Steven Erickson

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Steven Erickson
Personal information
Full nameSteven Richard Erickson
BornAugust 14, 1961 (1961-08-14) (age 59)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Star
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Medemblik, Netherlands Star class
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Nassau, Bahamas Star class
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Chicago, IL, USA Star class
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina Star class
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 San Francisco, CA, USA Maxi class
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Naples, Italy One Ton
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Miura, Japan 50' class
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 San Francisco, CA, USA Star class
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Klintholm, Denmark ILC 40
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Athens, Greece ILC 40
North American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Westport, CT, USA Star class

Steven Richard Erickson (born August 14, 1961) is an American sailor and Olympic Champion. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the Star class with William Earl Buchan. [1]

Steve Erickson won two Star Class World Championships: in 1985 with William Earl Buchan; and, in 1988 with Paul Cayard.

Erickson's first America's Cup was with Tom Blackaller, on the 12 Meter "USA" / US 61, from San Francisco. He served as the mainsail trimmer. Perth, Western Australia. 1987.

At the 1992 America's Cup, Erickson was one of the coaches for the Il Moro Challenge . [2]

At the 1995 America's Cup, Erickson was a trimmer on board Dennis Conner Stars & Stripes. [3]

Erickson won the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race as part of the EF Language crew, before joining Luna Rossa as their coach for the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup, which they won. He was a member of the boat's afterguard during the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, before working as their operations manager at the 2007 and 2013 Louis Vuitton Cups. [4] Erickson also spent time with the 2007 Ben Ainslie Team Origin.

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steven Erickson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  2. ↑ The Louis Vuitton Cup Bruno Trouble, p.171.
  3. ↑ ROBERTS, RICH (May 4, 1995). "America's Cup '95 : A Kiwi Cruise?" – via LA Times.
  4. ↑ "Cautious Debut For Luna Rossa In Naples". sailblast.blogspot.co.nz.


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