Kent Massey
| Kent Massey medal table |
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 United States
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 Olympic games
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| bronze | Atlanta 1996 | Soling |
 Sailing world championships
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| bronze | Helsinki 1994 | Soling |
Joseph Kent Massey (born April 2, 1952 in Oklahoma City ) is a retired American sailor .
successes
Kent Massey took part in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta alongside Jim Barton as a crew member on the US Soling- class boat of skipper Jeff Madrigali . After ten races in the Fleet Race , they qualified with 36 points in second place directly for the semi-finals, which, like the rest of the final round, was held in the Match Race . They lost 3-1 to the Russian boat, but defeated the British boat 3-1 in the duel for third place, with which Massey, Barton and Madrigali won the bronze medal. Two years earlier, the crew in Helsinki had also secured bronze at the World Championships .
Web links
- Kent Massey in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Kent Massey in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Massey, Kent |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Massey, Joseph Kent (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oklahoma City , United States |