John Cameron Shaw (born 23 May 1937 – 23 December 1995) was an Australian

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

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

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, where he received a gold medal in the

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class, together with crew members John Cuneo and Thomas Anderson. In 2018, Shaw was inducted to the

Australian Sailing Hall of Fame Australian Sailing Hall of Fame was established in 2017 by Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum. There are two nomination categories: the sailor or athlete category; and the general category which recogni ...

alongside Cuneo and Anderson.

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* * * * * 1937 births 1995 deaths Australian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Australia Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-yachtracing-bio-stub

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