Sailing at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
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Venues | Kingston |
Dates | First race: 19 July 1976 Last race: 27 July 1976 |
Competitors | 257 (256 male), (1 female) from 40 nations |
Boats | 130 |
Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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Finn | Open |
470 | Open |
Flying Dutchman | Open |
Tornado | Open |
Tempest | Open |
Soling | Open |
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 1976 consisted of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, seven races were scheduled from 19 July 1976 to 27 July 1976 off the coast of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. The sailing was done on the triangular-type Olympic courses. [1]
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Olympic Flame | |
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Coordinates: 44°13′03″N76°30′31″W / 44.21750°N 76.50861°W |
According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or as close as possible to the city which the IOC has chosen. Since Montréal was not a suitable place the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Kingston, Ontario, constructed in 1969, was reconstructed in 1974 in time for the 1976 Olympic Sailing event. A total of three race areas were created on Lake Ontario.
The distance from the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour to course area Bravo (red) was about 5 nmi (9.3 km) From there it was another 5 nmi (9.3 km) to the course area's Alpha (yellow) and Charlie (blue). This however ensured wind conditions without local effects.
Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
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4 | 40 | 6 | 130 | 256 | 1 |
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Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
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Finn | Dinghy | 1 | 0 | + | – | – | 1952 | 7 | |
470 | Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 1 | |
Flying Dutchman | Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1960 | 5 | |
Tornado | Catamaran | 2 | 1 | + | + | – | 1976 | 1 | |
Tempest | Keelboat | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1972 | 2 | |
Soling | Keelboat | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1972 | 2 | |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1976: Finn | East Germany (GDR) Jochen Schümann | Soviet Union (URS) Andrei Balashov | Australia (AUS) John Bertrand |
1976: 470 | West Germany (FRG) Frank Hübner Harro Bode | Spain (ESP) Antonio Gorostegui Pedro Millet | Australia (AUS) Ian Brown Ian Ruff |
1976: Flying Dutchman | West Germany (FRG) Jörg Diesch Eckart Diesch | Great Britain (GBR) Rodney Pattisson Julian Brooke-Houghton | Brazil (BRA) Reinaldo Conrad Peter Ficker |
1976: Tornado | Great Britain (GBR) Reginald White John Osborn | United States (USA) David McFaull Michael Rothwell | West Germany (FRG) Jörg Spengler Jörg Schmall |
1976: Tempest | Sweden (SWE) John Albrechtson Ingvar Hansson | Soviet Union (URS) Valentin Mankin Vladyslav Akimenko | United States (USA) Dennis Conner Conn Findlay |
1976: Soling | Denmark (DEN) Poul Richard Høj Jensen Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen | United States (USA) John Kolius Walter Glasgow Richard Hoepfner | East Germany (GDR) Dieter Below Olaf Engelhardt Michael Zachries |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
At the Portsmouth area a new Olympic facility was constructed. This building was built to contain all facilities needed during that period. It holds, for instance, a large measurement hall and several exercise rooms. Only the size of the overhead doors of the measurement hall was not wide enough to bring a fully assembled Tornado in. Each had to be lifted on one side to enter diagonally.
After the races in the Tempest an unprecedented incident occurred:
Alan Warren and David Hunt set their Tempest on fire. With this boat they won the silver medal in 1972 though during the transport to Canada the boat called "Gift 'orse" was damaged. Warren and Hunt ended in Kingston in 14th position. After the incident Warren stated: "The Horse was lame and we had to put her down."
The story did not end there as Canada Customs could not accept the boat was not available for them to inspect.
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The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.
The Tempest was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 32 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed.
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled with 40 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competing.
The 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 56 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.
The Tornado was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 29 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed. It was the time the event had been included on the Olympic sailing program.
Bernard "Ben" Staartjes was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel, Germany. With crew Cees Kurpershoek he took the 5th place in the Tempest. In 1976 Staartjes represent the Netherlands again in the Tempest. This time with crew Ab Ekels They took 8th place. Later Staartjes specialized in the Star.
Albert Sybrandus "Ab" Ekels is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Canada. With helmsman Ben Staartjes Ekels took the 8th place in the Tempest. Ekels later specialized in the Star and Dragon together with fellow crew members Harald de Vlaming and helmsman Pieter Keijzer.
Geert Alle Bakker was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. With crew Pieter Keijzer and Harald de Vlaming Bakker took the 5th place in the Soling. Since in 1980 The Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Bakker again in the Soling represented his National Olympic Committee under the Dutch NOC flag. This time with crew Dick Coster and his son Steven Bakker They took again 5th place.
Sjoerd Steven Vollebregt is a sailor from the Netherlands who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario. With twin brother Erik Vollebregt as helmsman, Vollebregt finished 14th in the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman. Since in 1980 the Netherlands boycotted the Moscow Olympics, Vollebregt represented his National Olympic Committee under the Dutch NOC flag in the Flying Dutchman. Again with his brother as helmsman, he took 7th place.
Jan Erik Vollebregt is a sailor from the Netherlands who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario. With twin brother Sjoerd Vollebregt as crew, Vollebregt finished 14th in the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman. Since in 1980 the Netherlands boycotted the Moscow Olympics, Vollebregt represented his National Olympic Committee under the Dutch NOC flag in the Flying Dutchman. Again with his brother as crew, he took 7th place.
Jacob Cornelis de Zeeuw is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as substitute for the Dutch 470 team of Joop van Werkhoven and Robert van Werkhoven.
Frank de Vos is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as substitute for the Dutch Flying Dutchman team of Erik Vollebregt and Sjoerd Vollebregt. In 1980 De Vos returned to the 1980 Summer Olympics, which was boycotted by several countries, as substitute for the Dutch Flying Dutchman.
Richard W. "Dick" Johnson was a sailor from United States Virgin Islands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as helmsman in the Soling. With crew members Tim Kelbert and Doug Graham they took the 24th place.
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