John Reid (sailor)

{{short description|American sailor}}

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| full_name = John Sidney Reid

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| birth_date = {{Birth date text|November 27, 1918}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death-date and age|May 17, 1954|November 27, 1918}}

| death_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.

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| classes = Star

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{{MedalSport | Men's sailing }}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1952 Helsinki | Star class }}

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John Sidney Reid (November 27, 1918 – May 17, 1954) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with John Price.{{cite sports-reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/john-reid-1.html |title=John Reid |access-date=March 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105074552/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/john-reid-1.html |archive-date=November 5, 2012}}