Greg Barton

Greg Barton

Personal information
Born	December 2, 1959 (1959-12-02) (age 58) Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul K-1 1000 m 1988 Seoul K-2 1000 m 1984 Los Angeles K-1 1000 m 1992 Barcelona K-1 1000 m World Championships 1985 Mechelen K-1 10000 m 1987 Duisburg K-1 1000 m 1987 Duisburg K-1 10000 m 1991 Paris K-1 10000 m 1990 Poznań K-1 10000 m 1991 Paris K-1 1000 m

Greg Barton (born December 2, 1959 in Jackson, Michigan) is an American sprint kayaker who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with two golds (K-1 1000 m, K-2 1000 m: both 1988) and two bronzes (1984, 1992: both in K-1 1000 m).

Barton also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 1000 m: 1987, K-1 10000 m: 1985, 1987, 1991), a silver (K-1 10000 m: 1990), and a bronze (K-1 1000 m: 1991).

He received a BSE degree in mechanical engineering in 1983 from the University of Michigan,^[1] where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He currently lives in Seattle, WA with his wife, the former Justine Smith, and their two daughters.

The Greg Barton Cup Challenge for the United States Canoe Association is named in his honor. Shortly before he competed in the Olympics, Barton moved to Homer, Michigan. The traffic circle downtown was named in his honor after he won his gold medals. His brother, Bruce, competed in canoeing for the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Barton currently co-owns and operates Epic Kayaks, which makes high-end kayaks, surfskis, and paddles. His daughters are Hayley and Kendall.

Greg and Kevin Olney won the first SEVENTY48 human powered race in an Epic Surf Ski averaging about 7 mph for the 70 miles from Tacoma, WA to Port Townsend, WA on June 11–12, 2018.

References

• Barton Cup from the United States Canoe Association - accessed 29 June 2009.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Greg Barton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24.
• Website for Epic Kayaks

Further reading

• Endicott, Bill (1995). The Barton Mold: A Study in Sprint Kayaking. USA Canoe Kayak.

External links

• "Greg Barton", Epic Kayaks.
• "The Barton Mold", Epic Kayaks.