Bruce Goldsmith (March 21, 1936 – June 3, 2007)[1] was a sailor from Michigan. He won twice the Worlds in the Lightning class,[2][3] was many times North American Champion in several classes as well as gold medalist in the 1967[4] and 1975 Pan American Games. He died in 2007 at the age of 71 while racing during a storm on Lake Erie.[5][1]
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| Full name | Bruce Gray Goldsmith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Bruin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 21, 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 3, 2007 (aged 71) Monroe County, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was former Commodore of the Devils Lake Yacht Club and had held memberships at the Lake Geneva Sailing Club in Wisconsin and The Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Obituary information for Bruce G. Goldsmith". www.brownvanhemert.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "International Lightning Class Association World Champions" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "International Lightning Class Association North American Champions" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Goldsmith Captures Title In Lightning Class Series". NY Times. August 27, 1967.
- ^ "Michigan Sailor Dies in Storm". Sailing World. June 5, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Obitury". Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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