Richard Dodson

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Richard Dodson is a New Zealand sailor best known for winning a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and later competing as a Paralympic sailor after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealander
Olympic sailor
Paralympic sailor
human
sailor
activeInDecade 1990s
2000s
2010s
competedWith Andrew May NERFINISHED
Chris Sharp NERFINISHED
competesIn Paralympic sailing
Soling NERFINISHED
continentOfCitizenship Oceania NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
diagnosis multiple sclerosis
gender male
hasDisability visual impairment due to multiple sclerosis
hasRole crew member
helmsman
hasWonTitle Olympic champion in sailing
isKnownFor competing as a Paralympic sailor
winning Olympic gold medal in Soling
medicalCondition multiple sclerosis
memberOf New Zealand Paralympic sailing team NERFINISHED
nationality New Zealander
notableAchievement Olympic gold medal in Soling at Atlanta 1996
representing New Zealand in Paralympic sailing
occupation sailor
OlympicCity Atlanta NERFINISHED
OlympicEvent Soling NERFINISHED
OlympicGames 1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
ParalympicCity Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
ParalympicEvent Sonar NERFINISHED
ParalympicGames 2016 Summer Paralympics
participatedIn America's Cup campaigns
World Sailing Championships NERFINISHED
representedCountry New Zealand at the Olympics
New Zealand at the Paralympics NERFINISHED
sailingClass Soling NERFINISHED
Sonar NERFINISHED
sport sailing
teamEvent Soling three-person keelboat
wonMedal gold medal
wonMedalAt 1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED

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