Kenneth Carey

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKenneth Anton•Carey
Used nameKenneth•Carey
Born8 July 1893 in Wilmington, California (USA)
Died4 January 1981 in Los Angeles, California (USA)
AffiliationsCalifornia Yacht Club, Los Angeles (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Kenneth Carey sailed for Pierpont Davis aboard his boat, the Santa Maria, in the Final Olympic Trials in 1932. They finished 2nd to Owen Churchill’s crew, but Churchill asked the members of Davis’s crew to participate in the Olympics and allowed everybody to sail at least one race. Thus Carey, a member of the California Yacht Club, sailed in the Olympics and won a gold medal. Carey graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1915 with a degree in law and later practiced as a lawyer in California. He was also involved in the administration of boat racing in the state.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Sailing USA Kenneth Carey
8 metres, Open (Olympic) Angelita 1 Gold