Terence "Terry" Neilson (born November 2, 1958, in

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) is a

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. He won a bronze medal in the Finn Class at the

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. He skippered ''Canada II'' during the

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* 1956 births Living people Laser class world champions Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic sailors for Canada Canadian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors (sport) from Toronto Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1987 America's Cup sailors World champions in sailing for Canada 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-yachtracing-bio-stub