Lorne Currie
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lorne Campbell Currie |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 25 April 1871 Le Havre, France |
| Died | 21 June 1926 (aged 55) Le Havre, France |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | .5 to 1 ton Open class |
| Club | Royal Temple Yacht Club Société des Régates du Havre |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 8 May 2015. | |
Lorne Campbell Currie (25 April 1871 – 20 June 1926)[1] was a British sailor[2] who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With crew John Gretton, Linton Hope and Algernon Maudslay. Currie, as helmsman, took first place in race of the .5 to 1 ton. He was born and died in Le Havre, France. His father, John Martin Currie, was a younger brother of Donald Currie, the ship owner, and acted as agent for the firm in Le Havre.
Further reading[edit]
- Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008.
References[edit]
- ^ Lorne Currie at Olympedia
- ^ "Lorne Currie Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1871 births
- 1926 deaths
- British male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – .5 to 1 ton
- Sailors at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Open class
- Olympic sailors for Great Britain
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- British people of French descent
- Sportspeople from Le Havre
- British Olympic medallist stubs
- British yacht racing biography stubs