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 "excerpt": "Andrew Jackson Libano, Jr. was an American sailor from New Orleans who won the Star class gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics with helmsman Gilbert Gray.",
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 "markdown": "# Andrew Libano\n\n**Andrew Libano** (Andrew Jackson Libano, Jr.; January 19, 1903 – June 22, 1935) was an American sailor who won the gold medal in the [Star](https://www.edgepedia.org/star-keelboat) class, a two-person keelboat event, at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, sailing as crew to helmsman [Gilbert Gray](https://www.edgepedia.org/gilbert-gray).<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup> He competed at his only Olympic Games, and died in New Orleans three years later from a streptococcal infection.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Full name | Andrew Jackson Libano, Jr.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup> |\n| Born / died | January 19, 1903, New Orleans, Louisiana; June 22, 1935, New Orleans (aged 32 years 5 months 3 days)<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup> |\n| Olympic result | Gold, Star class (Two-Person Keelboat, Men), 1932 Los Angeles, with helmsman Gilbert Gray<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup> |\n| Club | Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup> |\n| Education and work | Rugby Academy, then Tulane University; wholesale grocery business with his father<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup> |\n\n## The 1932 Olympic regatta\n\nLibano and Gray were members of the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans and had sailed together for five years before the Games.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup> En route to Los Angeles, the pair claimed victory at the Preliminary Olympic Trials in New Orleans, at the Gulf Coast Semi-Final Olympic Trials, held likewise in New Orleans, and at the Final Olympic Trials in [Long Beach, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/long-beach-california).<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup>\n\nThe final standings gave the silver medal to Great Britain's Colin Ratsey and Peter Jaffe with 35.0 points and the bronze to Sweden's Gunnar Asther and Daniel Sunden-Cullberg with 28.0 points.<sup>[2](https://sporthenon.com/result/1932/Sailing/Olympic-Games/Men/Star/KJJS2NBXGY2S2MI?lang=en)</sup> The event was dated August 12, 1932 in the French sports daily record of his career.<sup>[3](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/andrew-libano/90404)</sup>\n\n## Life outside sailing\n\nLibano attended Rugby Academy in New Orleans and then [Tulane University](https://www.edgepedia.org/tulane-university).<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup> He worked in the wholesale grocery business with his father, who was president of J. & M. Schabacher.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup>\n\n## Death\n\nThree years after the Olympic regatta, Libano died in New Orleans on June 22, 1935, as a result of a streptococcal infection.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup> He was 32 years old.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Olympedia – Andrew Libano](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62768)\n2. [Sporthenon – 1932 Sailing, Olympic Games, Men, Star](https://sporthenon.com/result/1932/Sailing/Olympic-Games/Men/Star/KJJS2NBXGY2S2MI?lang=en)\n3. [L'Équipe – Andrew Libano, voile](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/andrew-libano/90404)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Sports, games, and recreation › Individual sports and outdoor recreation › Water sports › Sailors (competitive biographies) › American Olympic sailors*\n\n*Initially written Oct 21, 2026 · Edited: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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 "speakable": "Andrew Jackson Libano, Jr. was an American sailor from New Orleans who won the Star class gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics with helmsman Gilbert Gray."
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