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Gerald Schreck

Personal information
Born	March 8, 1939 (1939-03-08) Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Died	April 2, 2022 (2022-04-03) (aged 83) Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sailing career
Class	Dragon
Club	Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans
Medal record Men's sailing Representing  United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Dragon

Gerald Click "Click" Schreck (March 8, 1939 – April 2, 2022) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the Dragon class as crew member (with George Friedrichs and Barton Jahncke) on the boat Williwaw.

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Schreck worked as a sailmaker. He died on April 2, 2022, in Pensacola at the age of 83.

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.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerry Schreck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Full name: Gerald Click "Gerry" Schreck
3. "Gerald Schreck Obituary (1939 - 2022) - Pensacola, FL". The Times-Picayune. April 6, 2022.

External links

• Gerald Click Schreck at World Sailing
• Gerald Click Schreck at Olympics.com
• Click Schreck at Olympedia (archive)

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