Charles McKee

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Charlie McKee
Personal information
Full nameCharles McKee
BornMarch 14, 1962 (1962-03-14) (age 60)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Sailing career
Class(es) 470, 29er, 49er, Moth, ILCA 7, Melges 24, Melges 20
College team Burgee of University of Washington.SVG   University of Washington

Charles McKee (born March 14, 1962) is an American sailor and Olympic medalist.

He won the ICSA Match Racing National Championship in 1985 with the University of Washington.

He competed in the 470 class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and received a bronze medal. [1]

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

McKee and his brother sailed for OneWorld in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup and for Luna Rossa Challenge in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charlie McKee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  2. "America's Cup | Seattle seasoning adds spice to Italian crew". Seattle Times. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.