Bermuda’s Top 10 Finishes In The Olympics
[Written by Don Burgess]
Dame Flora Duffy brought home golden joy at the Tokyo Olympics, but Bermuda has had plenty to celebrate since we first started competing back in 1936. Clarence Hill prompted wild cheers with his bronze medal in 1976, and our first big moment on the Olympic stage was Francis ‘Goose’ Gosling’s 10th-place finish in 1948. Below are all of Bermuda’s Top 10 finishes at the Olympics.
Flora Duffy:
- Sport: Triathlon
- City: Tokyo
- Year: 2020
- Finish: Gold Medal
Clarence Hill:
- Sport: Boxing
- City: Montreal
- Year: 1976
- Finish: Bronze Medal
Peter Bromby and Lee White:
- Sport: Sailing [Star Class]
- City: Sydney
- Year: 2000
- Finish: 4th place
Clarence Saunders:
- Sport: High Jump
- City: Seoul
- Year: 1988
- Finish: 5th place
Brian Wellman:
- Sport: Triple Jump
- City: Barcelona
- Year: 1992
- Finish: 5th place
Alan Burland and Christopher Nash:
- Sport: Sailing [Tornado Class]
- City: Los Angeles
- Year: 1984
- Finish: 5th place
Peter Bromby and Lee White:
- Sport: Sailing [Star Class]
- City: Athens
- Year: 2004
- Finish: 8th place
Flora Duffy:
- Sport: Triathlon
- City: Rio de Janeiro
- Year: 2016
- Finish: 8th place
Francis “Goose” Gosling:
- Sport: Diving
- City: London
- Year: 1948
- Finish: 10th place
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