Greg Barton
Canoe/Kayak

Greg

Barton

Olympian 1984, 1988, 1992

  • 2

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 2

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Age

65

Event/Discipline: Canoe Sprint, Kayak
  • Four-time Olympic Medalist - the most decorated U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak athlete
  • Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games: BRONZE in K1 1000m
  • Seoul 1988 Olympic Games: GOLD in K1 1000m and GOLD in K2 1000m with Norm Bellingham
  • Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games: BRONZE in K1 1000m
  • 2 gold medals in 1987 World Championships
  • Gold medal in the 1985 World Championships
Trivia: When Greg was a young boy he had to endure many painful surgeries as a result of being born with “club feet”. Because of his problems with his feet, his doctors didn’t think he would be able to do much physical activities.
Olympic Experience
  • 3-time Olympian; 4-time Olympic medalist (2 gold, 2 bronze)
    • Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, bronze (K1 1000m - Men), 4th (K2 1000m - Men)
    • Olympic Games Seoul 1988, gold (K1 1000m - Men, K2 1000m - Men)
    • Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, bronze (K1 1000m - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 1991 – gold (K1 10000m - Men), bronze (K1 1000m - Men)
  • Years of participation: K1 10000m - Men 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991; K1 1000m - Men 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991; K2 1000m - Men 1987; K4 10000m - Men 1979
  • Medals: 6 (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 1991 (K1 10000m - Men); 1987 (K1 10000m - Men, K1 1000m - Men); 1985 (K1 10000m - Men)
    • Silver – 1990 (K1 10000m - Men)
    • Bronze – 1991 (K1 1000m - Men)

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