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| Full name | David James Smith | |||||||||||||
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October 31, 1925 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Died |
March 8, 2014 (aged 88) Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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David James "Dave" Smith (October 31, 1925 – March 8, 2014) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won a gold medal in the 5.5-meter class with the boat Minotaur. Smith was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and died in Peabody, Massachusetts.