Stuart Hodge Walker | |
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.JPG) Walker in 2012 | |
| Born | April 19, 1923 |
| Died | November 12, 2018 (aged 95) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Middlebury College |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatrics |
| Years active | Retirement Profession 1984, International Sailing 2016 |
| Employer | Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| Known for | Olympic yachtsman, writer and a professor of pediatrics from the United States. He has competed as a sailor at the Olympic Games; won many national and international championships in different classes. |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Title | President International Soling Association |
| Term | 1991 - 1994 |
| Predecessor | Sam Merrick |
| Successor | George Wossala |
| Spouse | Frances Taylor (1944 - 2012) Patricia Empey (2013 until his death) |
| Children | Susan (1946) and Lee (1950) |
| Awards | Sailing World Hall of Fame Class of 1982 United States National Sailing Hall of Fame in Class of 2013 |
Stuart Hodge Walker (April 19, 1923 – November 12, 2018) was an American Olympic yachtsman, writer, and a professor of pediatrics. He competed as a sailor at the Olympic Games; won many national and international championships in different classes and wrote over ten books.