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Kevin Lobdell Burnham (December 21, 1956 – November 27, 2020) was an American two-time Olympic medalist in the sport of sailing. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Morgan Reeser in the 470 class.

Kevin Burnham

Personal information
Born	December 21, 1956 (1956-12-21) Hollis, Queens, New York, U.S.
Died	November 27, 2020(2020-11-27) (aged 63)
Medal record Men's sailing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2004 Athens 470 class 1992 Barcelona 470 class

Having competed in Olympic Trials in 1992, 1996, and 2004, Burnham never gave up on his dream of winning a gold medal. In the 2004 Olympics his dream came true and he won the gold medal with Paul Foerster in the 470 class. Kevin was the oldest gold medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Burnham was an 11-time U.S. champion in various boats. He was a sailing coach for various international teams and he was the Head International 420 Coach for LIMA, The Long Island Mid Atlantic Sailing Team, from September 2015 until March 2017.

Burnham died on November 27, 2020 from complications of pulmonary disease. He was 63 years old.[1]

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Burnham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.

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- [en] Kevin Burnham

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[fr] Kevin Burnham

Kevin Burnham, né le 21 décembre 1956 et mort le 28 novembre 2020[1], est un skipper américain.

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[it] Kevin Burnham

Kevin Lobdell Burnham (New York, 21 dicembre 1956 – 27 novembre 2020) è stato un velista statunitense.

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