1. Dennis Walter Conner was born on September 16,1942 and is an American yachtsman.
10 Facts About Dennis Conner
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Dennis Conner is noted for winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, two Star World Championships, and three wins in the America's Cup.
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Dennis Conner competed in the 1976 Olympics together with Conn Findlay and took the bronze medal in the Tempest class.
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Dennis Conner has won the America's Cup three times, successfully defending the Cup in 1980 and 1988, and winning as the challenger in 1987.
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Dennis Conner responded with an even more controversial 60' wing-sailed catamaran in a surprise defense.
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Dennis Conner insisted on year round training with a new focus on physical fitness and practice.
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Dennis Conner's USA-11 proved no match to Bill Koch's America3 campaign.
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Dennis Conner again found difficulty securing funding for the 2000 America's Cup in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Dennis Conner was eliminated in the quarter final repechage by Craig McCaw's OneWorld Challenge.
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Dennis Conner was a rare non-billionaire fielding a team to compete in the 2003 America's Cup, held in New Zealand, receiving funding of up to US$40 million from his sponsors.