Riley Gibbs
{{Short description|American sailor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox sailor
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|November 3, 1996}}
| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.
| height = 6 ft 0 in
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Sailing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Lima|Nacra 17}}
}}
Riley Gibbs (born November 3, 1996) is an American sailor. He qualified to represent Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, competing with Anna Weis in the Nacra 17 (Mixed Two-Person Multihull) event.{{Cite web |title=Riley Gibbs |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1332232-gibbs-riley.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=August 2, 2021 |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |language=en-us |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802235723/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1332232-gibbs-riley.htm}}{{Cite web |title=Riley Gibbs |url=https://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Riley-Gibbs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228222300/https://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Riley-Gibbs |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2020 |website=teamusa.org}}{{Cite web |title=Riley Gibbs |url=https://sailgp.com/teams/usa/riley-gibbs/ |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=SailGP |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Riley Gibbs |url=https://www.sailing.org/biog.php?memberid=476039 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130032910/http://www.sailing.org/biog.php?memberid=476039 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 30, 2016 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=sailing.org |language=en}}
Career highlights
- 1st, Sabot, Junior Sabot Nationals, 2010
- 2nd, 29er, ISAF Youth World Championship, 2014
- 1st, 505, North American Championship, 2016
- 1st, Nacra 17, Oakcliff Sailing Triple Crown #3 (Oyster Bay, NY), 2017
- 4th, IKA-Formula Kite, Formula Kite World Championships (Muscat, OMA), 2017
- 4th, Nacra 17, 2018 World Cup Series Final – Marseille (Marseille, FRA), 2018
- 1st, Nacra 17, Pan American Games Lima 2019 (Paracas, PER), 2019
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{World Sailing|www=riley-gibbs?ref=USARG113}}
- [https://www.ussailing.org/teams/odp/athlete-double-bucket/nacra-17-riley-gibbs-anna-weis/ Riley Gibbs/Anna Weis] at US Sailing
- {{Team USA|new_id=riley-gibbs-1051926|old_id=GI/Riley-Gibbs|archive=20221022124148}}
- {{Olympics.com|riley-gibbs}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Instagram}}
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Category:American male sailors (sport)
Category:Olympic sailors for the United States
Category:Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in sailing
Category:Sailors at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Sportspeople from Long Beach, California
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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