Gerald Click "Click" Schreck (March 8, 1939 – April 2, 2022) was an American

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

and Olympic champion. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

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, where he received a gold medal in the

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class as crew member (with

George Friedrichs George Shelby Friedrichs Jr. (February 15, 1940, in New Orleans – March 20, 1991), known as "Buddy", was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was Dragon Class World Champion in 1967 before competing at the 1968 Summer Olympics in ...

and Barton Jahncke) on the boat ''Williwaw''. Born in

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, Schreck worked as a sailmaker. He died on April 2, 2022, in Pensacola at the age of 83.

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* * * 1939 births 2022 deaths American male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Dragon Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Pensacola, Florida 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-yachtracing-Olympic-medalist-stub

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