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André Nelis
Belgian sailor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
André Nelis (29 October 1935 – 9 December 2012)[1] was a sailor and Olympian. He was born in Borgerhout, Belgium. He sailed in the Finn dinghy class, and won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and bronze at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[2] Competing in the Finn Gold Cup, Nelis won in 1956 and 1961; finished second in 1958, 1959, and 1960; and came third in 1957 and 1962.[3][4]
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