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Richard Irving "Dick" Stearns, III (September 4, 1927 – January 25, 2022) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic and Pan American Games medalist.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Irving Stearns III |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | September 4, 1927 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2022 (aged 94)[1] Delavan, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Star |
| Club | Shore & Chicago Yacht Clubs |
Stearns was born in Evanston, Illinois.[2] In 1963, he won a gold medal along with Robert Halperin at the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, sailing Ninotchka.[3][4] He also started the company Lands' End, in the Spring of 1963, with Halperin, Halperin's close friend Gary Comer, and two of Stearns' employees.[5] He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Lynn Williams.[2]
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