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| Full name | Randolph L. Smyth | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 7, 1954 (age 67) Pasadena, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
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Randolph L. Smyth (born July 7, 1954) is an American competitive sailor and two-time Olympic silver medalist. He was born in Pasadena, California.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Smyth finished in 2nd place in the tornado along with his partner Jay Glaser.
He sailed for Stars & Stripes when they defended the 1988 America's Cup. [1]
At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Smyth finished in 2nd place in the tornado along with his partner Keith Notary.
Winner of the Worrell 1000.
He is currently involved in interesting new multihull projects utilizing hydrofoils. The most recent is 53 feet long and build in Rhode Island.
Smyth was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2017. [2]
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