Morgan Reeser

Morgan Reeser
Personal information
Full name	Morgan Irwin Reeser
Born	November 14, 1962 (age 61); Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)	470, Melges 32, J/70, Melges 20, Melges 24
Club	Key Biscayne Yacht Club
College team	United States Merchant Marine Academy
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Morgan Irwin Reeser (born November 14, 1962) is a sailor from the United States, who competed in two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Kevin Burnham in the Men's 470 class and lost out on a second medal after being scored OCS during the final race of the 1996 Olympic Games.

He won the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship and was named College Sailor of the Year twice, in 1983 and 1984.

Reeser coached Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa of Greece to an Olympic gold medal in the women's 470 class in 1992. He also coached Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain to an Olympic silver medal in men's 470 class in 2012. He has won 23 world championships in classes such as the Melges 20, Melges 32, Etchells, and J70.

He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is married to Irish Olympian Louise Cole-Reeser.

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Morgan Reeser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
"Morgan Reeser". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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