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Robbie Haines 
Summary
Robert Bentley Haines, Jr. (born March 27, 1954) is an American sailor and Olympic champion. Born in San Diego, California, he has won seven world championships in 4 different class of boats. He was associate producer and sailing team manager for the Walt Disney film "Morning Light". He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for being a member of the 1980 US Olympic Sailing Team, which did not compete in the Soviet Union (Estonia) due to the boycott of the Olympic Games that year by President Jimmy Carter.
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| Full name | Robert Bentley Haines, Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 27, 1954 (age 70) San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Haines, skipper of the Haines-Trevelyan-Davis team, received a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1] Haines was inducted into the San Diego Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.[2]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robbie Haines". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
- ^ Axelson, David (February 12, 2018). "Olympic Sailing Gold Medalist Robbie Haines Inducted Into San Diego Sports Hall Of Fame". Coronado Eagle & Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
External links edit
- Robbie Haines at World Sailing (archived)
- Robbie Haines at Olympedia
