Mike Gebhardt

FULL NAME:   Michael W. Gebhardt
NAME FOR PUBLICATION:   Mike Gebhardt
CLASS:    Mistral M
POSITION: Skipper
COACH:  Skip Whyte
US SAILING TEAM:   1986-1988, 1991-1996
1996 Team Ranking:#1
YACHT CLUB:  Ft. Walton
HIGH SCHOOL:  Ft. Walton High School, graduated 1983.
BIRTHDATE:  11/25/65           MARITAL STATUS:  Single
BIRTHPLACE:  Columbus, OH               HOMETOWN:  Ft. Pierce, FL
HEIGHT:  5'8"  WEIGHT:  145        SAILING SINCE AGE:  8
OCCUPATION:  Professional Sailor/Coach/Consultant

SAILING RESUME:
1996

• Olympic Trials, Savannah (1st/29 boards)
• World Champs, Haifa (11th/60 boards)
• Miami OCR (6th/60 boards)

1995

• Pan Am Games Trials, Ft. Pierce (1st/12)
• Olympic Pre-Trials, Savannah (1st/19)
• Mistral Worlds, South Africa (31st/59 boards)
• Mistral National Champs, Tybee Island (3rd/48)
• Pre-Olympic Regatta, Savannah, GA (5th/51 boards)
• Miami OCR (12th/69 boards)
• SPORT, St. Petersburg, FL (6th/53 boards)
• Tudor European Champions, England (14th/60 boards)

1994

• Miami OCR (4th/52 boards)
• ABYC OCR, Long Beach, CA (1st/21 boards)
• SPORT, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (2nd/43 boards)

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
1995

• Pan American Games Silver Medalist

1994

• USWA Production Funboard National Champion

1992

• Olympic Games, Barcelona, Silver Medalist
• Tudor Boardsailor of the Year

1988

• Olympic Games, Pusan, Bronze Medalist

1987

• Pan American Games Gold Medalist

	A professional sailor/coach/consultant, "Gebi" has been sailing
from his own back yard since age 8.  An avid surfer and catamaran racer, boardsailing
was a natural progression sparked by sibling rivalry.  Gebi won his first national
championship just over a year after learning to boardsail.  In 1984 he was
the tuning partner for Scott Steele (Silver medalist) which motivated his own
pursuit of Olympic medals.

	With two Olympic medals in boardsailing Gebi is focused on competing in
his third Olympic Games.  If he qualifies, and wins a Gold medal, he will be
ensured a place in the history books with one of the few complete sets of medals.

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