Alf Delany
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 16 May 1911 Mohill, Ireland |
| Died | 13 December 2006 (aged 95) Dublin, Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |
Alf Delany (16 May 1911 – 13 December 2006) was an Irish sailor. He grew up in the town of Longford and spent many of his summers at Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon where the family lived on a houseboat, the 'La Vague II'. He learned how to sail from his father, Dr. Vincent S. Delany, and from a family employee Michael Donlon. Much of his early training took place on the Delany family Lough Erne, Fairy 'Oberon'.[1] He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics at Torquay in the Swallow class, sailing with Hugh Allen in a boat called 'Cloud'. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki, Finland in the Finn singlehanded Class in a boat provided by the Olympic Regatta organisers.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Delany family archives
- ^ "Alf Delany". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Double Olympian and dinghy champion". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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- 1911 births
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- Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Swallow
- Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Finn
- Sportspeople from County Leitrim
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- 20th-century Irish sportsmen
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