William Earl Buchan
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| Full name | William Earl Buchan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 9, 1935 Seattle, Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Star | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Corinthian Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Earl Buchan (born 9 May 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.[1]
Biography
Buchan was born in May 9, 1935 in Seattle, Washington. He was the son of Bill Buchan Sr.[2]
He won eleven medals at Star World Championships (from 1961 to 1985), his son William Carl Buchan won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1984 Olympics.
See also
References
- ↑ "Profile: William Earl Buchan". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ↑ "THE 1948 NORTH AMERICAN'S" (PDF). Starclass.org. Retrieved 2016-09-05.THE 1948 NORTH AMERICAN’S
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