Sailing at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |
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Venues | Barcelona |
Dates | First race: 27 July 1992 Last race: 4 August 1992 |
Competitors | 441 (357 male, 84 female) from 60 nations |
Boats | 256 |
Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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Lechner A-390 | men | women |
Europe | women | |
Finn | men | |
470 | men | women |
Flying Dutchman | open | |
Tornado | open | |
Star | 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 possibly the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1992 consisted of a total of ten sailing classes (disciplines). For each class races were scheduled from 27 July 1992 to 4 August 1992 of the coast of Barcelona, Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. [1]
Port Olympic, Barcelona | |
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Coordinates: 41°23′03″N02°11′55″E / 41.38417°N 2.19861°E |
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. The weather conditions in Barcelona were found suitable for sailing. The waterfront of Barcelona was completely restructured for the Olympics. The Olympic port became one of the key Olympic areas of Barcelona.
The Olympic sailing competition was held in the Mediterranean waters outside the Olympic Harbor. The new harbor was designed to be the base for the Olympic sailors and a key factor in the opening up of the city to the sea. This was achieved by a Special Town Plan for the “Parc de Mar” Area including a harbor which satisfy the requirements of sailors and organizers. The new harbor serves after the Games as a marina.
A total of five race areas were created on the Mediterranean Sea.
Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
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6 | 60 | 10 | 256 | 357 | 84 |
Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | Angola (ANG) | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) |
Argentina (ARG) | Aruba (ARU) | Australia (AUS) |
Austria (AUT) | Bahamas (BAH) | Barbados (BAR) |
Belgium (BEL) | Bermuda (BER) | Brazil (BRA) |
Canada (CAN) | Cayman Islands (CAY) | Chile (CHI) |
China (CHN) | Croatia (CRO) | Denmark (DEN) |
Djibouti (DJI) | Spain (ESP) | Estonia (EST) |
Unified Team (EUN) | Fiji (FIJ) | Finland (FIN) |
France (FRA) | Great Britain (GBR) | Germany (GER) |
Guam (GUM) | Hong Kong (HKG) | Hungary (HUN) |
Ireland (IRL) | Israel (ISR) | Virgin Islands (ISV) |
Italy (ITA) | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | Japan (JPN) |
South Korea (KOR) | Latvia (LAT) | Mexico (MEX) |
Malta (MLT) | Mauritius (MRI) | Netherlands (NED) |
Norway (NOR) | New Zealand (NZL) | Philippines (PHI) |
Papua New Guinea (PNG) | Poland (POL) | Portugal (POR) |
Puerto Rico (PUR) | South Africa (RSA) | Seychelles (SEY) |
Slovenia (SLO) | Switzerland (SUI) | Sweden (SWE) |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) | Thailand (THA) | Tunisia (TUN) |
Turkey (TUR) | Uruguay (URU) | United States (USA) |
Lithuania (LTU) |
Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jibb/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
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Lechner A390 | Surfboard | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1992 | 1 | |
Lechner A390 | Surfboard | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1992 | 1 | |
Europe | Dinghy | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1992 | 1 | |
Finn | Dinghy | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1952 | 11 | |
470 | Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1988 | 2 | |
470 | Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 5 | |
Flying Dutchman | Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1960 | 9 | |
Tornado | Catamaran | 2 | 1 | + | + | - | 1976 | 5 | |
Star | Keelboat | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1932 | 14 | |
Soling | Keelboat | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1972 | 6 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1992: Women's Lechner A-390 | New Zealand (NZL) Barbara Kendall | China (CHN) Zhang Xiaodong | Netherlands (NED) Dorien de Vries |
1992: Europe | Norway (NOR) Linda Cerup-Simonsen | Spain (ESP) Natalia Vía Dufresne | United States (USA) Julia Trotman |
1992: Women's 470 | Spain (ESP) Theresa Zabell Patricia Guerra | New Zealand (NZL) Leslie Egnot Jan Shearer | United States (USA) Jennifer Isler Pamela Healy |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1992: Men's Lechner A-390 | France (FRA) Franck David | United States (USA) Mike Gebhardt | Australia (AUS) Lars Kleppich |
1992: Finn | Spain (ESP) José van der Ploeg | United States (USA) Brian Ledbetter | New Zealand (NZL) Craig Monk |
1992: Men's 470 | Spain (ESP) Jordi Calafat Francisco Sanchez | United States (USA) Morgan Reeser Kevin Burnham | Estonia (EST) Tõnu Tõniste Toomas Tõniste |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1992: Flying Dutchman | Spain (ESP) Luis Doreste Domingo Manrique | United States (USA) Paul Foerster Stephen Bourdow | Denmark (DEN) Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller |
1992: Tornado | France (FRA) Yves Loday Nicolas Hénard | United States (USA) Randy Smyth Keith Notary | Australia (AUS) Mitch Booth John Forbes |
1992: Star | United States (USA) Mark Reynolds Harold Haenel | New Zealand (NZL) Rod Davis Don Cowie | Canada (CAN) Ross MacDonald Eric Jespersen |
1992: Soling | Denmark (DEN) Jesper Bank Steen Secher Jesper Seier | United States (USA) Kevin Mahaney Jim Brady Doug Kern | Great Britain (GBR) Lawrie Smith Robert Cruikshank Ossie Stewart |
* Host nation (Spain)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Spain (ESP)* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
9 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
During the sailing regattas at the 1992 Summer Olympics the following people notable outside sailing took part:
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, from 26 July to 4 August, comprising 100 divers from 31 nations.
