Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Sailing
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Sailing pictogram.svg
Venues Club de Yates de Acapulco
DatesFirst race: 14 October 1968 (1968-10-14)
Last race: 21 October 1968 (1968-10-21)
Competitors251 from 41 nations
Boats123
  1964
1972  

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics) in Athens, Greece. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1968 consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 14 October 1968 to 21 October 1968 off the coast of Acapulco in the Bay of Acapulco. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses. [1]

Venue

Acapulco Bay is located on the Pacific coast in the state of Guerrero, 250 miles from Mexico City. The facilities at Club de Yates were improved and modified. 20,000 square metres of new docks provided with potable water, electricity and telephones were created. The buoys bearing colored flags delineated the three course areas.

Technical control was assured by a staff of measurers for gauging all yachts before racing.

The Olympic Village, located in the Caleta Hotel, provided accommodation for 503 competitors, trainers, team managers from 40 countries.

Competition

Overview

ContinentsCountriesClassesBoatsMaleFemale
54151232510

Continents

Countries

Countries that participated in the Sailing event of the 1968 Olympic Games.
Blue: Water
Gray: Never participated in OG
Dark Gray: Participated in earlier OG
Green: Country participated for the first time
Dark Blue: Country participated also on previous games
Red: Country boycotted the sailing event of the OG Sailingmap OG 1968.png
Countries that participated in the Sailing event of the 1968 Olympic Games.
Blue: Water
Gray: Never participated in OG
Dark Gray: Participated in earlier OG
Green: Country participated for the first time
Dark Blue: Country participated also on previous games
Red: Country boycotted the sailing event of the OG
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)
Flag of the Bahamas (1964-1973).svg  Bahamas  (BAH)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda  (BER)
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg  Ceylon  (CEY)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador  (ESA)Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain  (ESP)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany  (GDR)Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece  (GRE)
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands  (ISV)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines  (PHI)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela  (VEN)
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)

Classes (equipment)

ClassTypeEventSailorsTrapezeMainsailJib/GenoaSpinnakerFirst OGOlympics so far
Finn Dinghy Cercle noir 100%25.svg 10+19525
Flying Dutchman Dinghy Cercle noir 100%25.svg 21+++19603
Star Keelboat Cercle noir 100%25.svg 20++19328
Dragon Keelboat Cercle noir 100%25.svg 30+++19486
5.5 Metre Keelboat Cercle noir 100%25.svg 30+++19525

Mars symbol.svg = Male, Venus symbol.svg = Female, Cercle noir 100%25.svg = Open

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Finn insigna.png

1968: Finn
details

Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Valentin Mankin
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)
Hubert Raudaschl
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Fabio Albarelli
Flying Dutchman insigna.png

1968: Flying Dutchman
details

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Rodney Pattisson
Iain MacDonald-Smith
Flag of German Olympic Team 1960-1968.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Ulli Libor
Peter Naumann
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)
Reinaldo Conrad
Burkhard Cordes
NO Class insigna.png

1968: Star
details

Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Lowell North
Peter Barrett
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Peder Lunde Jr.
Per Wiken
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Franco Cavallo
Camillo Gargano
Dragon insigna.png

1968: Dragon
details

Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
George Friedrichs
Barton Jahncke
Gerald Schreck
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Aage Birch
Paul Lindemark Jørgensen
Niels Markussen
Flag of German Olympic Team 1960-1968.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Paul Borowski
Karl-Heinz Thun
Konrad Weichert
5.5 Metre insigna blue.svg

1968: 5.5 Metre
details

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Ulf Sundelin
Jörgen Sundelin
Peter Sundelin
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Louis Noverraz
Bernhard Dunand
Marcel Stern
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Robin Aisher
Paul Anderson
Adrian Jardine

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2002
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1012
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1001
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1001
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0101
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0101
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0101
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0101
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany  (FRG)0101
10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0022
11Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)0011
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany  (GDR)0011
Totals (12 entries)55515

Remarks

Sailing

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1968 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

Notes

  1. "Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

References