James H. Brady (born June 27, 1963 in

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) is an American former competitive sailor who won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in

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Career

Brady was awarded the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year award in 1990. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Brady finished in 2nd place in the soling class along with his partners

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and Doug Kern. After the Barcelona Olympics, Brady competed as navigator for Dennis Conner on Team Stars & Stripes in the 1995 America’s Cup and as tactician on '' Young America'' during the

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. In 1997 he co-founded The Olympia Companies with former Olympic sailing partner Kevin Mahaney, focusing on real estate development. He currently resides in Portland, Maine. He was President of RED Group, LLC, a real estate development company focused on mixed use and hospitality developments. He is currently the President and director of Fathom Cos., Portland, ME. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Brady met

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, an Olympic bronze medalist, and they later married and had two daughters. They divorced in 2021.

References

* 1963 births Living people 1995 America's Cup sailors 2000 America's Cup sailors American male sailors (sport) Clearwater High School alumni Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics North American Champions Soling Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Soling Sportspeople from Tampa, Florida US Sailor of the Year {{US-yachtracing-Olympic-medalist-stub