Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Laser

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Open One Person Dinghy
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Laser dinghy.svg
Venue Savannah
Dates23 July to 31 July
Competitors56 from 56 nations
Teams56
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Robert Scheidt Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg Ben Ainslie Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Peer Moberg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2000  

The Laser Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 23 July to 31 July 1996, in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled and sailed. Each sailor had two discards. [1]

Results

Sailing laser.svg
Rank
Helmsman (Country)Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIIRace VIIIRace IXRace XRace XITotal
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Robert Scheidt Mars symbol.svg  (BRA)22.099.033.066.011.033.077.022.011.011.0DSQ57.092.026.0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ben Ainslie Mars symbol.svg  (GBR)2828.044.077.022.022.011.022.011.01616.022.0DSQ57.0122.037.0
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Peer Moberg Mars symbol.svg  (NOR)11.077.099.011.099.01010.011.02121.033.055.01111.078.046.0
4Flag of Australia.svg  Michael Blackburn Mars symbol.svg  (AUS)55.066.066.02222.01010.02222.055.044.077.044.011.092.048.0
5Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Warkalla Mars symbol.svg  (GER)1313.022.022.033.01212.044.01515.066.055.077.0DSQ57.0126.054.0
6Flag of Sweden.svg  John Harrysson Mars symbol.svg  (SWE)33.088.088.03333.044.066.02020.077.099.088.022.0108.055.0
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Vasco Serpa Mars symbol.svg  (POR)88.033.01010.0PMS57.033.099.01111.01111.01212.01616.077.0147.074.0
8Flag of Finland.svg  Thomas Johanson Mars symbol.svg  (FIN)1818.01414.044.088.01111.01313.066.01515.044.01313.055.0111.078.0
9Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Santiago Lange Mars symbol.svg  (ARG)44.011.055.01414.02323.01111.01919.0DSQ57.022.01919.044.0159.079.0
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  Hamish Pepper Mars symbol.svg  (NZL)1515.0PMS57.01919.01919.066.022.044.033.02121.066.01010.0162.084.0
11Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Mark Lyttle Mars symbol.svg  (IRL)DSQ57.01313.011.099.01414.055.088.0DSQ57.01010.01010.01818.0202.088.0
12Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Bruni Mars symbol.svg  (ITA)1212.055.01111.044.02424.02020.0PMS57.01010.088.033.01717.0171.090.0
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Serge Kats Mars symbol.svg  (NED)66.0PMS57.01212.01313.055.077.02222.0DSQ57.01919.01111.033.0212.098.0
14Flag of Austria.svg  Franz Urlesberger Mars symbol.svg  (AUT)1919.03030.01515.01616.01616.02323.01414.01212.066.099.01515.0175.0122.0
15Flag of France.svg  Guillaume Florent Mars symbol.svg  (FRA)77.01717.01414.01212.02525.02121.02121.088.01414.02222.0DSQ57.0218.0136.0
16Flag of South Africa.svg  Dave Hibberd Mars symbol.svg  (RSA)1010.01010.02020.02020.088.01717.03131.01313.02929.01818.02222.0198.0138.0
17Flag of Denmark.svg  Jens Eckardt Mars symbol.svg  (DEN)3131.01616.01717.01111.077.088.02626.01717.01313.02727.0DNF57.0230.0142.0
18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Bergmans Mars symbol.svg  (BEL)1111.01111.02525.01010.02020.01515.02525.02222.02828.02424.066.0197.0144.0
