Harry Jefferson (sailor)

British sailor

Harry Jefferson
Personal information
Full nameHarry Wyndham Jefferson
NationalityBritish
Born(1849-03-09)9 March 1849
Mumbai, Company Raj
Died23 June 1918(1918-06-23) (aged 69)
Alcombe, Somerset, England
Sailing career
Class3 to 10 ton
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris 3 to 10 ton 2nd race

Harry Jefferson (9 March 1849 – 23 June 1918) was a British sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Jefferson took the gold in the second race of the 3 to 10 ton.

In 1885, Jefferson set up the stock-jobbing firm Wedd Jefferson in partnership with George Wedd.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Harry Jefferson". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  • Harry Jefferson at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Harry Jefferson at Team GBEdit on Wikidata
  • "Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports" (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. pp. 399–430. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2014.


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