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American sailor
Eric Ridder (July 1, 1918 – July 23, 1996) was an American
sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in
Hewlett, New York, and died in
Locust Valley, New York.
He competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics in
Helsinki, where he
won a gold medal in the
6 metre class with the boat Llanoria.
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Ridder was also the winning skipper in the
1964 America's Cup, guiding the
New York Yacht Club's 12-metre yacht, the
Constellation, to a 4-0 sweep over
Sovereign of the
Royal Thames Yacht Club.
He graduated from
Harvard University in 1940.
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References
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"1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from
the original on August 27, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
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^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill; et al.
"Eric Ridder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on December 4, 2016.
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"Harvard Olympians - Harvard". gocrimson.com. Archived from
the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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1908:
Laws,
McMeekin &
Crichton (
GBR)
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1912:
G. Thubé,
A. Thubé &
J. Thubé (
FRA)
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1920 (1907r):
E. Cornellie,
Bruynseels &
F. Cornellie (
BEL)
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1920 (1919r):
Brecke,
Kaasen &
Rød (
NOR)
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1924:
Lundgren,
Dahl &
Lunde (
NOR)
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1928:
J. Anker,
E. Anker,
Bryhn &
Crown Prince Olav (
NOR)
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1932:
Holm,
Åkerlund,
Bergqvist &
Hindorff (
SWE)
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1936:
Boardman,
Bellville,
Harmer,
Leaf &
Martin (
GBR)
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1948:
H. Whiton,
Loomis,
Mooney,
Smith &
Weekes (
USA)
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1952:
H. Whiton,
Endt,
Morgan,
Ridder,
Roosevelt &
E. Whiton (
USA)
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