Peter Commette

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Peter Commette
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Commette in 2017
Personal information
Full namePeter Michael Commette
Born (1954-03-13) March 13, 1954 (age 70)
Bronxville, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sailing career
Club
College team Burgee of Tufts University.SVG   Tufts University
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Montreal 1976. 11th Finn
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Havana Snipe
Laser World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Hamilton Laser
470 World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Kiel 470
Snipe World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Porto Snipe

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.