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Mike Mooney
Personal information
Full name	Michael Macdonald Mooney
Nationality	American
Born	May 14, 1930; New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	November 18, 1985 (aged 55); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Sailing career
Class	6 Metre
Club	Seawanhaka Corinthian YC
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Michael Macdonald "Mike" Mooney (May 14, 1930 – November 18, 1985) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in New York City, New York and died in Washington, D.C.^[1]^[2]

He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Alfred Loomis and James Weekes.^[3]

References edit

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Mooney". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2015. Full name: Michael Macdonald "Mike" Mooney
^ "Michael Mooney, 55, Former Editor For Harper's, Author of 8 Books, Dies". Washington Post. November 20, 1985.
^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2008.