Jonathan Dunn McKee (born December 19, 1959, in
Seattle, Washington
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) is an American
sailor
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and Olympic Champion.
Sailing career
Olympics
He competed in the
Flying Dutchman
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class at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in Los Angeles and won a gold medal, with
William Carl Buchan to become the only American to win the gold medal in the
Flying Dutchman
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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
Luna Rossa Challenge
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in the
2007 Louis Vuitton Cup
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. 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
External links
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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
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