{{Short description|American sprint kayaker (born 1959)}} {{for-multi|the football quarterback|Greg Barton (American football)|the actor|Gregg Barton}} {{use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Greg Barton | image = | caption = | full_name = Gregory Mark Barton | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 2, 1959}} | birth_place = Jackson, Michigan, U.S. | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's canoe sprint }} {{MedalCountry| the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition| Olympic Games }} {{MedalGold| 1988 Seoul | K-1 1000 m}} {{MedalGold| 1988 Seoul|K-2 1000 m}} {{MedalBronze| 1984 Los Angeles|K-1 1000 m}} {{MedalBronze| 1992 Barcelona|K-1 1000 m}} {{MedalCompetition| World Championships }} {{MedalGold| 1985 Mechelen|K-1 10000 m}} {{MedalGold| 1987 Duisburg|K-1 1000 m}} {{MedalGold| 1987 Duisburg|K-1 10000 m}} {{MedalGold| 1991 Paris|K-1 10000 m}} {{MedalSilver| 1990 Poznań|K-1 10000 m}} {{MedalBronze| 1991 Paris|K-1 1000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|1987 Indianapolis|K-1 1000m}} {{MedalGold|1987 Indianapolis|K-2 1000m}} }}
'''Gregory Mark Barton''' (born December 2, 1959) is an American sprint kayaker who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.
During his career he won four Olympic medals, including two gold medals, and four world championship titles.
==Career== Competing in three Summer Olympics, Barton won four medals with two golds (K-1 1000 m, K-2 1000 m: both 1988) and two bronzes (1984, 1992: both in K-1 1000 m).<ref name=olympedia>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/11057 |website=Olympedia |title=Greg Barton |access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref>
Barton also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 1000 m: 1987, K-1 10000 m: 1985, 1987, 1991), a silver (K-1 10000 m: 1990), and a bronze (K-1 1000 m: 1991).
He received a BSE degree in mechanical engineering in 1983 from the University of Michigan,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.epickayaks.com/about/gregbarton | title = GREG BARTON | access-date = 2011-03-29 | publisher = Epic Kayaks | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110429233142/http://www.epickayaks.com/about/gregbarton | archive-date = 2011-04-29 | url-status = dead }}</ref> where he was a member of Chi Phi fraternity. He lives in Seattle, WA with his wife, the former Justine Smith, and their two daughters.
The Greg Barton Cup Challenge for the United States Canoe Association is named in his honor. Shortly before he competed in the Olympics, Barton moved to Homer, Michigan. The traffic circle downtown was named in his honor after he won his gold medals. His brother, Bruce, competed in canoeing for the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Barton currently co-owns and operates Epic Kayaks, which makes high-end kayaks, surfskis, and paddles. His daughters are Hayley and Kendall.
Greg and Kevin Olney won the first SEVENTY48 human powered race in an Epic Surf Ski averaging about 7 mph for the 70 miles from Tacoma, WA to Port Townsend, WA on June 11–12, 2018.
==References== {{reflist}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.uscanoe.com/BartonAndYouth/Index.htm |title=Barton Cup |website=uscanoe.com |publisher=United States Canoe Association |access-date=June 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718211418/http://www.uscanoe.com/BartonAndYouth/Index.htm |archive-date=July 18, 2009}} * {{cite web |editor-last=Kamber |editor-first=Raymond |editor-link=Raymond Kamber |date=2008 |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/results_history_-_complete_medal_winners_icf_updated_2007.pdf |title=Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) |website=CanoeICF.com |publisher=International Canoe Federation |pages=1–83 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200125/https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/results_history_-_complete_medal_winners_icf_updated_2007.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2018}} * {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/greg-barton-1.html |title=Greg Barton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024132928/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/greg-barton-1.html |archive-date=2010-10-24 |url-status=dead}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.epickayaks.com/ |title=Website for Epic Kayaks |website=epickayaks.com}}
==Further reading== * {{cite book | author=Endicott, Bill | title=The Barton Mold: A Study in Sprint Kayaking | publisher=USA Canoe Kayak | year=1995}}
==External links== {{Portal|Biography}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110429233142/http://www.epickayaks.com/about/gregbarton "Greg Barton"], ''Epic Kayaks''. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110307174113/http://www.epickayaks.com/extras/The%20Barton%20Mold "The Barton Mold"], ''Epic Kayaks''. * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile|gregory-mark-barton}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Men K-1 1000 m}} {{Footer Olympic Champions Men K-2 1000 m}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-1 1000 m Men}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint K-1 10000 m Men}}
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