Isaac Thomas Thornycroft
British motorboat racer
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| Intro | British motorboat racer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Motorboat racer | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 22 November 1881, Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, Hampshire | |
| Death | 6 June 1955Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, Hampshire (aged 73 years) |
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Isaac Thomas "Tom" Thornycroft (22 November 1881 – 6 June 1955) was an English motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain.
He won two gold medals in the only motor boat competitions included in the Olympics as helmsman of the Gyrinus II, which was designed by his father Sir John Isaac Thornycroft.
He became a yacht designer and helmsman of J Class racing yachts.