Event Title | |
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Edition | 1st |
Event Details | |
Venue | Melbourne, Australia |
Dates | 18–23 January 2003 |
The inaugural Commonwealth Sailing Championships were held in Port Phillip, Melbourne in January 2003. Both the Commonwealth Games Federation and the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) approved the Inaugural Commonwealth Sailing Championships. The Championship venue was the Sandringham Yacht Club, which has also hosted the ISAF Grade 1 event (the Olympic & Invited Classes Regatta).
The classes of competition were: [1]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Laser | Michael Blackburn | Ed Wright | Alastair Gair |
470 | Nathan Wilmot Malcolm Page | Mathew Belcher Daniel Belcher | Andrew Brown Jamie Hunt |
Mistral |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Laser Radial | Debbie Hanna | Melanie Dennison | Megan De Lange |
470 class | Jenny Armstrong Belinda Stowell | Lisa Charlson Rike Ziegelmayer | Shelley Hesson Linda Dickson |
Mistral |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Hobie 16 (open) | Robbie Lovig Glen Douglas | Shayne Brodie Loren Gough | Steve Fields Kieran Browne |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
2 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fiji | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
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