Jack Scholes

New Zealand sailor

Jack Scholes

Personal information

Full name

John Edgar Scholes

Nickname

Jack

Nationality

New Zealand

Born

(1917-09-02)2 September 1917
Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia

Died

15 July 1989(1989-07-15) (aged 71)
Auckland, New Zealand

Height

1.87 m (6.1 ft)

Sailing career

Class

Soling

Competition record

Representing New Zealand

Olympic Games
	1972 Kiel	Soling

Updated on 27 August 2017

John Edgar Scholes (2 September 1917 – 15 July 1989) was an Australian-born New Zealand sailor.

Scholes was born in Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia in 1917.^[1] He represented New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Scholes took 21st place in the Soling with Steve Marten as helmsman and Con Linton as fellow crew member.^[2] Scholes died at Auckland, New Zealand, on 15 July 1989.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Scholes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "New Zealand Sailing at the 1972 München Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2017.