André Nelis (29 October 1935 – 9 December 2012) was a sailor and Olympian. He was born in

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. He sailed in the Finn dinghy class, and won a silver medal at the

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and bronze at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

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. Competing in the

Finn Gold Cup The Finn Gold Cup decides the Finn Class World Champion and is an annual international sailing regatta for Finn (dinghy) they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the spo ...

, Nelis won in 1956 and 1961; finished second in 1958, 1959, and 1960; and came third in 1957 and 1962.

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* * * 1935 births 2012 deaths Belgian male sailors (sport) World champions in sailing for Belgium Finn class world champions Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Finn Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Borgerhout Sailors (sport) from Antwerp Olympic sailors for Belgium 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-yachtracing-bio-stub