The 1996 U.S. Olympic Yachting Team
Mike Gebhardt
Men's Sailboard (Mistral)
Known as "Gebi" in sailing circles, the Florida native already has two Olympic medals to his name--a bronze at the 1988 Olympiad in Seoul and a silver at the 1992 summer games in Barcelona. The 30-year-old is also the owner of seven world championships in 15 years of competitive windsurfing. If he takes home a medal from Atlanta, he will become the first sailor in U.S. history to win three Olympic sailing medals.

Lanee Butler
Women's Sailboard (Mistral)
Lanee Butler of Aliso Viejo, California, is another Olympic veteran, having placed fifth in the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona. The 25-year-old also placed second in the 1993 Mistral world championships, won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American games.

Will Martin
Men's Solo Dinghy (Finn)
Will Martin of Charleston, S.C. won the U.S. trials in Savannah, Georgia in April by a single point, edging out Brian Ledbetter of Medina, Washington in 14 out of 16 scheduled races. Martin, 26, is a 1991 graduate of Duke University with a degree in history. He finished fifth in a fleet of 24 in Olympic Pre-Trials in Savannah last year.

Courtenay Becker-Dey
Women's Solo Dinghy (Europe)
Courtenay Becker-Dey, 31, of The Dalles, Oregon, joins the U.S. team after a disappointing effort four years, when she finished a close second to Julia Trotman at the 1992 Olympic trials. Becker-Day was a navigator for America3 in 1995 America's Cup, placed second in the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, and fourth in Europe world championships in Denmark in 1993. The Europe is used for the Women's Solo Dinghy event; smaller than the Finn, it performs better for the lighter weight sailor.

Morgan Reeser/Kevin Burnham
Men's Double Dinghy (470)
Not strangers to international competition, the Reeser/Burnham team won a 470 Olympic silver medal in Barcelona in 1992, as well as a gold medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Russia. Skipper Morgan Reeser, 33, lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is a 1984 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 1988 graduate of University of Miami. Crew Kevin Burnham, 39, hails from Coral Gables, Florida.

Kristina Stookey/Louise van Voorhis
Women's Double Dinghy (470)
Ranked No. 1 in the U.S, the pair made up for a second-place in the 1992 Olympic trials by completely dominationg the field at this year's trials in Savannah. Skipper Kris Stookey, 26, of Darien, Connecticut, is a 1991 graduate of Brown University in biology. Crew Louise Van Voorhis, 25, is a 1991 graduate of Yale University, and was an alternate on U.S. Olympic team in 1992.

Nick Adamson
Open Dinghy (Laser)
Nick Adamson of Newport Beach, California, won the Laser Nationals in 1994, finished fourth in Laser U.S. championships in 1995, as well as U.S. Sailing's Pre-Olympic Regatta in Savannah in 1995. The 27-year-old is a 1992 graduate of University of California-Irvine.

John Lovell/Charlie Ogletree
Multihull (Tornado)
Representing the U.S. in the catamaran event are skipper John Lovell, 28, of New Orleans, and his crew, Charlie Ogletree, also 28, of Kemah Texas. The pair placed fifteenth at the world tornado championships this year, fourth in the 1996 Miami Olympic Class regatta, and 10th in the world championships in 1994.

Mark Reynolds/Hal Haenel
Double Keelboat (Star)
Mark Reynolds (San Diego, California) and crew Hal Haenel (Los Angeles, California) won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Yachting in Savannah, clinching victory by a single point in a field of 19 boats. Together, Reynolds, age 40, and Haenel, age 37, won a Star gold medal in '92 and a Star silver in '88.

Jeff Madrigali/Kent Massey/Jim Barton
Triple Keelboat (Soling)
California sailors Jeff Madrigali (San Anselmo), Kent Massey (Santa Barbara), and Jim Barton (Fairfax) won the final soling Olympic Trials in May, and will represent the U.S. at the only crew-of-three event in the Olympics. 40-year-old Madrigali will skipper, with 44-year-old Massey and 40-year-old Barton as crew. The trio placed fourth in the Soling world championships in 1995, and won the 1995 U.S. Soling championships.