Durward Knowles

Sir Durward Knowles

Personal information
Full name	Durward Randolph Knowles
Nationality	Bahamas
Born	2 November 1917 Nassau, Bahamas
Sailing career
Class(es)	Star
Medal record Sailing Representing  Bahamas Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Star class 1956 Melbourne Star class World Championships 1947 Los Angeles Star class 1954 Cascais Star class 1946 Havana Star class 1974 Laredo Star class

Sir Durward Randolph Knowles (born 2 November 1917) is a sailor and olympic champion from the Bahamas. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he won a gold medal in the Star class, together with Cecil Cooke.^[1][2] He received a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.^[3] He had previously competed for the United Kingdom in the 1948 Olympics finishing in 4th place in the Star class together with Sloane Elmo Farrington.

Knowles was knighted in 1996.^[4] In 1997, he was awarded The Bahamas' Order of Merit.^[5] In 2014, the second Legend-class patrol boat of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force was commissioned as HMBS Durward Knowles.

He is the stepbrother of Percy Knowles.

References

1. "Olympic Games Medallists – Sailing" gbrathletics (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
2. "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
3. "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 1 June 2008)
4. The London Gazette: no. 54537. p. 12875. 27 September 1996.
5. Johnson, Kelsie (20 April 2011). "Sir Durward Knowles gives Olympic medals to museum". http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/. The Freeport News. Retrieved 14 June 2012. External link in |work= (help)

See also

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games