Colin Kenneth Beashel , OAM (born November 21, 1959 in Sydney ) is a retired Australian sailor .
successes
Colin Beashel, of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club sailed, took six times in the boat class Star class at the Olympic Games in part, of which four times with David Giles . In 1984 he finished eleventh in Los Angeles with Richard Coxon , at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul he was seventh with Gregory Torpy . David Giles, he finished 1992 in Barcelona also still in seventh place before the two four years out in Atlanta succeeded in winning the bronze medal. With 32 points, they finished the regatta in third place behind the Brazilian and Swedish boats. The Games in 2000 in Sydney they closed again starting in seventh place, while in 2004 in Athens did not come on the 15th square. At the 2004 Games, Beashel served as the flag bearer for the Australian delegation at the opening ceremony. In 1998 they became world champions together in Portorož, and a year later they won the open European championships in Helsinki . In 2003 they won bronze at the European Championships.
At the 25th America's Cup in 1983, Beashel was a crew member of Australia II under skipper John Bertrand , who led the boat to victory in the competition against the US defending champions with the Liberty . For this success he received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1985 . His sister-in-law Carrie Butler-Beashel took part in four Olympic regattas in windsurfing .
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