American sailor (1939–2022)
Gerald Click "Click" Schreck (March 8, 1939 – April 2, 2022) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the Dragon class as crew member (with George Friedrichs and Barton Jahncke) on the boat Williwaw.[1]
Born in Pensacola, Florida, Schreck worked as a sailmaker.[2] He died on April 2, 2022, in Pensacola at the age of 83.[3]
Olympic champions in Dragon
World champions in Dragon
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- 1965: O. Berntsen, Poulsen & J. Berntsen
- 1967: Friedrichs, Schreck & Jahncke
- 1969: Mosbacher, Francisco & Saville
- 1971: J. Sundelin, P. Sundelin & U. Sundelin
- 1973: Eliasson, J. Palmquist & Burman
- 1975: Bengt Palmquist, J. Palmquist & Björn Palmquist
- 1977: Ferreberger, Eisl & Spitzbart
- 1979: R. Porter, I. Porter & Antill
- 1981: Glas, Binder & Henwig
- 1983: Burgess, Brown & Korman
- 1985: Rappel, Lipp & Obermeier
- 1987: Bandolowski, Hvalsø & Hansen
- 1989: P. R. Høj Jensen, Hansen & Persson
- 1991: Boyes, Jackson & Peel
- 1993: Bank, O. Børresen & B. Børresen
- 1995: Rogers, Behrens & Burnett
- 1997: Bank, Olsen & O. Børresen
- 1999: C. Høj Jensen, Reker Andersen & Hovgaard
- 2001: Philipp, Imbeck & Adakan
- 2003: Schön, Hösch & Huber
- 2005: Schönherr, Kaempe & Waltersdorph
- 2007: Müller, Hösch & Sheibmayr
- 2009: P. R. Høj Jensen, Palm & L. Jensen
- 2011: Smith, Tavinor & Stewart
- 2013: Diederichs, Beadsworth & Lea
- 2015: Braslavets, Mirchuk & Timokhov
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