Charles John Horter (born April 27, 1947 in

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) is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist, who competed in the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympic Trials. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon class at the

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, together with Donald Cohan and

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. A former captain of the

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sailing team, Horter is also a past commodore of both the

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and the Island Heights Yacht Club. While competing in various Olympic Trials, Horter served in the

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, America's first and oldest volunteer cavalry unit. Horter has been inducted into both the Drexel University Athletic Hall of Fame and the Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame.
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' Horter has three sons and currently resides in Philadelphia with his wife, Tricia.

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* * * 1947 births Living people American male sailors (sport) Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Philadelphia {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub