Background
He has sailed Stars since age four, training with his father James Reynolds who was the 1971 World Champion (as crew for Dennis Conner).
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Career
Reynolds competed at multiple Olympics, medaling in 1988 and 1992. In 1996 he came in eighth. Reynolds sailed for San Diego State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science. As a sophomore, Mark was All American on the San Diego State University sailing team in 1974.
Mark led the team to a 2nd place finish both in 1974 and 1975 in the North American Dinghy Championships.
He also holds an honorary doctorate from Piedmont College. He owns a sail making company.
He made the sails for almost all of his Star class competitors. Snipe
1975 ICYRA All-American
1979 Snipe Worlds runner up
2002 Inducted into Sailing World"s Hall of Fame.
Achievements
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Afterwards he formed a new partnership with crewman Magnus Liljedahl, and they went on to win a string of championships, culminating with a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics. Non-medal achievements: 1978 Snipe United States National Champion 1980,1982 & 1991 Snipe North American Champion 2002 Farr 40 World Champion (tactician) 2004 Rolex Miami Optical Character Recognition Champion.
