August 14, 2014
A FITTING HONOUR: Wellington Miller (left), president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee, in conjunction with the Ministry of Sports plan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokoyo Olympic Games gold medal performance by Sir Durward Knowles (right) and the late Cecil Cooke.
Photo by Lamond Johnson/Tribune Staff
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Legendary sailors Sir Durward Knowles and Cecil Cooke to be honoured at gala banquet
Fifty years ago after they combined to break the barrier as the first Bahamians to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games, the Bahamas Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture will honour skipper Sir Durward ‘Sea Wolf’ Knowles and his crew member, the late Cecil Cooke, for their historic feat in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964.
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