Stephen Bourdow

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameStephen Norris•Bourdow
Used nameStephen•Bourdow
Born2 January 1966 in Saginaw, Michigan (USA)
Measurements193 cm / 89 kg
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Stephen Bourdow was crew for Paul Foerster in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1992 Olympics. Bourdow started sailing on Cowan Lake in Ohio at age 10. Later in his career, he raced single-handed boats, racing Lasers for over 15 years, and competing six times at the Laser World Championships.

Bourdow attended Tulane, graduating in 1989, and then obtained an MBA from Santa Clara University in 2003. In between he spent eight years at Stanford as the head sailing coach and associate campaign director for major gifts. From 2004-13 Bourdow was senior director of development for the Santa Clara University school of engineering. He then spent several years as executive vice-president in charge of sales at Focal Upright Furniture, before becoming chief development officer at Positive Coaching Alliance, a non-profit that was founded at Stanford in the Department of Athletics in 1998.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1992 Summer Olympics Sailing USA Stephen Bourdow
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open (Olympic) Paul Foerster 2 Silver