David Bowker (sailor)

David Bowker
Personal information
Born	15 March 1922; Salford, England
Died	18 March 2020 (aged 98); England
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games

David Graham Bowker (15 March 1922 – 18 March 2020) was a British sailor.^[1] He won a silver medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[2] Born the third of five children in Salford, he was a bomber pilot in the Second World War before going on to start a yacht-building business in Bosham with his older brother Robin.

References[edit]

^ David Bowker at Olympedia
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Bowker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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[1] David Bowker at Olympedia

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Bowker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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