Sture Stork
sailor (1930–2002)
Sture Henrik Stork (25 July 1930 – 27 March 2002) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
In 1956 he won the gold medal as part of the Swedish boat Rush V in the 5.5 metre class event. Eight years later he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat Rush VII in the 5.5 metre class event.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3364485. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1930, 2002, 1956 and 1964.
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