Earle Wells

Personal information
Born	(1933-10-27)27 October 1933 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	1 October 2021(2021-10-01) (aged 87) Whakatāne, New Zealand
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Medal record Men's sailing Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Flying Dutchman

Earle Leonard Wells (27 October 1933 – 1 October 2021) was an Olympic gold medallist for New Zealand in yachting. With Helmer Pedersen, Wells won the Flying Dutchman class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Wells was born in Auckland in October 1933. He was also a rower, and his coxed four narrowly missed selection for the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1][2]

He later raced in the Dragon class before taking up ocean racing and competed in 5 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races. He helmed Condor.^[1]

Wells and Pedersen were inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

Wells died on 1 October 2021, at the age of 87.^[3]

References

External links

• Earle Leonard Wells at World Sailing (archived, alternate link)
• Earle Leonard Wells at Olympics.com
• Earle Wells at Olympedia
• Helmer Pedersen and Earle Wells at the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame

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