Peter Jones Barrett (February 20, 1935 – December 17, 2000) was an American sailor and Olympic champion.

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 Lowell North.

[1] He won the silver medal in the finn class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Throughout his competitive career Pete won several championships including the 470 Nationals, Finn North Americans, the C-Scow Blue Chip Regatta, and the A-Scow Inlands.

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