Mark Reynolds (sailor)

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Mark Reynolds
Country Flag of the United States United States
Club San Diego Yacht Club
Date of birth November 2, 1955 (1955-11-02) (age 52)
Place of birth San Diego, California
Titles
Olympic Finals: Gold Medalist
Medal record
Competitor for the Flag of the United States United States
Sailing
Kiel Week
Gold 1979 Snipe
Gold 1986 Star
Gold 2000 Star
Gold 2002 Star
Pan American Games
Gold Puerto Rico 1979 Snipe
Goodwill Games
Gold Estonia 1986 Star
Olympic Games
Silver Pusan 1988 Star
Gold Barcelona 1992 Star
Eighth Atlanta 1996 Star
Gold Sydney 2000 Star

Mark Reynolds (born November 2, 1955) is an American Star class sailor and Olympic champion. He has sailed Stars since age four, training with his father who was the 1971 World Champion (as crew for Dennis Conner).[1]

Reynolds competed at multiple Olympics, medaling in 1988 and 1992. In 1996 he came in eighth.[2] Afterwards he formed a new partnership with crewman Magnus Liljedahl, and they went on to win a string of championships, culminating with a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics.[3]

In addition to racing, Reynolds received a BS from San Diego State in 1979,[4] and owns a sail making company. He made the sails for almost all of his Star class competitors.[1]

Non-medal achievements:[1]

  • Snipe
    • 1975 ICYRA All-American
    • 1978 Snipe US National and North American Champion (again in 1979)
    • 1979 Snipe Worlds runner up
  • Star
    • European Star Champion (ten times including 1997, 1998, 2001)
    • 1984 Bacardi Cup Champion (again in 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, & 2002)
    • 1989 & 1992 U.S. Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year for Sailing
    • 1995 & 2000 Star World Champion
    • 1998 North American Star Champion (again in 2002)
    • 2000 ISAF/Sperry World Sailor of the Year
    • 2001 Commodores Cup Champion (again in 2002)
  • 2002 Inducted into Sailing World's Hall of Fame
  • 2002 Farr 40 World Champion (tactician)
  • 2004 Rolex Miami OCR Champion

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Mark Reynolds: Sailing - Inducted into the Breitbard Hall of Fame in 2003. San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum (2004-06-08). Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  2. ^ 10 Questions: American boat sailor Mark Reynolds. CNN/Sports Illustrated (September 20, 2000). Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  3. ^ Mark Reynolds. DatabaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  4. ^ Mark Reynolds Bio. Mark Reynolds Olympic Sailing. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.


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