Jonathan Dunn McKee (born December 19, 1959, in

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) is an American

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and Olympic Champion.

Sailing career

Olympics

He competed in the

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class at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

in Los Angeles and won a gold medal, with William Carl Buchan to become the only American to win the gold medal in the

class during the boats participation in the Olympic games. McKee competed in the 49er class at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

in Sydney together with his brother

Charles McKee Charles McKee (born March 14, 1962) is an American sailing (sport), sailor and Olympic medalist. He won the ICSA Match Racing National Championship in 1985 with the University of Washington. He competed in the 470 (dinghy), 470 class at the 1 ...

, and they won the bronze medal.

America Cup

McKee and his brother sailed for ''OneWorld'' in the

2003 Louis Vuitton Cup The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for and win the 2003 America's Cup. Teams The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record. Alinghi Founded by Swiss business ...

and for

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in the

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, two ...

. He sailed the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race on ''Il Mostro''.

World Championships

* 1983 Flying Dutchman Class World Champion * 2001 49er World Champion * 2023 Double Handed ORCi World Championship sailing a Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 Two times Tasar Class World Champion * 1996 Seattle Yacht Club, Cascade Locks, USA * 2007 Cape Panwa Hotel, Phuket, Thailand Three times Melges 24 World Champion * 2005, Key Largo, Florida * 2010 * 2011

Offshore Sailing

He competed in the 2008 Barcelona World Race onboard Estrella Damm, retiring into Cape Town He competed in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race round the world race.

References

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* * * 1959 births Living people American male sailors (sport) Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in sailing Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 49er Yale Bulldogs sailors 49er class world champions Flying Dutchman class world champions Tasar class world champions Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Volvo Ocean Race sailors Luna Rossa Challenge sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors World champions in sailing for the United States Melges 24 class world champions 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-yachtracing-Olympic-medalist-stub