Tasker, Rolly

Rolland Leslie "Rolly" Tasker ( Eng. Rolland Leslie "Rolly" Tasker , March 21, 1926 , Perth , Australia - June 22, 2012 , Manger , Western Australia , Australia ) - Australian yachtsman , silver medalist of the Summer Olympic 1956 games in the class "12 m² Charpy."

Rolly tasker
English Rolland Leslie "Rolly" Tasker
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A country	Australia
Date of Birth	March 21, 1926 ( 1926-03-21 )
Place of Birth	Perth , Australia
Date of death	June 22, 2012 ( 2012-06-22 ) (86 years)
Place of death	Manger , Australia
Awards and medals Sailing Silver Melbourne 1956 Charpy

He was the leading yachtsman of Western Australia, speaking on sailboats under the common name Siska. He was the winner of many prestigious competitions. In 1952-1956 became the champion of the country in the class "12 m² Charpy"; in 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962 - in the class "Flying Dutchman". At the Summer Games in Melbourne (1956) won the first Olympic medal for Australia in sailing. In 1958, he became the world champion in the Flying Dutchman class. However, the Summer Olympics in Rome (1960) ended unsuccessfully for an athlete - he took only 18th place.

In 1949 he founded his sailing business, the company Rolly Tasker Sails in Puheta (Thailand). In 2008, he founded the Australian Sailing Museum in Mangera. In 1986, he was inducted into the Hall of Champions of Western Australia. In 2006 he was awarded the Order of Australia for merits in the development of sailing.