David Forbes (sailor)

David John Oliver Forbes OAM (born 26 January 1934) is an Australian sailor who competed for his country at three Olympics from 1968 to 1976.

David Forbes

Personal information
Full name	David John Oliver Forbes
Nationality	Australia
Born	26 January 1934
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)	Star, Soling, 5.5 Metre
Medal record Sailing Representing  Australia Olympic Games 1972 Kiel Star World Championships 1970 Syndey 5.5 Metre 1971 Seawanhaka 5.5 Metre North American Championships 1975 Rochester Soling

Biography

Forbes attended Newington College from 1943 to 1949.[1] He was the helmsman of the Australian boat in the star class at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, where it finished eighth, and at the 1972 Munich Olympics, where he won a gold medal with John Anderson OAM. In 1975, Forbes was part of the winning Soling team in the North American Championship and that same year, won the pre Olympic Regatta at Kingston. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, he helmed the Australian boat which finished eleventh in the soling class. Forbes was also the mainsheet hand on the 1970 America's Cup challenger Gretel II.

Honours

Forbes was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1988[2] and in 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[3] In the Australia Day Honours List of 2015, Forbes was made an OAM for service to yachting.[4]

In 2018 Forbes and Anderson were inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.[5]

References

1. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp66
2. "David Forbes". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
3. "Forbes, David: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
4. Australia Day 2015 Honours List
5. "David Forbes OAM and John Anderson OAM". Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

External links

• David John Oliver Forbes at World Sailing
• David Forbes at World Sailing
• David Forbes at the International Olympic Committee
• David John Oliver Forbes at the Olympic Channel