UC Irvine Olympians

Nick Scandone

  • Country USA Paralympics
  • Sport / Event Sailing
  • Olympic Years 2008

Biography

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
• Gold Medalist in the SKUD-18 class at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing
• Scandone and partner Maureen McKinnon-Tucker made history as the first U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team to win gold
• Selected to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies
 
AT UC IRVINE
• Graduated from UC Irvine in 1990
• Member of the Anteater sailing team where he was an All-American and national champion (1988)
 
EXTRAS
• Won the 2005 Open World Championships
• Named the 2005 United States Yachtsman of the Year
• Narrowly missed earning a spot on the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team in the double-handed 470 class
• Scandone was diagnosed with ALS in 2002, and passed away in 2009