Ian Barrows poses for a photo.
Sailing

Ian Barrows

Olympian 2024

Ian Barrows

  • 0

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Ian Barrows sailing during competition.

Age

30

Hometown

St. Thomas, VI

Education

Yale University, '17

Personal
  • Ian Barrows grew up in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, where he began his sailing career
  • He grew a love for sailing and competed in high school and internationally on the youth sailing stage
  • Ian's older brother, Thomas, competed at Beijing 2008 and London 2012
  • Barrows and Mitchell Kiss narrowly missed Tokyo 2020, finishing second at trials
Career Highlights
  • Pan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (49er - Men)
  • ISAF Youth World Championships, Dún Laoghaire, 2012 (420 - Men)
  • World Cup, 2012 (49er - Open)
  • Class World Championships Youth, Cannes, 2010 (Byte CII - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2024 – 16th (49er - Men)
  • Years of participation: 49er - Men 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; 420 - Open 2010, 2012
  • Top finish: 4th – 2021 (49er - Men)
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 bronze)

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