What is Earle Wells?
'''Earle Leonard Wells''' (27 October 1933 – 1 October 2021) was a New Zealand Olympic gold medalist. He competed in [[Yacht racing|yachting]]. Wells won the [[Flying Dutchman (dinghy)|Flying Dutchman]] [[One-Design|class]] at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]. Wells was born in [[Auckland]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/earle-wells/|title=Earle Wells – New Zealand Olympic Team|date=9 February 2016|access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref> He died on 1 October 2021, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/former-olympic-gold-medallist-earle-wells-dies-aged-87/Z5L7A6GNKM7LGRR4A3NDXOULTM/ |title=Former Olympic gold medallist Earle Wells dies aged 87 |date=4 October 2021 |work=New Zealand Herald |access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Earle}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Auckland]] {{sports-bio-stub}}