Con Linton

{{short description|New Zealand sailor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}

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| name = Con Linton

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| fullname = Cornelius Linton

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| birth_date = 9 January 1938

| birth_place = Nelson, New Zealand

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|12|30|1938|1|9}}

| death_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| classes = Soling

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Cornelius "Con" Linton (9 January 1938 – 30 December 2016) was a New Zealand sailor. He represented his country in the Soling class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel, with Steve Marten as helmsman and Jack Scholes as fellow crew member, finishing in 21st place.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Con Linton |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/con-linton-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082714/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/con-linton-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 24 August 2017 }}

Born in Nelson in 1938, Linton was educated at Nelson College from 1951 to 1952.{{cite book | chapter=Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005 | title=Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 | year=2006 | edition=6th | type=CD-ROM}} He died at his home in Auckland on 30 December 2016.{{cite news |title=Cornelius (Con) Linton |url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?pid=183407037 |date=7 January 2017 |accessdate=24 August 2017 |work=New Zealand Herald}}