David Howard (sailor)
Personal information | |
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Full name | David Ewart Howard |
Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | 5 March 1918
Died | 21 January 2023 | (aged 104)
Sport | |
Sport | Sailing |
David Ewart Howard (5 March 1918 – 21 January 2023) was a Canadian sailor who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Early life and military career
Howard served in World War II with the Royal Canadian Navy, reaching the rank of lieutenant. He served on HMCS Dundas in 1945.
Athletic career
Howard competed in the dragon event in the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, on a team with his brother Cliff Howard and Donald Tytler.
Personal life and death
Howard died on 21 January 2023, at the age of 104.
- 1918 births
- 2023 deaths
- Canadian military personnel from Ontario
- Men centenarians
- Canadian centenarians
- Canadian male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors of Canada
- Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Dragon
- Royal Canadian Navy officers
- Royal Canadian Navy personnel of World War II
- Canadian yacht racing biography stubs