James Barton (born March 3, 1956, in

Lincoln County, Tennessee Lincoln County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,319. Its county seat and largest city is Fayetteville. The county is named for Major General Benjamin L ...

) is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the

Soling The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympics until the Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Olympics as "Sa ...

class at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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, together with Jeff Madrigali and Kent Massey.

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* * * 1956 births Living people American male sailors (sport) Soling class sailors Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub