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Stuart McNay

Stuart McNay
Personal information
NicknameStu[1]
Nationality United States
Born (1981-08-01) August 1, 1981 (age 43)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sailing career
ClassDinghy
ClubBeverly Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club[1]
College team Yale University
CoachJay Kehoe, Zack Leonard, Nigel Cochrane, Morgan Reeser, Luther Carpenter[1]

Stuart McNay (born August 1, 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented the United States, at four Olympics: two times partner Graham Biehl, in 2008 and 2012 and twice with partner Dave Hughes in 2016 and 2020.

Background

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Stu learned to race at Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, Massachusetts. He was a multi time All-American in collegiate sailing at Yale University. He has raced for the US Sailing Team since 2003.[1][3] As of September 2014, McNay/Biehl were ranked sixth in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, following their successes at the North American Championships and ISAF Sailing World Cup Series in Miami, Florida, United States.[4]

Olympic sailing

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At the 2008 Olympic Games, McNay/Biehl finished thirteenth, edging out Israel's Gideon Kliger and Udi Gal.[5][6]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, McNay competed for the second time as a helmsman in the men's 470 class by finishing thirteenth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[7][8] Teaming again with Biehl, they finished fourteenth-place finish in fleet of twenty-seven boats.[9][10]

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, McNay and Hughes finished 4th in the men's 470 class, with McNay as helmsman.[11]

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, McNay and Hughes finished 9th in the men's 470 class.[12]

McNay will compete in the 2024 Olympic Games in Marseille, France, in the mixed 470 class with Lara Dallman-Weiss.[13]

Other events

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At the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, McNay and his new partner David Hughes set a best career record with a fifth-place finish in the men's 470 class to secure their spot on the U.S. sailing team for the Olympics.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Stuart McNay". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stuart McNay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Meet the Team – Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl, Men's 470". US Sailing. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Shifty Winds in Miami, but French and British Still Lead". 470 World Championships. January 30, 2014. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Men's 470 Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  6. ^ Bien, Louis (July 24, 2012). "Team USA Sailing: Stu McNay Competes In 2nd Olympic Games". SB Nation. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "USA and Australia Dominate at Sail Melbourne". 470 World Championships. November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "U.S. Olympic sailing team adds 8". ESPN. Associated Press. December 22, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  9. ^ "Men's 470". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  10. ^ "Olympics 'Heck of a Wake-up Call' for U.S. Sailing". KNSD. August 8, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  11. ^ "RIO 2016 SAILING 470 - TWO PERSON DINGHY MEN RESULTS". Olympics.
  12. ^ "TOKYO 2020 SAILING 470 MEN RESULTS". Olympics.
  13. ^ Chenard, Allison (May 17, 2024). "PARIS 2024 U.S. OLYMPIC SAILING TEAM ROSTER FINALIZED". ussailing.org.
  14. ^ "ISAF Worlds, Day 9: US 470's Earn Career-Best Finishes, Paine (Finn) Goes Through to Medal Race". US Sailing. September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  15. ^ "Aussies And Austrians Strike 470 Gold In Santander". ISAF. September 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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