Stephen Milne (born 25 July 1985) is an Irish former sailor, who specialized in the keelboat (Star) class.[1] Together with his partner and Cork native Peter O'Leary, he was named one of the country's top sailors in the all-male keelboat for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in a distant thirteenth position.[2] Milne trained most of his sporting career at the Royal Belfast Yacht Club.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Milne |
| Nationality |  Ireland |
| Born | 25 July 1985 Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Keelboat |
| Club | Royal Belfast Yacht Club |
Milne competed for the Irish sailing squad, as a crew member in the Star class, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[4][5] Three months before, the Olympic Steering Group, together with the Irish Sailing Association recommended and unanimously selected him and O'Leary over the quota recipients Max Treacy and Anthony Shanks at the conclusion of the Star Worlds, proving that they had the best chance of success in the Olympic regatta.[6] The Irish duo started the series off with a stellar top-six mark, before a random wave of substandard outcomes towards the final stretch, however, swept both Milne and O'Leary away from the medal round to a thirteenth overall spot with 91 net points.[2][7]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stephen Milne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Sailing: Milne and O'Leary unable to reach Star decider". Irish Independent. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Rainey, Sarah (8 August 2008). "Ulster hopefuls aiming for the biggest prize in sport". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Irish Olympic Team Selected". World Sailing. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (7 August 2008). "Irish Olympic Squad". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "O'Leary and Milne the Starsr". The Irish Times. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: Men's Star Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
External links
edit- Stephen Milne at World Sailing
- Stephen Milne at Olympics.com
- Stephen Milne at Olympic.org (archived)
- Stephen Milne at Olympedia
- Stephen Milne at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-07-20)
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