Peter Barrett (sailor)

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Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Sailing
Olympic Games
Gold Mexico City 1968 Star
Silver Tokyo 1964 Finn

Peter Barrett (February 20, 1935 – December 17, 2000) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the star class with the boat North Star, together with Lowell North.[1]

He received a silver medal in the finn class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]

Career

Barrett competed in three Olympic Games and won two medals. He finished 11th in the Finn at the Naples, Italy Games 1960, won a silver medal in the Finn at the 1964 Tokyo Games, and crewing for Lowell North won the Star class gold medal at the 1968 Games in Acapulco, Mexico. Throughout his competitive career Pete won several championships including the 470 Nationals, Finn North Americans, the C-Scow Blue Chip Regatta, and the A-Scow Inlands. He also crewed aboard the winning boat in the 1971 Chicago-Mackinac Race. In addition, Barrett served as a contributing editor to Yacht Racing/Cruising (now Sailing World)."

Family

Peter Barrett was the husband of Laurie Barrett (now a retired accountant) and father of three children, Kevin Barrett, Bruce Barrett, and Tara Barrett who are now adults. His most well known son, Kevin Barrett was a lecturer at the University Of Wisconsin.

References

  1. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)
  2. "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)


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