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Peter Mander

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As a teenager in Christchurch, Peter Mander developed his yachting skills on the Sumner estuary. Mander would go on to win 16 national yachting titles in eight different design classes between 1945 and 1985, including New Zealand's first Olympic gold medal in a yachting pursuit.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Joan Mander Collection (PAColl-7192)
Reference: PA12-2385
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Peter Mander, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/peter-mander, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated