 2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Robins | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | David Noel Robins | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Stumbles | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1935 Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 May 2003 (aged 67) Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | Soling Sonar 12 Metre | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 13-April-2020 | |||||||||||||||
David Noel Robins, OAM[1][2] (3 September 1935 – 22 May 2003)[3] was an Australian sailor. He began sailing as a child, and became partially quadriplegic after receiving a spinal fracture from a car crash at the age of 21. He was the skipper of Australia in the 1977 America's Cup, won the 1981 Admiral's Cup, and won a gold medal in sailing at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. He died on 22 May 2003, four weeks after being struck by a car.
- ^ "Robins, Noel, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Robins, David Noel: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "First-time gold for Paralympics sailor". The Courier-Mail. 2 June 2003. p. 24.