1964 Olympians get recognition

8:47 AM Wed 6 Apr 2011 GMT

Almost fifty years after 'Old' Bill Northam made history at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics winning Australia's first-ever sailing gold medal his famous crew Peter 'Pod' O'Donnell and James 'Dick' Sargeant have been honoured for their part in the victory. Northam was 59 years old when he became an Olympic champion and after the famous win a sculpture of their boat 'Barrenjoey' was placed in Lake Northam in Victoria Park, Broadway, not far from Sydney University. The original plaque only mentioned the skipper with the inscription 'William H. Northam and crew'. Today that changed, with a new plaque unveiled bearing all ...

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by Australian Olympic Committee