Steven Kelly Explained

Steven Kelly
Birth Name:Stephen Kenneth Kelly
Birth Date:15 February 1955
Birth Place: Bahamas
Nationality: Bahamas
Occupation:CEO
Known For:Olympic sailor

Steven Kelly[1] (born Stephen Kenneth Kelly, 15 February 1955) is a businessman and Olympian best known for having competed three times in the Olympic Games. He represented the Bahamas as an Olympic sailor in the Summer Olympics of 1984, 1988 and 1992.[2] He is currently the CEO of Odyssey Aviation,[3] an international flight handling business which offers private aviation services.[4] [5]

Personal life

He was born in the Bahamas in 1955, the son of Basil T Kelly CBE and Joan Paula Kelly. He attended McDonogh School, in Baltimore and Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. He went on to attend the University of Miami.[6] He is also the owner of the Bahamas Iron & Steel Company Limited.[7] [8] A general construction company he bought in 1981 and ran until 1996, when he went into the aviation industry and founded Odyssey Aviation where he currently works. In 2010, Steven was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow award by the Rotary Club of Nassau in recognition of his longtime commitment to both the Rotary Club and the Bahamian community.[9]

Olympics

See also: Bahamas at the Olympics.

Steven has competed at three Olympic games, in the Mixed two person keelboat event.[10] In the Summer Olympics of 1984, he was the skipper of the Bahamas Olympic sailing team, ranking tenth in the results table.[11] In 1988 he competed again, under skipper Durward Knowles, they were placed 19th in the results table. He was skipper again in 1992 placed 17th. He has not won any Olympic medals.

Sailing history

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steven Kelly Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080740/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/steven-kelly-2.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 September 2017. en.
  2. Web site: Steven KELLY - Olympic Sailing - Bahamas. 16 June 2016. 13 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Contact Us - Odyssey Aviation. Odyssey Aviation. 14 September 2017.
  4. Web site: About - Odyssey Aviation. Odyssey Aviation. 14 September 2017.
  5. Web site: pdf file. 14 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Steven Kelly awarded Paul Harris Fellow Rotary Club of Nassau - District 7020. portal.clubrunner.ca. 14 September 2017.
  7. Web site: registry business registry. 14 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Primary source. 14 September 2017.
  9. Web site: Steven Kelly awarded Paul Harris Fellow Rotary Club of Nassau - District 7020. portal.clubrunner.ca. 14 September 2017.
  10. Web site: Steven Kelly Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080740/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/steven-kelly-2.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 September 2017. en.
  11. Web site: Star Class Olympic Results. www.starclass.org. 14 September 2017.
  12. Web site: [ers.sailing.org/biog.php?unique=1505392176.831&id=BAHSK1&js=1 Sailing]. 14 September 2017.

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