Emelyn Whiton

Emelyn Whiton
Emelyn Whiton
Born	March 1, 1916; New York City, United States
Died	March 1, 1962 (aged 46); New York, New York, United States
Cause of death	American Airlines Flight 1 plane crash
Occupation	sailor
Notable work	6-metre alternate, 1952 Summer Olympics
Spouses	Herman Whiton (m. 1939; div. 1957),; Brewster Righter (m. 1958)

Emelyn Thatcher Whiton (née Leonard, later Righter, March 1, 1916 – March 1, 1962) was an American sailor.

Emelyn Leonard was born in New York City. In 1939 she married Herman Whiton, who was helmsman of the American boat Llanoria which won the 6 metre class at the 1948 Olympics.^[1] Herman repeated the feat at the 1952 Olympics with the same boat and a different crew, including his wife as an alternate. Since she had not participated in the Olympic regatta she did not receive a medal.^[2]

Emelyn divorced Herman Whiton in 1957 and married Brewster Righter in 1958.^[3] She died in the plane crash of American Airlines Flight 1 in Jamaica Bay, on her 46th birthday.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emelyn Whiton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
^ Churchill, Owen P. (1952). "Yachting". 1952 United States Olympic Book. US Olympic Committee. pp. 72, 238–239.
^ "MRS. WHITON REMARRIED; Former Emelyn Leonard Wed Here to Brewster Righter". The New York Times. 16 February 1958. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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