Robin Tattersall

Dr. Robin Erskine Tattersall OBE (born July 21, 1930 in Manchester, United Kingdom) is a doctor, model and sailor who competed in the Summer Olympics for the British Virgin Islands.

In the 1950s, while training to be a doctor at St George's Hospital in Hyde Park, Tattersall modelled for Richard Avedon alongside Suzy Parker.[1]

Tattersall competed at two Summer Olympics, firstly at the 1984 Summer Olympics he was helmsman in the Soling Class with Keith Thomas and Elvet Meyers as his crew, out of the 22 crews the team finished 21st, eight years later at Barcelona he competed in the Soling Class again, this time with Robert Hirst and John Shirley as his crew they finished 17th out of 24 crews.[2] At 62 years and 7 days, he was the oldest competitor of the sailing events.[3]

In recognition for his public service as a doctor in the British Virgin Islands, he was awarded an OBE in the 2000 New Year's Honours.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004)". www.christies.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  2. ↑ "Robin Tattersall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  3. ↑ "Sailing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  4. ↑ "Diplomatic Service and overseas". BBC. 2000-12-30. Retrieved 2016-08-30.


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