Jonathan McKee

{{Infobox sailor

| name = Jonathan McKee

| image =

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| full_name = Jonathan Dunn McKee

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 19, 1959}}

| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.

| height = {{convert|177|cm|ftin|frac=2|order=flip}}

| classes = 49er, Tasar, Melges 24, Moth, Melges 20, Melges 32, Volvo 70, Flying Dutchman

| club = Seattle Yacht Club

| collegeteam = {{collegesailingteam|Yale University}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

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Jonathan Dunn McKee (born December 19, 1959, in Seattle, Washington) is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.

Sailing career

=Olympics=

He competed in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal, with William Carl Buchan{{cite Sports-Reference | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/jonathan-mckee-1.html | title=Jonathan McKee | access-date=February 1, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104185731/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/jonathan-mckee-1.html | archive-date=November 4, 2012 | url-status=dead }} to become the only American to win the gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class during the boats participation in the Olympic games.

McKee competed in the 49er class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney together with his brother Charles McKee, and they won the bronze medal.

=America Cup=

McKee and his brother sailed for OneWorld in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup and for Luna Rossa Challenge in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/americas-cup-seattle-seasoning-adds-spice-to-italian-crew/ |title=America's Cup: Seattle seasoning adds spice to Italian crew |work=The Seattle Times |date=June 1, 2007 |access-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728112424/http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/americas-cup-seattle-seasoning-adds-spice-to-italian-crew/ |archive-date=July 28, 2017 |url-status=live}} He sailed the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race on Il Mostro.{{Cite news |url=https://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/history/2008-09.html |title=Archive Volvo Ocean Race |access-date=2019-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130123024/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/history/2008-09.html |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |url-status=live}}

=World Championships=

1983 Flying Dutchman Class World Champion
2001 49er World Champion
2023 Double Handed ORCi World Championship sailing a Jeanneau Sunfast 3300

Two times Tasar Class World Champion

1996 Seattle Yacht Club, Cascade Locks, USA
2007 Cape Panwa Hotel, Phuket, Thailand

Three times Melges 24 World Champion

2005, Key Largo, Florida
2010
2011

=Offshore Sailing=

He competed in the 2008 Barcelona World Race onboard Estrella Damm, retiring into Cape Town

He competed in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race round the world race.

References

External links

{{World Sailing|id=USAJM207|www=jonathan-dunn-mckee|name=Jonathan Dunn McKee}}
{{Olympics.com profile|name=Jonathan Dunn McKee|org_archive=20191230231435|org_name=Jonathan McKee}}
{{Olympedia|62962|Jonathan McKee}}

Category:1959 births

Category:Living people

Category:American male sailors (sport)

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in sailing

Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing

Category:Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman

Category:Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 49er

Category:Yale Bulldogs sailors

Category:49er class world champions

Category:Flying Dutchman class world champions

Category:Tasar class world champions

Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics