Nick Scandone

Nicholas Salvatore Scandone (March 4, 1966 – January 2, 2009) was an American yachtsman who narrowly missed participating on the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal as a paralympian at the 2008 Summer Games.

Biography Scandone was born on March 4, 1966, in Santa Ana, California, and learned to sail in an eight-foot Sabot dinghy at the Balboa Yacht Club in California.

In 1991, he won the National American title in the double-handed 470 class. However, by the end of 2006, his condition had advanced to the point where he was physically unable to participate in the 2.4-Meter class, which specifies single-handed operation, and was approaching Classification 1 status.