Peter Coleman (sailor)
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 Peter Coleman | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Birth name | Peter James Coleman | ||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||
| Class(es) | Soling, Etchells | ||||||||
| Club | US Sailing Team | ||||||||
| College team | New York Maritime College | ||||||||
Medal record
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Peter J. Coleman is an American competitive sailor. Peter and his brothers Paul Coleman and Gerard grew up in Larchmont, New York[1] close to Horseshoe Harbour and entered into sailing as Team Coleman.[2]
Sailing career
Peter is named in the Inter-collegiate Sailing Association Hall of Fame.[5] He is a North American Champion, and, with his brothers Paul and Gerard, has missed qualifying for the Olympics five separate times. He competed with Paul in the United States Sailing Championship at the 1983 Mallory Cup, and won the gold medal.[6][7]
