Hovey Freeman (13 April 1932 – 29 November 1979) was a Puerto Rican

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. He was also bronce medallist at the 1965 Snipe World Championship.

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* 1932 births 1979 deaths Puerto Rican male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Puerto Rico Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Tempest Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Tempest Sportspeople from Providence, Rhode Island Snipe class sailors 20th-century Puerto Rican people {{PuertoRico-yachtracing-bio-stub