Michael McIntyre

Michael Mackay McIntyre MBE (born 29 June 1956) is a British sailor, who was the Olympic champion in the Star class event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and won multiple British Finn class championships. In 1989, McIntyre was awarded an MBE for services to yachting. Career At the age of 12, McIntyre was a Scottish schools swimming champion. He was a member of Helensburgh and Bosham Sailing Clubs. McIntyre won the British Finn class Championships in 1980, 1981, and 1984. McIntyre competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, finishing seventh in the Finn class. McIntyre competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and won a gold medal in the Star class, together with Bryn Vaile. McIntyre was the skipper of the team, and the pair had been in fourth place going into the final race. The pair won the event after the American pair of Mark Reynolds and Hal Haenel had to retire in the final race due to a broken mast; the Canadian team who were ahead of the Britons also retired from the race, due to a damaged backstay. It was the first Olympic Star class medal by a British team since 1932, when Colin Ratsey and Peter Jaffe finished second in the event. McIntyre retired from sailing after the 1988 Olympics. In 2012, McIntyre made a one-off return to sailing for an event at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on the 2012 Summer Olympics course. His race was ended by a collision with another yacht.