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Walter Glasgow, Jr.

Full name: Walter Merrill Glasgow, Jr.
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg)
Born: April 19, 1957 in Houston, Texas, United States
Affiliations: Corinthian Yacht Club
Country: USA United States
Sport: Sailing

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Biography

Walter Glasgow began competitive sailing at the age of 13 and he was a 19-year-old college freshman when he won his Olympic medal. The U.S. representatives in the Soling class in Kingston (Ontario) were all from Houston. Glasgow joined Richard Hoepfner as a crew member, supporting helmsman John Kolius. Glasgow earned a civil engineering degree from Vanderbilt and a masters degree from Rice. He joined the oil industry, working for Mosbacher Energy in Houston from 1981-1999, and was later a Vice-President and General Manager at Mosbacher India (1999-2004), and then a Vice-President in charge of Drilling & Production with Wagner Oil.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Sailing Mixed Three Person Keelboat United States USA 2 Silver

Mixed Three Person Keelboat

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Date NP TP PTS T
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Sailing United States USA Final Standings 1976-07-19 47.4 64.4
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Sailing United States USA Race One 1976-07-19 14.0 2-32:37
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Sailing United States USA Race Two 1976-07-20 5.7 2-14:39
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Sailing United States USA Race Three 1976-07-21 17.0 2-28:34
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Sailing United States USA Race Four 1976-07-23 3.0 2-22:04
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Sailing United States USA Race Five 1976-07-25 13.0 3-26:29
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Sailing United States USA Race Six 1976-07-26 11.7 1-57:18
1976 Summer 19 Montréal Sailing United States USA Race Seven 1976-07-27 .0 2-07:37