Robert Iain Colin "Bob" Billingham (December 10, 1957 – March 30, 2014) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.[1] Billingham was born in London, England. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Billingham finished in second place in the soling class along with his partners John Kostecki and William Baylis. Billingham graduated from Amherst College (1979).[2]
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| Full name | Robert Iain Colin Billingham | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 December 1957 London, England,  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 30, 2014 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Amherst College | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Industry mourns Olympic and America's Cup sailor". Trade Only Today. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Robert I. Billingham '79 | Robert Billingham '79 | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Billingham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Billingham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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