UC Irvine Olympians
Jay Glaser
- Country:
- USA
- Sport / Event:
- Yachting
- Olympic Years:
- 1984, Coach - 2000, 2004, 2008
OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
• Olympic Silver Medalist with partner Randy Smyth in the Tornado class at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles
• Served as a coach in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games
• Helped the U.S. team of John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree to a silver medal in the Tornado class in 2004
• Named the 2000 U.S. Olympic Committee Sailing Coach of the Year
AT UC IRVINE
• Graduated from UC Irvine in 1976 with a degree in biology
• Member of UCI’s national championship sailing team in 1972
EXTRAS
• Claimed back-to-back Tornado World Championships with Smyth in 1982 and 1983
• Married to Sarah Glaser
• Sailed tornados together, winning three North American and one U.S. title
• Sarah also won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, sailing a 470 with JJ Isler
• Olympic Silver Medalist with partner Randy Smyth in the Tornado class at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles
• Served as a coach in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games
• Helped the U.S. team of John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree to a silver medal in the Tornado class in 2004
• Named the 2000 U.S. Olympic Committee Sailing Coach of the Year
AT UC IRVINE
• Graduated from UC Irvine in 1976 with a degree in biology
• Member of UCI’s national championship sailing team in 1972
EXTRAS
• Claimed back-to-back Tornado World Championships with Smyth in 1982 and 1983
• Married to Sarah Glaser
• Sailed tornados together, winning three North American and one U.S. title
• Sarah also won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, sailing a 470 with JJ Isler
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