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Alf Delany

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Alf Delany
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born(1911-05-16)16 May 1911
Mohill, Ireland
Died13 December 2006(2006-12-13) (aged 95)
Dublin, Ireland
Sport
SportSailing

Alf Delany (16 May 1911 – 13 December 2006) was an Irish sailor. He grew up in the town of Longford and spent many of his summers at Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon where the family lived on a houseboat, the 'La Vague II'. He learned how to sail from his father, Dr. Vincent S. Delany, and from a family employee Michael Donlon. Much of his early training took place on the Delany family Lough Erne, Fairy 'Oberon'.[1] He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics at Torquay in the Swallow class, sailing with Hugh Allen in a boat called 'Cloud'. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki, Finland in the Finn singlehanded Class in a boat provided by the Olympic Regatta organisers.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Delany family archives
  2. ^ "Alf Delany". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Double Olympian and dinghy champion". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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