Bahamas at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Bahamas at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | BAH | ||||||||
| NOC | Bahamas Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 7 (7 men and 0 women) in 1 sport | ||||||||
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
The Bahamas competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Only seven men went to Helsinki to compete in the sailing, all seven were affiliated with Nassau Yacht Club.[1]
Durward Knowles and Sloane Farrington had both competed at the 1948 Olympics for Great Britain, due to the Bahamas not being recognised by the IOC.[2]
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Race | Points | Final Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Kenneth Albury | Finn | DNF | 15 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3209 | 14 |
| Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington |
Star | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4828 | 5 |
| Donald Pritchard Basil McKinney Basil Kelly Godfrey Higgs |
5.5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1529 | 15 |
References
- ↑ "About". Nassau Yacht Club. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ "Sir Duward Knowles". starclass.org. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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