Hal H. Haenel (born October 18, 1958 in

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) is an American

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and Olympic Champion. He competed at the

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in Barcelona and won a gold medal in the

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class with Mark Reynolds. He received a silver medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in Seoul.

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* * * 1958 births Living people American male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Star Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sailing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Star class world champions World champions in sailing for the United States 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-yachtracing-Olympic-medalist-stub