Bruce Goldsmith (sailor)

Bruce Goldsmith
Personal information
Full nameBruce Gray Goldsmith
NicknameThe Bruin
BornMarch 21, 1936
DiedJune 3, 2007(2007-06-03) (aged 71)
Monroe County, Michigan
Medal record
Sailing
Representing United States
World Championship
1963 Worlds Lightning
1965 Worlds Lightning
1967 Worlds Lightning
1973 Worlds Lightning
Pan American Games
1967 Pan American Games Lightning
1975 Pan American Games Lightning
North American Championships
1967 Lightning
1973 Lightning
1974 Lightning
1975 Lightning
1976 Lightning
1969 Milwaukee Soling

Bruce Goldsmith (March 21, 1936 – June 3, 2007)[1] was a sailor from Michigan. He won twice the Worlds in the Lightning class,[2][3] was many times North American Champion in several classes as well as gold medalist in the 1967[4] and 1975 Pan American Games. He died in 2007 at the age of 71 while racing during a storm on Lake Erie.[5][1]

He was former Commodore of the Devils Lake Yacht Club and had held memberships at the Lake Geneva Sailing Club in Wisconsin and The Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary information for Bruce G. Goldsmith". www.brownvanhemert.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "International Lightning Class Association World Champions" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "International Lightning Class Association North American Champions" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Goldsmith Captures Title In Lightning Class Series". NY Times. August 27, 1967.
  5. ^ "Michigan Sailor Dies in Storm". Sailing World. June 5, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Obitury". Retrieved July 6, 2023.