19Flag of Chile.svg  Luis Echenique Mars symbol.svg  (CHI)2020.0PMS57.03131.01515.01818.01616.099.02626.03131.01515.088.0246.0158.0
20Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Aleksandr Zelenovsky Mars symbol.svg  (BLR)3838.02323.02828.02626.02121.01818.01313.01616.01515.01717.01414.0229.0163.0
21Flag of the United States.svg  Nick Adamson Mars symbol.svg  (USA)99.0DSQ57.01313.077.01313.01414.01010.0DSQ57.02727.01414.0DSQ57.0278.0164.0
22Flag of Spain.svg  Antón Garrote Mars symbol.svg  (ESP)1717.01515.01818.03636.02626.03131.01818.01818.01717.01212.0DSQ57.0265.0172.0
23Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Ho-kon Mars symbol.svg  (KOR)1616.01818.03030.055.01515.01212.03535.02828.03232.02626.02323.0240.0173.0
24Flag of Estonia.svg  Peter Šaraškin Mars symbol.svg  (EST)1414.02727.02121.02929.03030.03333.01212.01414.01818.02121.02020.0239.0176.0
25Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Robert Hirst Mars symbol.svg  (IVB)3939.01919.02929.01717.03131.02525.03232.099.02020.03030.01212.0263.0192.0
26Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Rod Davies Mars symbol.svg  (CAN)2222.0PMS57.02424.02525.01717.02828.02323.02525.02626.02323.099.0279.0194.0
27Flag of Greece.svg  Dimitrios Theodorakis Mars symbol.svg  (GRE)2121.02828.01616.01818.03333.02626.02828.02020.02525.02525.02424.0264.0203.0
28Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tomoyuki Sasaki Mars symbol.svg  (JPN)2424.02222.02222.02121.01919.01919.04242.03131.03030.02929.02626.0285.0212.0
29Flag of Russia.svg  Andrey Kirilyuk Mars symbol.svg  (RUS)3636.02525.02626.03131.03232.02424.02929.01919.02222.02020.01616.0280.0212.0
30Flag of Uruguay.svg  Ricardo Fabini Mars symbol.svg  (URU)2525.01212.03838.02323.02222.03232.01616.03030.03535.0DSQ57.02121.0311.0216.0
31Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Eszes Mars symbol.svg  (HUN)DSQ57.02020.03333.04343.03737.03030.02727.055.01111.02828.0DSQ57.0348.0234.0
32Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cao Xiaobo Mars symbol.svg  (CHN)3030.02424.03232.02828.02828.02929.03030.02727.03838.03232.01313.0311.0241.0
33Flag of Mexico.svg  Antonio Goeters Mars symbol.svg  (MEX)3434.03838.04242.03030.04343.03636.01717.02424.02323.03333.03030.0350.0265.0
34Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Paul Dielemans Mars symbol.svg  (AHO)3333.02121.02323.04242.02929.02727.03939.03535.02424.03636.0DSQ57.0366.0267.0
35Flag of Ukraine.svg  Rodion Luka Mars symbol.svg  (UKR)2727.03434.04343.03737.04444.03434.033.02323.03636.03737.0DSQ57.0375.0274.0
36Flag of Singapore.svg  Ben Tan Mars symbol.svg  (SIN)4141.0PMS57.03434.02424.02727.03535.03838.03737.03939.03131.01919.0382.0284.0
37Flag of Malaysia.svg  Kevin Lim Mars symbol.svg  (MAS)3232.02626.03636.03434.03535.03939.04848.03333.04040.04141.02525.0389.0300.0
38Flag of Seychelles.svg  Allan Julie Mars symbol.svg  (SEY)YMP22.03636.02727.0DNF57.03838.04444.04747.04242.03434.03535.02727.0409.0305.0
39Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  John van Batenburg Stafford Mars symbol.svg  (CAY)3737.02929.04444.02727.03434.03838.04141.03636.05252.04545.03232.0415.0318.0
40Flag of Turkey.svg  Alp Alpagut Mars symbol.svg  (TUR)3535.03232.03737.04040.04040.04040.04040.04141.03333.03838.03333.0409.0328.0
41Flag of Malta.svg  John Tabone Mars symbol.svg  (MLT)2626.03939.03535.04444.04949.04242.03333.03838.04646.04646.03434.0432.0337.0
42Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Malcolm Smith Mars symbol.svg  (BER)4040.03131.04141.03232.04242.04545.04646.04040.04343.03434.03535.0429.0338.0
43Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Karl James Mars symbol.svg  (ANT)4545.03535.03939.03535.03939.0DNF57.03434.04545.04949.04040.02828.0446.0340.0
44Flag of Guam.svg  Brett Chivers Mars symbol.svg  (GUM)2929.03737.05050.04545.03636.03737.04545.04444.04444.03939.02929.0435.0340.0
45Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Michael Green Mars symbol.svg  (LCA)4242.04040.04040.03838.04141.04141.03737.03232.04242.04444.03131.0428.0342.0
46Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Yang Fung Mars symbol.svg  (HKG)4444.03333.04747.03939.04646.04343.04444.02929.04747.04343.03636.0451.0357.0
47Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Robert Dunkley Mars symbol.svg  (BAH)4848.04141.04646.04141.04545.04646.04343.04343.04141.04242.03737.0473.0379.0
48Flag of Romania.svg  Horia Ispaș Mars symbol.svg  (ROM)4343.04343.04949.0DNF57.04747.0DNF57.02424.0DSQ57.04545.04848.03838.0508.0394.0
49Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Khalifa Al-Hitmi Mars symbol.svg  (QAT)4646.04242.04545.0DNF57.04848.0DNF57.0DSQ57.03434.03737.04747.04141.0511.0397.0
50Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Gastón Vedani Mars symbol.svg  (ECU)4747.04444.04848.04848.05050.0DNF57.03636.03939.04848.05050.03939.0506.0399.0
51Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Mohamed Al-Sada Mars symbol.svg  (BRN)5050.04545.05151.04747.0DNF57.0DNS57.05050.04747.05050.04949.04040.0543.0429.0
52Flag of Barbados.svg  Rodney Reader Mars symbol.svg  (BAR)5252.04747.05252.04646.05252.0DNF57.0PMS57.04848.05454.05151.04242.0558.0444.0
53Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Constantino Scarpetta Mars symbol.svg  (PAR)5151.04646.05353.0DNF57.05151.0DNF57.0DSQ57.04646.05151.05252.04343.0564.0450.0
54Flag of Fiji.svg  Tiko Crofoot Mars symbol.svg  (FIJ)YMP48.04949.05454.0DNF57.05353.0DNF57.0PMS57.05151.05353.05454.04444.0577.0463.0
55Flag of Djibouti.svg  Mohamed Youssouf Mars symbol.svg  (DJI)5353.04848.05656.0DNF57.0DNF57.0DNS57.05151.05050.05656.05353.04545.0583.0469.0
56Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  Luca Belluzzi Mars symbol.svg  (SMR)5454.0DNF57.05555.0DNF57.0DNC57.0DNC57.04949.04949.05555.05555.04646.0591.0477.0

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Laser during the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 LASER Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the Laser during the 1996 Summer Olympics

Conditions at the Laser course areas

DateRace Thermometer1.svg
°C
BrujulaN.svg Symbol wind speed 06.svg
Knot
Sin.svg
Meter
CourseCourse area
23 July 1996I29 SSW.wind.png 100.8Bravo
23 July 1996II29 SSE.wind.png 160.7ZIBravo
24 July 1996III28 SW.wind.png 110.7Bravo
24 July 1996IV29 S.wind.png 140.8Bravo
25 July 1996V29 S.wind.png 130.7ZIBravo
25 July 1996VI29 S.wind.png 190.1ZIBravo
26 July 1996VII26 SW.wind.png 40.4ZOBravo
26 July 1996VIII27 W.wind.png 100.5ZOBravo
29 July 1996IX28 S.wind.png 110.6XIBravo
29 July 1996X28 S.wind.png 110.4XIBravo
31 July 1996XI28 S.wind.png 100.6ZIBravo

Notes

  1. "Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Laser), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. The 1996 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. Total after applying discard.

References