Steve Erickson (sailor)

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| fullname = Steven Richard Erickson

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|August 14, 1961}}

| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| classes = Star

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Steven Richard Erickson (born August 14, 1961) is an American sailor and Olympic champion in the Star class. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the Star together with William Earl Buchan.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/steven-erickson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228223122/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/steven-erickson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 28, 2018 |title=Steven Erickson |accessdate=February 1, 2009}}

Career

=Olympic sailing in the Star class=

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and just finished with studies at University of Washington, Erickson won the gold medal in the Star event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.{{cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61934 | title=Olympedia – Steve Erickson }}

Steve Erickson continued in the Star class and won the Star World Championship two times: in 1985 with William Earl Buchan; and, in 1988 with Paul Cayard.

=America's Cup and Whitbread Round the World Race=

Erickson's first America's Cup was with Tom Blackaller, on the 12 Metre US 61 USA R-1 from San Francisco. He served as the mainsail trimmer during the 1987 America's Cup in Perth, Western Australia.

At the 1992 America's Cup, Erickson was one of the coaches for the Il Moro Challenge.{{citation | title=The Louis Vuitton Cup | first=Bruno | last=Trouble | page=171}}

At the 1995 America's Cup, Erickson was a trimmer on board Dennis Conner Stars & Stripes.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-04-sp-62311-story.html|title=America's Cup '95 : A Kiwi Cruise?|first=Rich|last=Roberts|date=May 4, 1995|via=LA Times}}

Erickson won the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race as part of the EF Language crew, before joining Luna Rossa as their coach for the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup, which they won. He was a member of the boat's afterguard during the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, before working as their operations manager at the 2007 and 2013 Louis Vuitton Cups.{{cite web|url=http://sailblast.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/cautious-debut-for-luna-rossa-in-naples.html|title=Cautious Debut For Luna Rossa In Naples|website=sailblast.blogspot.co.nz|date=April 12, 2012 }} Erickson also spent time with the 2007 Ben Ainslie Team Origin.

=Star class again=

Erickson, together Mark Reynolds, tried to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics.{{cite web | url=https://www.sailingworld.com/racing/steve-erickson-stars-supporting-roles/ | title=Steve Erickson Stars in Supporting Roles | date=March 2004 }}

In 2009, Erickson won the Star North American Championship in Westport crewing for Andy Horton.{{cite web | url=https://starclass.org/calendar/details/2009-north-american-championship | title=Star Class | Event Details }}

References

External links

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Category:1961 births

Category:Living people

Category:American male sailors (sport)

Category:Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Star

Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing

Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Category:Volvo Ocean Race sailors

Category:1995 America's Cup sailors

Category:Il Moro Challenge sailors

Category:Luna Rossa Challenge sailors

Category:2003 America's Cup sailors

Category:Star class world champions

Category:World champions in sailing for the United States

Category:1992 America's Cup sailors

Category:20th-century American sportsmen