Earle Wells
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 October 1933 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 1 October 2021 (aged 87) Whakatāne, New Zealand |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
Medal record | |
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Earle Leonard Wells (27 October 1933 – 1 October 2021) was an Olympic gold medallist for New Zealand in yachting. With Helmer Pedersen, Wells won the Flying Dutchman class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Wells was born in Auckland in October 1933. He was also a rower, and his coxed four narrowly missed selection for the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
He later raced in the Dragon class before taking up ocean racing and competed in 5 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races. He helmed Condor.[1]
Wells and Pedersen were inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
Wells died on 1 October 2021, at the age of 87.[3]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Earle Leonard Wells at World Sailing (archive)
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- Helmer Pedersen and Earle Wells at the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
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Categories:
- 1933 births
- 2021 deaths
- Sailors (sport) from Auckland
- New Zealand male sailors (sport)
- Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand in sailing
- Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand male rowers
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand Olympic medalist stubs
- New Zealand sailing biography stubs