John Desmond Dillon (24 March 1921 in Westbourne – 17 October 1988 in Hampshire) was a British sailor. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References 1921 births 1988 deaths British male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Westbourne, West Sussex 20th-century British people