Jonathan McKee

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Jonathan McKee
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Dunn McKee
BornDecember 19, 1959 (1959-12-19) (age 62)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Sport
College teamBurgee of Yale University.svg Yale University
Medal record
Sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Flying Dutchman
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 49er

Jonathan Dunn McKee (born December 19, 1959 in Seattle, Washington) is an American sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal, with William Carl Buchan[1] to become the only American to win the gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class during the boats participation in the Olympic games.

McKee competed in the 49er class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney together with his brother Charles McKee, and they won the bronze medal.

McKee and his brother sailed for OneWorld in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup and for Luna Rossa Challenge in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup.[2] He sailed the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race on Il Mostro.[3]

Tasar Class World Champion 1996 Seattle Yacht Club, Cascade Locks, USA 2007 Cape Panwa Hotel, Phuket, Thailand

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jonathan McKee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2019.

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