Steven Erickson
Steven Erickson medal table |
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gold | Los Angeles 1984 | star |
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bronze | Medemblik 1982 | star |
gold | Nassau 1985 | star |
bronze | Chicago 1987 | star |
gold | Buenos Aires 1988 | star |
bronze | San Francisco 1992 | star |
Steven Richard "Steve" Erickson (born August 14, 1961 in Minneapolis ) is a former American sailor .
successes
Steven Erickson took part in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the Star boat class . Together with William Earl Buchan he was Olympic champion ahead of Joachim Griese and Michael Marcour from Germany and the Italians Giorgio Gorla and Alfio Peraboni . Thanks to, among other things, three wins in a total of seven races and a total of 29.7 points, they received the gold medal. Erickson won five medals at world championships : with Buchan he first secured the bronze medal in Medemblik in 1982 , before the two succeeded in winning the title in Nassau in 1985 . Erickson won bronze with Paul Cayard in Chicago in 1987 and in San Francisco in 1992 and became world champion with him in Buenos Aires in 1988 . He took part in the America's Cup five times , as well as several times in the Sydney-Hobart Regatta and the Whitbread Round the World Race .
Erickson graduated from the University of Washington .
Web links
- Steven Erickson in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Steven Erickson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stuart Streuli: Steve Erickson Stars in Supporting Roles. In: sailingworld.com. Sailing World, March 1, 2004, accessed April 10, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Erickson, Steven |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erickson, Steven Richard (full name); Erickson, Steve |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis , United States |