- Colin Beashel
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AustraliaMen's Sailing Bronze 1996 Atlanta Star class Colin Kenneth Beashel, born 21 November 1959 in Sydney, is an Australian sailor who crewed on the winning America's Cup team Australia II in 1983[1] and competed at six Olympics between 1984 and 2004, winning bronze in 1996.
He is, jointly with Brazilian Torben Grael, the eighth sailor to compete at six Olympics.
He competed at the Olympics in the two person keelboat, with Richard Coxon in 1984, Gregory Torpy in 1988, and David Giles from 1992 to 2004.[2] He and Giles also won the World Championships in 1998 in the Star class.[1]
He comes from a sailing family. His father Ken is a local sailing legend. His brother Adam was a sailor for Team New Zealand in the Americas Cup in 2003 and 2007.[3][4] Adam's wife Lanee Butler sailed at four Olympics.[5][6]
He now runs the family boat shop in Elvina Bay, Pittwater.
See also
References
- ^ a b http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2004/profiles/colin_beashel.htm
- ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/colin-beashel-1.html
- ^ http://www.emiratesteamnz.com/medcup-series/sailing-team-for-tp52.aspx
- ^ http://www.sailinganarchy.com/rumors/rumors_arch2003.htm
- ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/lanee-butler-beashel-1.html
- ^ http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/OlympicGames/2004/MistralWomen/Lanee.asp
Categories:- Living people
- 1959 births
- Olympic sailors of Australia
- Australian yacht racers
- Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Australian yacht racing biography stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
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