Mark Jeffrey Reynolds (born November 2, 1955) is an American Star class

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and Olympic champion. He has sailed Stars since age four, training with his father James Reynolds who was the 1971 World Champion (as crew for

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). Reynolds competed at multiple Olympics, medaling in

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and 1992. In 1996 he came in eighth. Afterwards he formed a new partnership with crewman Magnus Liljedahl, and they went on to win a string of championships, culminating with a gold medal at the

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. Reynolds sailed for

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, where he received a BS. As a sophomore, Mark was All American on the San Diego State University sailing team in 1974. Mark led the team to a 2nd place finish both in 1974 and 1975 in the North American Dinghy Championships. He also holds an honorary doctorate from

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. During the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race, he sailed with '' Team SEB''. He owns a sail making company. He made the sails for almost all of his Star class competitors. Non-Olympic achievements: *

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** 1978 US National Champion ** 1979 Worlds runner up ** 1979 Pan American games gold medal ** 1980,1982 & 1991 North American Champion * Star ** 1995 & 2000

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** 10 times Continental Champion ** 1998 & 2002 North American Champion ** 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998 & 2002 Bacardi Cup Champion ** 2001 & 2002 Commodores Cup Champion ** 2004 Rolex Miami OCR Champion *

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** 2002 World Champion (tactician)

Awards

* 1975 Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association (ICYRA) All-American * 1989 & 1992 U.S. Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year for Sailing * 2000 ISAF World Sailor of the Year * 2000

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* 2002 Sailing World's Hall of Fame * 2012

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Mark 1955 births Living people American male sailors (sport) ISAF World Sailor of the Year (male) Sailmakers San Diego State Aztecs sailors San Diego Yacht Club sailors Snipe class sailors Star class world champions US Sailor of the Year Volvo Ocean Race sailors World champions in sailing for the United States Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Star Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Goodwill Games medalists in sailing Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games