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Gordon Ingate

Gordon Wilson Ingate was an Australian sailor who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, sailing in the Tempest class keelboat.

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Gordon Ingate
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Ingate in 2008
Personal information
BornGordon Wilson Ingate
(1926-03-29)29 March 1926
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died24 April 2026(2026-04-24) (aged 100)
Sailing career
CountryAustralia
SportSailing
Events
1972 Summer Olympics, 1977 America's Cup, Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Gordon Wilson Ingate (29 March 1926 – 24 April 2026) was an Australian sailor who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, sailing in the Tempest class keelboat.1

Biography

Gordon Wilson Ingate was born in Sydney, New South Wales on 29 March 1926.2 He came second after U.S. America's Cup sailor Ted Turner, who was skippering a 12-metre converted American Eagle when competing in the 1972 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, skippering yacht Caprice of Huon.3

He skippered 12-Metre Gretel II in the 1977 America's Cup but was eliminated by Sweden in the challengers' trials.4

Ingate received the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2016 Birthday Honours, for service to sailing.5

At the age of 91, Ingate won the Prince Philip Cup/Australian Dragon Class Championship at the Metung Yacht Club in Victoria, held between 7 and 13 January 2018, racing his yacht Whimsical with crew Amy Walsh and David Giles.6

In 2020, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Australian Sailing.7

Ingate was a longstanding member of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and the New York Yacht Club.8 On 29 March 2026 he turned 100 years old.9

Ingate died on 24 April 2026, at the age of 100.10

References

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Ingate". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "Gordon Ingate". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  3. "Ingate sets age record: Gordon Ingate has set another age record in the Prince Philip Cup. - Free Online Library".
  4. "Queen's Birthday Honour for Gordon Ingate".
  5. "Mr Gordin Wilson Ingate". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  6. Veteran Sailor Gordon Ingate An Inspiration For Us All
  7. "AS honours Gordon Ingate".
  8. "Queen's Birthday Honour for Gordon Ingate".
  9. "He's Australia's oldest Olympian. And at 100, Gordon Ingate is still racing to win".
  10. "Australian Olympian Gordon Ingate dies aged 100". ABC. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 28 April 2026.