John Merricks
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Edward Merricks |
| Born | 16 February 1971 Leicester, England |
| Died | 8 October 1997 (aged 26) Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | 420, 470, Fireball, Laser II |
Medal record | |
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John Edward Merricks (16 February 1971 – 8 October 1997) was an English sailor. He represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received the silver medal in the 470 class along with his sailing partner, Ian Walker.[1][2] At the 1996 470 European Championships he and Walker won the silver medal.
Merricks died in a car accident in Italy on 8 October 1997. He and Walker were passengers in a minivan when the driver lost control.[3] A lake at Watermead Park is named after him.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- John Merricks at World Sailing (archive)
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Categories:
- 1971 births
- 1997 deaths
- Sportspeople from Leicester
- Olympic sailors for Great Britain
- English male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Road incident deaths in Italy
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- 470 class sailors
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 420 class world champions
- World champions in sailing for Great Britain
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- British Olympic medallist stubs
- British sailing biography stubs
- English sportspeople stubs