Lowell North

Lowell Orton North (December 2, 1929 – June 2, 2019) was an American sailor and Olympic Gold Medalist.[1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the Star class with the boat North Star, together with Peter Barrett.[2]

Lowell North
Personal information
Full nameLowell Orton North
Nickname(s)"The Pope"
NationalityUnited States
Born(1929-12-02)December 2, 1929
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJune 2, 2019(2019-06-02) (aged 89)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Sailing career
Class(es)Dragon, Star
Club San Diego Yacht Club
College team University of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Star class
1964 Tokyo Dragon class
World Championships
1945 Central Long Island SoundStar class
1957 HavanaStar class
1959 Newport HarborStar class
1960 Rio de JaneiroStar class
1973 San DiegoStar class
1956 NaplesStar class
1963 ChicagoStar class
1966 KielStar class
1967 CopenhagenStar class
1971 Puget SoundStar class
1961 San DiegoStar class
1969 San DiegoStar class

Biography

North was born in Springfield, Missouri on December 2, 1929. He was the son of Williard North [3].North was married with Bea.

1945 won the Star World Championship, when he crewed for Malin Burnham on a boat for which he made sails.[4] During the next 30 years he won another four Star Worlds.

In 1957, he founded North Sails in San Diego, a world wide company producing sailing equipment. [5]

He received a bronze medal in the Dragon class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[6]

North participated in 1977 America's Cup defender series where he skippered the 12 metre yacht Enterprise.[7]

North retired in 1984. In 2011, he was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame.[8]

See also

References
  1. Wilson, Bernie. "Pioneering sailmaker Lowell North dies at 89". Washington Post. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing" Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)
  3. "Star Class - History" (PDF). starclass.org. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. "North, Lowell - 2011 Hall of Fame". www.nshof.org. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. http://www.na.northsails.com/AboutUs/HistoryofNorthSails/tabid/1951/Default.aspx
  6. "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing" Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)
  7. "Lowell North Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. "Lowell North 2011 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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