Peter Barrett

Peter Barrett is the name of:

Peter Barrett (sailor)

Peter Jones Barrett (February 20, 1935 – December 17, 2000) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. 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 Lowell North.

He received a silver medal in the finn class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Career

Barrett competed in three Olympic Games and won two medals. He finished 11th in the Finn at the Naples, Italy Games 1960, won a silver medal in the Finn at the 1964 Tokyo Games, and crewing for Lowell North won the Star class gold medal at the 1968 Games in Acapulco, Mexico. Throughout his competitive career Pete won several championships including the 470 Nationals, Finn North Americans, the C-Scow Blue Chip Regatta, and the A-Scow Inlands. He also crewed aboard the winning boat in the 1971 Chicago-Mackinac Race. In addition, Barrett served as a contributing editor to Yacht Racing/Cruising (now Sailing World), and designed several popular sailboats including the Aquarius 21 and 23 built by Coastal Recreation, and the Mega 30 built by C&C Yachts.

Peter Barrett (cricketer)

Peter Barrett (3 June 1955 – 28 October 1983) was an English cricketer. Barrett was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Winchester, Hampshire.

Barrett made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Yorkshire in the 1975 County Championship. He made five further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1976 County Championship. In his six matches, he scored 138 runs at an average of 12.54, with a high score of 26. He made his only List A appearance against Essex in the 1976 John Player League. In this match, he scored 28 runs before being dismissed by Stuart Turner.

Outside of county cricket, Barrett played club cricket for Lymington Cricket Club. He was killed in a car crash in Everton, Hampshire on 28 October 1983, at the age of just 28.

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