Christopher Ian Timms (24 March 1947 – 19 March 2004) was a yachtsman from New Zealand. He won a gold medal at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

in Los Angeles, and a silver medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in Seoul. Timms died in 2004 when the aircraft he was flying in crashed into the

Firth of Thames The Firth of Thames () is a large bay located in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the firth of the rivers Waihou and Piako, the former of which was formerly named the Thames River, and the town of Thames lies on its south ...

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* * * 1947 births 2004 deaths New Zealand male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Tornado Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand in sailing Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand Sailors (sport) from Christchurch Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in New Zealand Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2004 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub