Morgan Irwin Reeser (born November 14, 1962) is a
sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
The profession of the ...
from the United States, who competed in two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. He won the silver medal in 1992 with
Kevin Burnham in the Men's
470 class.
He won the
ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship is the oldest and most prestigious of the American Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Championships.
Winners are awarded the Henry A. Morss Memorial Trophy. Second place team receives the ''Oxford ...
and was named
College Sailor of the Year twice, in 1983 and 1984.
Reeser coached
Sofia Bekatorou and
Emilia Tsoulfa of Greece to an Olympic gold medal in the women's 470 class in 1992. He also coached
Luke Patience and
Stuart Bithell
Stuart Bithell (born 28 August 1986 in Rochdale) is a British sailor and Olympic champion. He competed with Luke Patience in the 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he won a silver medal and in the 2020 Summer Olympics where he won a ...
of Great Britain to an Olympic silver medal in men's 470 class in 2012.
He was born in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth ...
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1962 births
Living people
American male sailors (sport)
Merchant Marine Mariners sailors
ICSA College Sailor of the Year
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sailing
Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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