Lowell North

Lowell North
Personal information
Full nameLowell Orton North
Nickname
"The Pope"
NationalityAmerican
Born(1929-12-02)December 2, 1929
DiedJune 2, 2019(2019-06-02) (aged 89)
Sport
Sailing career
Class(es)Dragon, Star
Club San Diego Yacht Club
College team University of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Star class
1964 Tokyo Dragon class
World Championships
1945 Central Long Island Sound Star class
1957 Havana Star class
1959 Newport Harbor Star class
1960 Rio de Janeiro Star class
1973 San Diego Star class
1956 Naples Star class
1963 Chicago Star class
1966 Kiel Star class
1967 Copenhagen Star class
1971 Puget Sound Star class
1961 San Diego Star class
1969 San Diego Star class

Lowell Orton North (December 2, 1929 – June 2, 2019) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic gold medalist. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the Star class with the boat North Star, together with Peter Barrett.