Brian Ledbetter

{{short description|American sailor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Brian Ledbetter | image = Brian Ledbetter Seoul 1988 Olympic Games DD-ST-89-00277.jpg | image_size = | caption = Ledbetter in 1988 | full_name = Brian Richard Ledbetter | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|November 18, 1963}} | birth_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S. | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[sailing (sport)|sailing]]}} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalSilver| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Finn|Finn class]]}} }}

'''Brian Richard Ledbetter''' (born November 18, 1963, in [[San Diego, California]]) is an American competitive sailor who won a silver medal in the [[Finn (dinghy)|Finn class]] at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympic Games]] in [[Barcelona]].

==Career==

At the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], Ledbetter placed 10th in the finn class.

At the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], Ledbetter finished in 2nd place in the finn class.

At the 2013 Star Class World Championship<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140903065216/http://www.starclass.org/search.cgi?Action=view&Event_id=2500 2013 Star Class World Championship]</ref> in San Diego, CA, Ledbetter earned two Gold Chevrons by winning Race 2, on September 2, 2013.

At the 2015 Star Class Western Hemisphere Championship<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105744/http://www.starclass.org/search.cgi?Action=view&Event_id=3335 2015 Star Class Western Hemisphere Championship]</ref> in Miami, FL, Ledbetter finished in 1st place, on April 19, 2015.

==References== {{reflist}} * {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/brian-ledbetter-1.html |title=Brian Ledbetter |access-date=June 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712041201/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/brian-ledbetter-1.html |archive-date=July 12, 2011}} * Star Class World Championship Daily 1st, from [http://www.starclass.org/ StarClass.org]; retrieved September 3, 2013. * Star Class 2015 Western Hemisphere Championship, from [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105744/http://www.starclass.org/search.cgi?Action=view&Event_id=3335]; retrieved September 4, 2015.

==External links== * {{Olympics.com|brian-richard-ledbetter|Brian Richard Ledbetter|org_id=brian-ledbetter|org_name=Brian Ledbetter|org_archive=20191111231219}} * {{Olympedia}}

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