John C. Lovell is an American

United States

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 competitive sailor, four-time Olympian, and Olympic silver medalist.

Career

Lovell has competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

, 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

, 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, and the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

Athens

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, Lovell, along with his partner Charlie Ogletree

Charlie Ogletree

Charles S. "Charlie" Ogletree is an American competitive sailor, four-time Olympian, and Olympic silver medalist.-Career:...

, won a silver medal in the tornado class. Coincidently, He shares the same exact birthday as Charlie Ogletree.

External links

• John Lovell biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-06-12.