Arthur Downes

For the New Zealand soldier and policeman, see Arthur Downes (police officer).

Arthur Drummond Downes (23 February 1883, in Kelvinside, Glasgow – 12 September 1956, in Helensburgh) was a Scottish sailor who competed for the Royal Clyde Yacht Club at the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1][2]

Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
	1908 London	12 metre

Son of a Kelvinside paper merchant, Downes was qualified in medicine (MA, MBChB) at the University of Glasgow; he practiced first at Glasgow, then at Helensburgh for over forty years.^[3][4]

He was a crew member of the Scottish boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.^[5]

In 1920, Downes married Mary Angela, daughter of merchant James Young of Rockmount, Helensburgh.^[6]