Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Finn

Finn class at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Finn class dinghy
Venue	Long Beach
Dates	31 July to 8 August
Competitors	28 from 28 nations
Teams	28
Medalists
Russell Coutts   New Zealand John Bertrand   United States Terry Neilson   Canada
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The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California . Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed. ^[1]

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points [2]	Total -1 [3]
		Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Russell Coutts  (NZL)	1	0.0	7	13.0	2	3.0	2	3.0	21	27.0	3	5.7	5	10.0	61.7	34.7
	John Bertrand  (USA)	DSQ	35.0	5	10.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	5	10.0	8	14.0	72.0	37.0
	Terry Neilson  (CAN)	2	3.0	2	3.0	5	10.0	14	20.0	5	10.0	1	0.0	6	11.7	57.7	37.7
4	Joaquín Blanco  (ESP)	DSQ	35.0	8	14.0	18	24.0	4	8.0	6	11.7	2	3.0	1	0.0	95.7	60.7
5	Wolfgang Gerz  (FRG)	5	10.0	6	11.7	8	14.0	7	13.0	3	5.7	6	11.7	DNF	35.0	101.1	66.1
6	Chris Pratt  (AUS)	7	13.0	4	8.0	12	18.0	9	15.0	1	0.0	9	15.0	11	17.0	86.0	68.0
7	Michael Mcintyre  (GBR)	13	19.0	15	21.0	4	8.0	6	11.7	4	8.0	10	16.0	4	8.0	91.7	70.7
8	Jorge Zarif Neto  (BRA)	8	14.0	1	0.0	6	11.7	19	25.0	11	17.0	15	21.0	9	15.0	103.7	78.7
9	Mark Neeleman  (NED)	9	15.0	9	15.0	7	13.0	DSQ	35.0	10	16.0	11	17.0	3	5.7	116.7	81.7
10	Ingvar Bengtsson  (SWE)	10	16.0	22	28.0	10	16.0	23	29.0	7	13.0	4	8.0	2	3.0	113.0	84.0
11	Peter Holmberg  (ISV)	11	17.0	19	25.0	3	5.7	15	21.0	8	14.0	7	13.0	10	16.0	111.7	86.7
12	Lasse Hjortnæs  (DEN)	19	25.0	11	17.0	13	19.0	3	5.7	13	19.0	14	20.0	7	13.0	118.7	93.7
13	Bill O'Hara  (IRL)	4	8.0	10	16.0	9	15.0	8	14.0	22	28.0	19	25.0	12	18.0	124.0	96.0
14	Esko Rechardt  (FIN)	6	11.7	12	18.0	16	22.0	12	18.0	9	15.0	DNF	35.0	15	21.0	140.7	105.7
15	Paolo Semeraro  (ITA)	3	5.7	26	32.0	15	21.0	10	16.0	20	26.0	13	19.0	13	19.0	138.7	106.7
16	Armanto Ortolano  (GRE)	14	20.0	3	5.7	14	20.0	13	19.0	15	21.0	17	23.0	DNF	35.0	143.7	108.7
17	Luc Choley  (FRA)	12	18.0	21	27.0	22	28.0	17	23.0	12	18.0	12	18.0	14	20.0	152.0	124.0
18	Eric Mergenthaler  (MEX)	18	24.0	20	26.0	11	17.0	11	17.0	14	20.0	16	22.0	22	28.0	154.0	126.0
19	Juan Maegli  (GUA)	16	22.0	16	22.0	20	26.0	20	26.0	16	22.0	8	14.0	17	23.0	155.0	129.0
20	Jean-Marc Holder  (TRI)	21	27.0	14	20.0	17	23.0	5	10.0	24	30.0	20	26.0	19	25.0	161.0	131.0
21	Per Arne Nilsen  (NOR)	15	21.0	13	19.0	DSQ	35.0	16	22.0	17	23.0	18	24.0	18	24.0	168	133.0
22	Philippe Willems  (BEL)	17	23.0	17	23.0	19	25.0	18	24.0	18	24.0	PMS	35.0	16	22.0	176.0	141.0
23	Guy Grossmith  (ZIM)	20	26.0	18	24.0	21	27.0	22	28.0	19	25.0	21	27.0	20	26.0	183.0	155.0
24	Arshad Choudhry  (PAK)	22	28.0	24	30.0	23	29.0	21	27.0	23	29.0	22	28.0	21	27.0	198.0	168.0
25	Tu Guangming  (CHN)	23	29.0	23	29.0	24	30.0	24	30.0	25	31.0	PMS	35.0	23	29.0	213.0	178.0
26	David Ashby  (FIJ)	25	31.0	25	31.0	26	32.0	25	31.0	26	32.0	23	29.0	25	31.0	217.0	185.0
27	Derek Hudson  (BOT)	24	30.0	27	33.0	25	31.0	26	32.0	27	33.0	DNF	35.0	24	30.0	224.0	189.0
28	Nasser Karam  (EGY)	DNF	35.0	28	34.0	27	33.0	27	33.0	28	34.0	24	30.0	DNF	35.0	234.0	199.0

DNF = Did Not Finish, DSQ = Disqualified, PMS = Premature Start
Crossed out results did not count for the total result.
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1984 Summer Olympics

Finn Course Map

Notes

1. "Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
2. The 1984 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.

References

• Richard B. Perelman, ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 1: Organization and Planning. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
• Richard B. Perelman, ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
• Kubatko, Justin. "Sailing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Finn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.