Lorne Leibel (born 14 January 1951) is a Canadian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

and one of Canada’s wealthiest real estate developers. He competed in the Tempest event at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. In 2006, he was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. He is president of real estate developer Canada Homes. His younger son Blake Leibel was convicted of

first degree murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse committed with the necessary Intention (criminal law), intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisd ...

and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

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* 1951 births Living people Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Canada Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Tempest Sailors (sport) from Toronto 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-yachtracing-bio-stub