Morgan Reeser

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Morgan Reeser
Personal information
Full nameMorgan Irwin Reeser
BornNovember 14, 1962 (1962-11-14) (age 61)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) 470, Melges 32, J/70, Melges 20, Melges 24
ClubBurgee of Key Biscayne YC.svg Key Biscayne Yacht Club
College team Burgee of United States Merchant Marine Academy.SVG   United States Merchant Marine Academy
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 470 class

Morgan Irwin Reeser (born November 14, 1962) is a sailor from the United States, who competed in two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Kevin Burnham in the Men's 470 class and lost out on a second medal after being scored OCS during the final race of the 1996 Olympic Games.

He won the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship and was named College Sailor of the Year twice, in 1983 and 1984.

Reeser coached Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa of Greece to an Olympic gold medal in the women's 470 class in 1992. He also coached Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain to an Olympic silver medal in men's 470 class in 2012. He has won 23 world championships in classes such as the Melges 20, Melges 32, Etchells, and J70.

He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is married to Irish Olympian Louise Cole-Reeser.

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