Kevin Burnham

Kevin Burnham
Medal record
Men's sailing
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 470 class
Silver 1992 Barcelona 470 class

Kevin Lobdell Burnham (born December 21, 1956 in Hollis, New York) is an American two-time Olympic medalist in the sport of sailing. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Morgan Reeser in the 470 class.

Having competed in every Olympic Trials since 1984, Burnham never gave up on his dream of winning a gold medal. In the 2004 Olympics his dream came true and he won the gold medal with Paul Foerster in the 470 class. Kevin was the oldest gold medalist at the 2004 Olympics Games in Athens, Greece. He is now a sailing coach for various international teams.

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