Bruce Goldsmith (sailor)

Bruce Goldsmith
Personal information
Full nameBruce Gray Goldsmith
NicknameThe Bruin
BornMarch 21, 1936
DiedJune 3, 2007(2007-06-03) (aged 71)
Monroe County, Michigan
Sailing career
SportSailing
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1963 WorldsLightning
Gold medal – first place1965 WorldsLightning
Gold medal – first place1967 WorldsLightning
Gold medal – first place1973 WorldsLightning
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1967 Pan American GamesLightning
Gold medal – first place1975 Pan American GamesLightning
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place1967Lightning
Gold medal – first place1973Lightning
Gold medal – first place1974Lightning
Gold medal – first place1975Lightning
Gold medal – first place1976Lightning
Silver medal – second place1969 MilwaukeeSoling

Bruce Goldsmith (March 21, 1936 – June 3, 2007)[1] was a sailor from Michigan. He won twice the Worlds in the Lightning class,[2][3] was many times North American Champion in several classes as well as gold medalist in the 1967[4] and 1975 Pan American Games. He died in 2007 at the age of 71 while racing during a storm on Lake Erie.[5][1]

He was former Commodore of the Devils Lake Yacht Club and had held memberships at the Lake Geneva Sailing Club in Wisconsin and The Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary information for Bruce G. Goldsmith". www.brownvanhemert.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "International Lightning Class Association World Champions" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ "International Lightning Class Association North American Champions" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Goldsmith Captures Title In Lightning Class Series". NY Times. August 27, 1967.
  5. ↑ "Michigan Sailor Dies in Storm". Sailing World. June 5, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Obitury". Retrieved July 6, 2023.


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