Nationality American Height 1.92 m Role Olympic athlete | Name Mark Reynolds Class(es) Snipe, Star Club San Diego Yacht Club | |
Born November 2, 1955 (age 68) ( 1955-11-02 ) San Diego, California, U.S. Education San Diego State University Olympic medals Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Star Similar People Torben Grael, Marcelo Ferreira, Ian Walker | ||
Mark J. Reynolds (born November 2, 1955) is an American Star class sailor 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 Dennis Conner).
Reynolds competed at multiple Olympics, medaling in 1988 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 2000 Olympics.
Reynolds sailed for San Diego State University, 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 Piedmont College. 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.
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