Addy Bucek

Addy Bucek (born 30 December 1960) is an Australian sailor. She competed in the women's two-person 470 dinghy class for Australia at two Olympic Games.[1]

Addy Bucek
Personal information
Full nameAddy Elizabeth Bucek
NationalityAustralia
Born (1960-12-30) 30 December 1960
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Sailing career
Class(es)Women's 470

Bucek began sailing as a child, competing with her brother Frank Bucek as skipper in the cadet dinghy class. In 1974 they won the Cadet World Championships in Tróia, Portugal.[2]

At the Barcelona 1992 Olympics, with Jenni Lidgett as skipper, she finished 9th in the 470 event. At Savannah, Georgia, the 1996 Olympic sailing venue, she and Lidgett finished 8th in the 470 event.[3]

The 470 World Championships in Toronto, Canada 1995 saw Lidgett and Bucek finish 12th.[4]

Personal

Bucek was born in Geelong, Victoria on 30 December 1960.[1] She married Darren Dunkley-Smith, who died in 2012. They have three children, Joshua Dunkley-Smith, dual silver Olympic medallist in rowing,[5] Addy jr. and Connie.[6]

References
  1. "Addy Bucek Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. "Cadet World Champions". WK Cadet. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. "Olympians – Australian Sailing Team". www.australiansailingteam.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "470 World Championships, 1995". sailing.org. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. "Meet the Rio Olympian rowing his way to success". this. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. "Obituaries: Bernard Brayton, Darren Dunkley-Smith, Terry Heyward and Phil Jarvis" (PDF). Royal Geelong Yacht Club. 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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