Durward Knowles

Sir Durward Randolph Knowles (2 November 1917 – 24 February 2018) was a Bahamian sailor and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the Star class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Cecil Cooke."Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing" gbrathletics (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)"1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing"  databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008) He won the bronze medal in the same class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne."1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Sailing"  databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)

From 2016 to 2018, he was the oldest living Olympic champion. He turned 100 in November 2017 and died on 24 February 2018 of kidney failure.

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Category:Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics