Alfred Loomis (sailor)
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| Full name | Alfred Lee Loomis Jr. |
| Born | April 15, 1913 Tuxedo Park, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1994 (aged 81) New York, New York, U.S. |
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Alfred Lee Loomis Jr. (April 15, 1913 – September 7, 1994) was an American investment banker and Olympic sailing champion who won the Bermuda race twice. In 1977, he was manager of the Independence-Courageous syndicate, the yachting team that successfully defended the America's Cup that year. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Michael Mooney, who later married his daughter, Nancy, and James Weekes.[1][2] He graduated from Harvard University in 1935[3] and from Harvard Law School in 1939.[4] He was the son of Alfred Lee Loomis and Elizabeth Ellen Farnsworth. He was married to the late Virginia Davis and had three daughters, Candace, Nancy, Sabre and a son, Alfred, III. [4]
References
- ↑ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing"". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Loomis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Harvard Olympians - Harvard". Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Alfred Loomis Jr., Olympic Sailor, 81". New York Times. September 13, 1994. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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