Peter Commette

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Peter Commette
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Peter Commette in 2017
Personal information
Born (1954-03-13) March 13, 1954 (age 68)
Bronxville, New York
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sailing career
Club
College team Burgee of Tufts University.SVG   Tufts University
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Montreal 1976. 11th Finn

Peter Michael Commette (born March 13, 1954) is an American sailor who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He raced Finn and finished in 11th place. [1]

He also was champion and 1st in 1974 in the first Laser World Championships; 2nd in 470 World Championships; North American champion in Finn; U.S. National champion in Snipe (1985), 2nd in U.S. E-Scow National Championship; 3rd, 5th, 7th in Snipe World Championships and Bronze Medal in Pan-American Games. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Commette". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. "Peter Commette". Snipe Today. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2015.