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| Born | (1935-05-09) May 9, 1935 (age 89) Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
He sailed on Intrepid in the 1974 America's Cup defender trials.
Biography
Buchan was born on May 9, 1935, in Seattle, Washington. He was the son of Bill Buchan Sr.
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.
See also
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 (archive)
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