Jim Barton (sailor)

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Jim Barton
Personal information
Full nameJames Barton
BornMarch 3, 1956 (1956-03-03) (age 67)
Lincoln County, Tennessee, U.S.
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) Soling
Club San Francisco Yacht Club
St. Francis Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Soling class

James Barton (born March 3, 1956 in Lincoln County, Tennessee) is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Jeff Madrigali and Kent Massey. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Barton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2011.