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'''Lowell Orton North''' (December 2, 1929 – June 2, 2019) was an [[United States|American]] [[sailboat racing|sailor]] and Olympic Gold Medalist.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Bernie |title=Pioneering sailmaker Lowell North dies at 89. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/pioneering-sailmaker-lowell-north-dies-at-89/2019/06/03/e6971354-866c-11e9-9d73-e2ba6bbf1b9b_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604065743/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/pioneering-sailmaker-lowell-north-dies-at-89/2019/06/03/e6971354-866c-11e9-9d73-e2ba6bbf1b9b_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |access-date=June 4, 2019 |work=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> He competed at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], where he received a gold medal in the [[Star (sailboat)|Star class]] with the boat ''North Star'', together with [[Peter Barrett (sailor)|Peter Barrett]].<ref name=db-ol-YAT1968>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=YAT "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929171945/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=YAT |date=2008-09-29 }} ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)</ref>