Stuart McNay explained

Stuart McNay
Nickname:Stu
Birth Date:1 August 1981
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Weight:650NaN0
Classes:Dinghy
Club:Beverly Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club
Coach:Jay Kehoe, Zack Leonard, Nigel Cochrane, Morgan Reeser, Luther Carpenter
Show-Medals:yes

Stuart McNay (born August 1, 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1] [2] He represented the United States, at four Olympics: two times partner Graham Biehl, in 2008 and 2012 and twice with partner Dave Hughes in 2016 and 2020.

Background

Stu learned to race at Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, Massachusetts. He was a multi time All-American in collegiate sailing at Yale University. He has raced for the US Sailing Team since 2003.[1] [3] As of September 2014, McNay/Biehl were ranked sixth in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, following their successes at the North American Championships and ISAF Sailing World Cup Series in Miami, Florida, United States.[4]

Olympic sailing

At the 2008 Olympic Games, McNay/Biehl finished thirteenth, edging out Israel's Gideon Kliger and Udi Gal.[5] [6]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, McNay competed for the second time as a helmsman in the men's 470 class by finishing thirteenth and receiving a berth from the ISAF World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[7] [8] Teaming again with Biehl, they finished fourteenth-place finish in fleet of twenty-seven boats.[9] [10]

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, McNay and Hughes finished 4th in the men's 470 class, with McNay as helmsman.[11]

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, McNay and Hughes finished 9th in the men's 470 class.[12]

McNay will compete in the 2024 Olympic Games in Marseille, France, in the mixed 470 class with Lara Dallman-Weiss.[13]

Other events

At the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, McNay and his new partner David Hughes set a best career record with a fifth-place finish in the men's 470 class to secure their spot on the U.S. sailing team for the Olympics.[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stuart McNay . London 2012 Olympic Games . . September 21, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405040701/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/mcnay-stuart-1132109/ . April 5, 2013.
  2. Stuart McNay . https://web.archive.org/web/20170702213001/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/stuart-mcnay-1.html . dead . July 2, 2017 . September 21, 2014.
  3. News: Meet the Team – Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl, Men's 470 . . August 1, 2012 . September 21, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616143536/http://olympics.ussailing.org/meet-the-team-stuart-mcnay-and-graham-biehl-mens-470/ . June 16, 2015.
  4. News: Shifty Winds in Miami, but French and British Still Lead . . January 30, 2014 . September 21, 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140921081938/http://www.470.org/content.asp?id=6231 . September 21, 2014.
  5. Web site: Men's 470 Class . . . September 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105145909/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/sailing/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSAM005000/standings.html . January 5, 2014.
  6. News: Bien . Louis . Team USA Sailing: Stu McNay Competes In 2nd Olympic Games . . July 24, 2012 . September 21, 2014.
  7. News: USA and Australia Dominate at Sail Melbourne . https://archive.today/20140921081939/http://www.470.org/content.asp?id=4858 . dead . September 21, 2014 . . November 14, 2011 . September 21, 2014.
  8. News: U.S. Olympic sailing team adds 8 . . . December 22, 2011 . September 21, 2014.
  9. Web site: Men's 470 . London 2012 Olympic Games . . November 27, 2012 . May 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130530111345/http://www.london2012.com/sailing/event/470-men/phase%3Dsam005910/doc%3Dsummary.html . dead.
  10. News: Olympics 'Heck of a Wake-up Call' for U.S. Sailing . . August 8, 2012 . September 21, 2014.
  11. Web site: RIO 2016 SAILING 470 - TWO PERSON DINGHY MEN RESULTS . Olympics.
  12. Web site: TOKYO 2020 SAILING 470 MEN RESULTS . Olympics.
  13. Web site: Chenard . Allison . 2024-05-17 . PARIS 2024 U.S. OLYMPIC SAILING TEAM ROSTER FINALIZED . ussailing.org.
  14. News: ISAF Worlds, Day 9: US 470's Earn Career-Best Finishes, Paine (Finn) Goes Through to Medal Race . . September 19, 2014 . September 21, 2014.
  15. News: Aussies And Austrians Strike 470 Gold In Santander . . September 20, 2014 . September 21, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510085135/http://www.sailing.org/events/isafworlds/38632.php . May 10, 2015.

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