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{{Short description|American sailor (1956–2020)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox sailor
| name           = Kevin Burnham
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| full_name      = Kevin Lobdell Burnham
| birth_date     = {{birth date text|December 21, 1956}}
| birth_place    = [[Hollis, Queens]], [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date     = {{death date and age|2020|11|27|1956|12|21}}
| death_place    = New York City, U.S.
| height         = 185 cm
| weight         = 70 kg
| classes        = [[470 (dinghy)|470]]
| club           = {{yachtclub|Key Biscayne Yacht Club}}
| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[sailing (sport)|sailing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 470 class|470 class]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 470|470 class]] }}
}}

'''Kevin Lobdell Burnham''' (December 21, 1956 – November 27, 2020) was an American two-time Olympic medalist in the sport of [[sailing (sport)|sailing]]. He won the silver medal in 1992 with [[Morgan Reeser]] in the [[470 class]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Kevin Burnham |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/kevin-burnham-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/kevin-burnham-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref>

Having competed in Olympic Trials in 1992, 1996, and 2004, Burnham never gave up on his dream of winning a gold medal. In the [[2004 Olympics]] he won the gold medal with [[Paul Foerster]] in the 470 class. Kevin was the oldest gold medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games in [[Athens, Greece]]. Burnham was an 11-time U.S. champion in various boats. He was a sailing coach for various international teams, and he was the Head International 420 Coach for LIMA, The Long Island Mid Atlantic Sailing Team, from September 2015 until March 2017.

Burnham died on November 27, 2020, from complications of pulmonary disease. He was 63 years old.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ussailing.org/news/kevinburnham/ |title=Olympic Champion Kevin Burnham Passes Away |publisher=[[US Sailing]] |first=Colin |last=Rupp |date=November 27, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Sailing|id=USAKB7|www=kevin-burnham}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|kevin-burnham}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{YouTube|4oY0Gdvrmjg|Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Series - Paul Foerster & Kevin Burnham - August 5, 2020}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions Men's 470}}

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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:American male sailors (sport)]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sailing]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470]]
[[Category:Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:US Sailor of the Year]]
[[Category:Deaths from lung disease]]
[[Category:People from Hollis, Queens]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Queens, New York]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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