William Carl Buchan (born December 23, 1956) is an American

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 s ...

and Olympic Champion. He won the

ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship is one of the seven Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Championships. Since 1963, the winner is awarded the ''Glen S. Foster Trophy'', named after Glen Foster for his interest in collegiate ...

and was named College Sailor of the Year in 1977. He competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also 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 secon ...

in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class. He sailed for '' Stars & Stripes'' when they defended the

1988 America's Cup The 1988 America's Cup was the 27th America's Cup regatta, and was contested between the defender, San Diego Yacht Club represented by ''Stars & Stripes H3'', and the challenger, the Mercury Bay Boating Club represented by New Zealand Challenge ...

. His father William E. Buchan won a gold medal in the Star class at the 1984 Olympics and 11 medals at the Star World Championship. Carl attended Mercer Island High School in

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* 1956 births Living people 1988 America's Cup sailors American male sailors (sport) Flying Dutchman class world champions ICSA College Sailor of the Year Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mercer Island High School alumni Soling class sailors Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Star class sailors Star class world champions US Sailor of the Year Washington Huskies sailors World champions in sailing for the United States {{US-yachtracing-Olympic-medalist-stub