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George Friedrichs

Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico City	Dragon

George Shelby Friedrichs Jr. (February 15, 1940, in New Orleans – March 20, 1991), known as "Buddy", was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was Dragon Class World Champion in 1967 before competing at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City (sailing events in Acapulco, where he received a gold medal in the Dragon class as helmsman on the red-painted boat WILLIWAW. Serving as crew members on WILLIWAW were Gerald "Click" Schreck and Barton Jahncke.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in Dragon class sailing

References

1. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2008.

External links

• George Shelby Friedrichs Jr. at World Sailing
• George Shelby Friedrichs Jr. at Olympics.com
• George Shelby Friedrichs Jr. at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
• George Friedrichs at Olympic.org (archived)
• Buddy Friedrichs at Olympedia (archive)

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