Kevin Burnham

Kevin Lobdell Burnham (born December 21, 1956 in Hollis, Queens, New York) is 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
Full name	Kevin Lobdell Burnham
Born	December 21, 1956 (1956-12-21) (age 63) Hollis, Queens, New York, U.S.
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 US champion in various boats. He is now 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.

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 2020-04-18.