William Carl Buchan

{{short description|American sailor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = William Carl Buchan | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 23, 1956}} | birth_place = [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S. | headercolor = lightsteelblue | collegeteam = {{collegesailingteam|University of Washington}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Sailing (sport)|sailing]] }} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} {{MedalGold | [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] | [[Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Flying Dutchman]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[North American Championship]]s }} {{MedalGold | [[Soling North American Championship results (1969–79)#1976 Final results|1976 Seattle]] | [[Soling]] }} }} '''William Carl Buchan''' (born December 23, 1956) is an American [[sailing (sport)|sailor]] and Olympic Champion. He won the [[ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship]] and was named [[ICSA College Sailor of the Year|College Sailor of the Year]] in 1977. He competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the [[Flying Dutchman (dinghy)|Flying Dutchman]] class.<ref name=sports-ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/william-carl-buchan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045255/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/william-carl-buchan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=William Carl Buchan |access-date=February 1, 2009}}</ref>

He sailed for ''[[Stars & Stripes (America's Cup syndicate)|Stars & Stripes]]'' when they defended the [[1988 America's Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-07-sp-1607-story.html|title=THE AMERICA'S CUP : Americans' Experience Should Help|first=TOM|last=KRASOVIC|date=7 September 1988|via=LA Times}}</ref>

His father [[William Earl Buchan|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 [[Mercer Island]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]].

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