William Earl Buchan
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| Born | May 9, 1935 Seattle, Washington, U.S.  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Star | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record 
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William Earl Buchan (born May 9, 1935) is an American sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the Star class with Steven Erickson.
He sailed on Intrepid in the 1974 America's Cup defender trials.