Sture Stork

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Sture Stork
Personal information
Full nameSture Henrik Stork
Born25 July 1930 (1930-07-25)
Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Died27 March 2002 (2002-03-28) (aged 71)
Trångsund, Sweden
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sailing career
Class5.5 Metre
Club Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne 5.5 metre class
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 5.5 metre class

Sture Henrik Stork (25 July 1930 – 27 March 2002) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

In 1956 he won the gold medal as part of the Swedish boat Rush V in the 5.5 metre class event. Eight years later he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat Rush VII in the 5.5 metre class event.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Sture Stork. Swedish Olympic Committee
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sture Stork". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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