Roller hockey was one of three demonstration sports included in the official Olympic programme of the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona. This sport's widespread popularity and the existence of top-level competitive teams in Catalonia prompted the Organizing Committee to suggest its inclusion in the Olympic programme.
The preliminary round of the 1992 Summer Olympicsroller hockey competition was played between 26 and 30 July, consisting of a group stage with two groups of six teams. The teams distribution into the groups was performed as per the results at the 1991 Rink Hockey World Championship. Each group was contested at a specific venue and all teams in the same group played against each other one time for a total of 5 matches per team, one match per day. In the end, the best three teams qualified for the semi-finals.
The semi-finals of the 1992 Summer Olympics roller hockey competition were staged between 1 and 5 August at the Pavelló d'Esports de Reus, in Reus. At this phase, a new group included the six teams which advanced from the preliminary round groups – Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Every team played against each other one time, for a total of 5 matches, one match per day. In the end, the best two teams qualified for the final match to award the gold medal and the third and fourth teams competed for the bronze medal.
The Men's Sailboard Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 45 boats, from 45 nations competed.
The Women's Sailboard Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Best nine out of ten scores did count for the final placement.
The Men's 470 Class Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best six out of seven race scores did count for the final placement.
The Women's 470 Class Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best six out of seven race scores did count for the final placement.
Roy Heiner is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Pusan. Heiner took 7th place in the Finn. In 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona Heiner helmed the Dutch Soling. With crew members Peter Burggraaff and Han Bergsma Heiner took 18th place. Heiner switched back to the Finn for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Savannah and took the bronze medal. His last Olympic appearance was in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With crew members Peter van Niekerk and Dirk de Ridder Heiner took 4th place in the Soling.
Dorien Berendina Lubertha de Vries is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. De Vries took the Bronze medal on the Women's Lechner A-390. De Vries returned to the 1996 Olympics in Savannah, Georgia where she took 10th place on the Women's Mistral One Design.
The Women's Europe Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Seven races were scheduled. 24 sailors, on 24 boats, from 24 nations competed.
The Finn Men's Competition was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program in Barcelona. Seven races were scheduled. 29 sailors, on 29 boats, from 29 nations competed.
The Flying Dutchman competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best six out of seven race scores did count for the final placement.
The Tornado Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best six out of seven race scores did count for the final placement.
The Soling Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. The competition was for the first time in a combined format. First the competitors had to sail a series of six fleet races. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best five out of six race scores counted for placement in the match race series. After the fleetraces the top 6 placed boats sailed a round-robin series of match races. After the round-robin the best four proceeded to the semi-finals. Here the boat placed 1st met the boat placed 4th and the boat placed 2nd met the boat placed 3rd in a best out of three series of match races. Finally the winners of the semi-finals met in the final best out of three match races. The losers of the semi-finals also met in a best out of three series of matches for the bronze medal.
The Star Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best six out of seven race scores did count for the final placement.
Gerhard Potma was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Potma as crew in the Dutch Flying Dutchman with his brother, Willem Potma, as helmsman took the 18th place. In 1996 Potma returned to the Olympics in Savannah. Again with his brother as helmsman and Frank Hettinga as crew. Potma took 15th place in the Soling.
Hendrik Ate "Han" Bergsma is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Bergsma as crew in the Dutch Soling with Roy Heiner as helmsman and Peter Burggraaff as fellow crew member, Bergsma took 18th place.
Johannes Leo Jozef "Jos" Schrier is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. With Mark Neeleman as helmsman, Schrier took the 4th place in the Star. In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Schrier made his second Olympic appearance and performed with the Dutch Star Mark Neeleman. Together, they took 6th place in the Star.
Barrie James Edgington is a British windsurfer. He competed in the men's Lechner A-390 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is a member of the iQFOIL Executive Committee.