Peter Michael Commette (born March 13, 1954) is an American sailor who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He raced Finn and finished in 11th place.[1]

Peter Commette
Commette in 2017
Personal information
Born (1954-03-13) March 13, 1954 (age 70)
Bronxville, New York
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sailing career
Club
College team Tufts University
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsMontreal 1976. 11th Finn
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place Havana 1991 Snipe
Laser World Championships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_World_Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 Hamilton Laser
470 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1973 Kiel 470
Snipe World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Porto Snipe

He also was champion and 1st in 1974 in the first Laser World Championships; 2nd in 470 World Championships; North American champion in Finn; U.S. National champion in Snipe (1985), 2nd in U.S. E-Scow National Championship; 3rd, 5th, 7th in Snipe World Championships and Bronze Medal in Pan-American Games.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Commette". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Peter Commette". Snipe Today. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2015.