Hilary Smart

Hilary Hurlburt Smart was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the star class with the boat Hilarius, together with his father, Paul Smart. He often described his Olympic victory by speaking about the unbelievable feeling of watching the torch come in at the Olympic Stadium. It made me feel proud and responsible to think that my dad and I were the only Americans in our specialty since each country was allowed just a single twoman boat.

Hilary Hurlburt Smart was born July 29, 1925. His father was Paul Smart. Although Hilary was born in New York City, he was raised in Darien, Connecticut. In 1943, he joined the Aviation Cadet Training Program, where he was a specialist in navigation. Smart served there until 1945. Smart attended Choate School. He won an intercollegiate star class championship in 1946, while an undergraduate at Harvard University. While attending the university, Smart cofounded the Crimson Key Society, and graduated in 1947.

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