Robin Aisher

{{Short description|British sailor (1934–2023)}}

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

{{infobox sportsperson

| name = Robin Aisher

| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}

| birth_date = 24 January 1934

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|6|26|1934|1|24}}

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport | Sailing}}

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

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

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

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|1967 Nassau|5.5m}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1966 Copenhagen|5.5m}}

}}

Robin Allingham Aisher {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (24 January 1934 – 26 June 2023) was a British sailor. He won a bronze medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics together with Adrian Jardine and Paul Anderson.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Robin Aisher |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ai/robin-aisher-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202200945/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ai/robin-aisher-1.html |archive-date=2 December 2016}}

A long-time member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, he served as the club's Vice-Commodore in the period 1977–1980. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1986 Birthday Honours.

Aisher died on 26 June 2023, at the age of 89.{{cite news |title=Robin Allingham Aisher OBE |url=https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/aisher-notices_52290 |access-date=29 June 2023 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=29 June 2023}}

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