Barton Jahncke
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| Full name | Barton Williams Benedict Jahncke | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 5, 1939 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 7, 2024 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||
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Barton Williams Benedict Jahncke (August 5, 1939 – January 7, 2024) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.
Biography
[edit]Barton Williams Benedict Jahncke was born on August 5, 1939.[1]
Jahncke competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as crew member (with George Friedrichs and Gerald Schreck) on the boat Williwaw.[2]
Jahncke died on January 7, 2024, at the age of 84.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barton Jahncke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
- ^ Obituary - Barton Williams Benedict Jahncke
External links
[edit]- Barton Williams Jahncke at World Sailing
- Barton Williams Jahncke at Olympics.com
- Barton Jahncke at Olympedia (archive)
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- The Hill School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American sailing Olympic medalist stubs