Colin Kenneth Beashel (born 21 November 1959) is an Australian sailor who crewed on the winning America's Cup team

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in 1983 and competed at six Olympics between 1984 and 2004, winning bronze in 1996. He became, jointly with Brazilian

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, the eighth sailor to compete at six Olympics. He helmed Australia Challenge at the

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. Born in Sydney, Beashel comes from a sailing family. His father Ken is a local sailing legend. His brother

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was a sailor for

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in the Americas Cup in

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and 2013. Adam's wife Lanee Butler sailed at four Olympics. Beashel competed at the Olympics in the two-person keelboat, with Richard Coxon in 1984,

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in 1988, and David Giles from 1992 to 2004. He and Giles also won the World Championships in 1998 in the Star class. He now runs the family boat shop in

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1959 births Living people Australian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Star Star class world champions Sailors from Sydney Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1987 America's Cup sailors 1983 America's Cup sailors 1992 America's Cup sailors World champions in sailing for Australia Etchells class world champions {{Australia-Olympic-medalist-stub

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