Paul Anderson (sailor)

{{Short description|British sailor (1935–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{infobox sportsperson

| name = Paul Richard Anderson

| honorific_suffix = OBE

| birth_date = 26 February 1935

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2022|3|7|1935|2|26}}

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport | Sailing}}

{{Medal|Country | {{GBR2}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Bronze| 1968 Mexico City | 5.5m class}}

}}

Paul Richard Anderson OBE (26 February 1935 – 7 March 2022) was a British sailor and bronze medallist. He won a bronze medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics together with Robin Aisher and Adrian Jardine.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Paul Anderson |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/paul-anderson-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202205607/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/paul-anderson-2.html |archive-date=2 December 2016}}

Anderson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to Special Olympics Great Britain.{{London Gazette |issue=59808 |date=11 June 2011 |page=9 |supp=y }} He died on 7 March 2022, at the age of 87.{{cite news |title=Anderson, Paul Richard |url=https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/255958/anderson |access-date=11 March 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=11 March 2022}}