Peter Holmberg

Peter Holmberg ( born October 4, 1960 in Saint Thomas ) is a former sailors in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Holmberg attended Saints Peter & Paul Catholic School and then the Charlotte Amalie High School. There he received, supplemented by evening classes at the College of the Virgin Islands and by a General Educational Development test, his High School Diploma. Holmberg now went to California, where he was only the Santa Rosa Junior College and then the Cabrillo College visited in Santa Cruz County.

He then studied at Sonoma State University. There he was a member of the sailing team at the University. Holmberg was at a young age, came with his older brother, by his parents to the sport of sailing in touch. After completing his studies, he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, he returned to Saint Thomas.

Holmberg now started his training to participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. His local performance encouraged him to participate in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul again.

With his silver medal in the Finn dinghy at the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 he won the first and only athlete in the U.S. Virgin Islands a medal at the Olympics.

Sporting successes

In the Finn - Dinghy

• Summer Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988: 2nd Place - Silver Medal
• Summer Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles: 11th place