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{{Short description|American sailor (born 1955)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Steve Benjamin
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Stephen DeLancey Benjamin
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|September 29, 1955}}
| birth_place = [[Glen Cove, New York]], U.S.
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| collegeteam = {{collegesailingteam|Yale University}}
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Sailing (sport)|sailing]] }}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles
}}
'''Stephen DeLancey
==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]]
== References ==
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=
{{Footer World Champions 505}}
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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:American male sailors (sport)]]
[[Category:ICSA College Sailor of the Year]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sailing]]
[[Category:Olympic sailors of the United States]]▼
[[Category:Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – 470]]
[[Category:Yale Bulldogs sailors]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Fireball class world champions]]
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