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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]
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| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 9, 1935 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Star | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- Star World Championships - Multiple medallist
References
- 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.
- "Bill Buchan". sailingworld.com. June 16, 2004.
- "THE 1948 NORTH AMERICAN'S" (PDF). Starclass.org. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- "Bill Buchan 2013 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
External links
- William Earl Buchan at World Sailing
- William Earl Buchan at Olympics.com
- William Earl Buchan at Olympedia
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