William Carl Buchan
William Carl Buchan medal table |
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Olympic games | ||
gold | Los Angeles 1984 | Flying Dutchman |
World championships | ||
bronze | Manzanillo 1978 | Finn |
gold | Cagliari 1983 | Flying Dutchman |
bronze | Cagliari 1983 | star |
gold | San Francisco 1992 | star |
William Carl Buchan (born December 23, 1956 in Seattle ) is a former American sailor .
successes
William Carl Buchan took part in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the Flying Dutchman boat class . Together with Jonathan McKee he was Olympic champion ahead of Evert Bastet and Terry McLaughlin as well as Peter Allam and Jonathan Richards . Thanks to a total score of 19.7 points, they received the gold medal. The year before they had become world champions together in Cagliari . In 1978 Buchan also won the bronze medal in Manzanillo in the Finn boat class . Buchan also sailed with his father William Earl Buchan , with whom he first secured bronze in the star boat at the 1983 World Championships . In 1992 they won the title in San Francisco . He won the America's Cup in 1988 with Stars & Stripes .
Buchan graduated from the University of Washington .
Web links
- William Carl Buchan in the database of World Sailing (English)
- William Carl Buchan in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Buchan, William Carl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Seattle , United States |