Everard Coenraad "Ducky" Endt (April 7, 1893, in Zaandam, Netherlands, to mother Johanna E Dekker and father Hendrik Endt – September 16, 1980, in Baden-Baden, Germany)[1] was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Llanoria. Endt was the oldest American to win a gold medal in yachting (aged 59).[2] Endt was part of the crew of the yacht "Dorade" that raced in the Fastnet Yacht race in 1933.[3]
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 7, 1893 Zaandam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 16, 1980 Baden-Baden, Germany | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
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Endt became a US citizen in October 1933. Endt divorced his second wife, Whitney, in March 1936 in Reno, Nevada, after five years of marriage.
Endt served in the US Navy Reserves as an officer, reaching the rank of commander in 1945. In 1944, while participating in the D-Day landings at Normandy, he assisted in the building of the Mulberry Docks.[4] Endt retired from the US Navy Reserves in May 1953.[5]
References
edit- ^ Death register civil registry office Baden-Baden No. 513/1980
- ^ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 31, 2008)
- ^ Adkins, Douglas (2012). Dorade: The history of an Ocean Racing Yacht. David R. Godine. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-1-56792-447-3.
- ^ Standford, Alfred (2007). Force Mulberry:: The Planning And Installation Of Artificial Harbor Off U.S Normandy Beaches in World War II. Whitehead Press. pp. Pages not listed. ISBN 978-1406706086.
- ^ U.S., Navy and Marine Corps Registries, 1814-1992 for Everard Coenraad Endt Navy Register: Retired Officers of the U.S. Navy 1964 (v.1)
External links
edit- Everard Endt at World Sailing
- Everard Endt at World Sailing (archived)
- Everard Endt at Olympics.com
- Everard Endt at Olympedia
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