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William Earl Buchan (born May 9, 1935) is an American sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the Star class with Steven Erickson.[1]

William Earl Buchan
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
Born (1935-05-09) May 9, 1935 (age 87)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Sailing career
Class(es)Star
ClubCorinthian Yacht Club of Seattle
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Star class
World Championships
1961 San DiegoStar class
1970 MarstrandStar class
1985 NassauStar class
1973 San DiegoStar class
1976 NassauStar class
1979 MarstrandStar class
1965 NewportStar class
1981 MarbleheadStar class
1982 MedemblikStar class
1983 Marina del ReyStar class

He sailed on Intrepid in the 1974 America's Cup defender trials.[2]


Biography


Buchan was born on May 9, 1935 in Seattle, Washington. He was the son of Bill Buchan Sr.[3]

He won ten medals at Star World Championships (from 1961 to 1985), including three golds. His son William Carl Buchan won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1984 Olympics. Buchan was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2013.[4]


See also



References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Earl Buchan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  2. "Bill Buchan". sailingworld.com. June 16, 2004.
  3. "THE 1948 NORTH AMERICAN'S" (PDF). Starclass.org. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. "Bill Buchan 2013 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.






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