Mark Mendelblatt

Mark Mendelblatt
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	February 19, 1973 (age 51); St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg)
Sailing career
Class(es)	ILCA 7, Nacra 17, Laser II, Star, A-Catamaran, Melges 20, 49er, Etchells, Melges 24, TP52, Soling, Vanguard 15
Club	St. Petersburg Yacht Club
College team	Tufts University
Achievements and titles
World finals	1985 International Optimist World Championships; Third place; 1991 Laser II World Championships; gold medal; 2004 Laser World Championships; Silver medal;
Regional finals	1989 Laser II North American Championships; Gold medal; 1999 Pan American Games; Silver medal;
National finals	1984 International Optimist Dinghy National Sailing Championships; Gold medal; 1985 Optimist Pram National Championship; Second place; Collegiate All-American (1992–94); 1995 Laser National Championships; Gold medal;
Medal record
Sailing
Representing United States
Pan American Games

Mark Mendelblatt (born February 19, 1973) is an American yachtsman. Married to windsurfer Carolina Mendelblatt (née Borges),^[1]^[2]^[3] he primarily sails the Laser Radial, a one-design class of small (13 ft 0 in or 3.96 m long, and 130 lb or 59 kg) single-handed sailing dinghy.^[4] Beginning in 2005, he also started to race in the two-person keelboat Star class.

At age 11, he won the International Optimist Dinghy National Sailing Championships, and at age 18, he won the Laser II World Championships. A three-time college All-American at Tufts University, he won a silver medal in the Laser at the 1999 Pan American Games. In 2004, he won a silver medal at the Laser World Championships.

^ Dick Tillman (2005). The Complete Book of Laser Sailing. McGraw-Hill. p. 84. ISBN 0-07-145219-2. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
^ "Mark Mendelblatt". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
^ Doran Cushing (September 17, 1999). "Destination: Sydney Series". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

[google1-1] Dick Tillman (2005). The Complete Book of Laser Sailing. McGraw-Hill. p. 84. ISBN 0-07-145219-2. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

[google2-2] Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-88125-969-8. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

[jewishvirtuallibrary1-3] "Mark Mendelblatt". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

[4] Doran Cushing (September 17, 1999). "Destination: Sydney Series". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

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