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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. 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. Scholes died at Auckland, New Zealand, on 15 July 1989.

References

1. ^ 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.
2. 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.

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