Noel Robins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Noel Robins

Australian sailor

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1935

Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 22-May-2003

Profession: sailor

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

David Noel Robins, OAM(3 September 1935 – 22 May 2003) was an Australian sailor.
He began sailing as a child, and became partially quadriplegic after receiving a spinal fracture from a car crash at the age of 21.
He was the skipper of Australia in the 1977 America's Cup, won the 1981 Admiral's Cup, and won a gold medal in sailing at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.
He died on 22 May 2003, four weeks after being struck by a car.