Gerry Fairhead

{{Short description|Canadian sailor (1923–2019)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date text|March 23, 1923}}

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| death_date = {{Death-date and age|July 5, 2019|March 23, 1923}}

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Arthur Gerald "Gerry" Fairhead (March 23, 1923 – July 5, 2019) was a Canadian sailor. He placed eighth in the Star class at the 1948 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Gerry Fairhead |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/gerry-fairhead-1.html |accessdate=8 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065411/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/gerry-fairhead-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |quote=Full name: Arthur Gerald Fairhead}}{{cite web |title=Arthur Fairhead |url=https://www.remembering.ca/obituary/arthur-fairhead-1076004337 |publisher=Remembering Canada |accessdate=31 July 2019}}