Gerald Schreck

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Gerald Schreck
Personal information
BornMarch 8, 1939 (1939-03-08)
DiedApril 2, 2022(2022-04-02) (aged 83)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sailing career
ClassDragon
ClubSouthern Yacht Club, New Orleans
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Dragon

Gerald Click "Click" Schreck (March 8, 1939 – April 2, 2022) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the Dragon class as crew member (with George Friedrichs and Barton Jahncke) on the boat Williwaw.[1]

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Schreck worked as a sailmaker.[2] He died on April 2, 2022, in Pensacola at the age of 83.[3]

See also

[edit | edit source]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]