneo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. [3]
    Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
  4. [4]
    "John Cuneo". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Mr John Cuneo". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. [6]
    "John Cuneo OAM, Tom Anderson, John Shaw". Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. [7]
    "John Cuneo". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 June 2020.


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