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'''Stephen DeLancey "Steve" Benjamin''' (born September 29, 1955 in [[Glen Cove, New York]]) is an [[United States|American]] competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.
 
==Career==
He was [[ICSA College Sailor of the Year|College Sailor of the Year]] in 1978. At the [[1984 Summer Olympics]], Benjamin finished in 2nd place in the [[470 class]] [[Mixed Two-Person Dinghy]] along with his partner [[Chris Steinfeld]].
 
Steve is an [https://etchells.org/racing/champions Etchells Class World Champion], having won the championship in 2017 and finishing in 2nd place in 2023.
 
Steve is an [https://www.atlanticclass.org/images/pdf/ChampionsTo2022-B.pdf Atlantic Class National Champion], having won the National Championship 5 times.
 
Steve was named [[US Sailing]]’s 2015 [[US Sailor of the Year Awards|Yachtsman of the Year]]
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