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| Full name | Jonathan Dunn McKee | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 19, 1959 (age 64) Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | 49er, Tasar, Melges 24, Moth, Melges 20, Melges 32, Volvo 70, Flying Dutchman | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Seattle Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||
| College team |  Yale University | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jonathan Dunn McKee (born December 19, 1959, in Seattle, Washington) is an American sailor and Olympic Champion.
He competed in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal, with William Carl Buchan[1] to become the only American to win the gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class during the boats participation in the Olympic games.
McKee competed in the 49er class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney together with his brother Charles McKee, and they won the bronze medal.
McKee and his brother sailed for OneWorld in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup and for Luna Rossa Challenge in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup.[2] He sailed the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race on Il Mostro.[3]
Two times Tasar Class World Champion
Three times Melges 24 World Champion
He competed in the 2008 Barcelona World Race onboard Estrella Damm, retiring into Cape Town
He competed in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race round the world race.
