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Douglas Buxton

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Douglas Buxton
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Raymond Buxton
NicknameDoug
Born12 February 1917 (1917-02-12)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died4 July 1984 (1984-07-05) (aged 67)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne 5.5 metre class

Douglas Raymond Buxton (12 February 1917 – 4 July 1984)[1] was an Australian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Buxton's grave
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doug Buxton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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