Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Sailing at the XII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre |
| Dates | 18–23 September 2004 |
| Competitors | 61 Male Sailors 1 Female Sailors 21 Nations 31 Boats |
Sailing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre from September 18-September 23. The sailors were a mix of physically and visually impaired men and women competing together.
The classes sailed were:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 2.4mR (1-Person) | Damien Seguin  France | Thomas Brown  United States | Thierry Schmitter  Netherlands |
| Mixed Sonar (3-Person) | Israel (ISR) Dror Cohen Arnon Efrati Benni Vexler | Netherlands (NED) Udo Hessels Marcel van de Veen Mischa Rossen | United States (USA) John Ross Duggan Jean Paul Creignou Bradley Johnson |
| Position | Nation | Athlete | Race | Points | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Tot | Net | ||||
 | France | Damien Seguin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 21 | ||
 | United States | Thomas Brown | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 32 | 22 | ||
 | Netherlands | Thierry Schmitter | 3 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 25 | ||
| 4 |  Germany | Heiko Kröger | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | (DSQ) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 31 | ||
| 5 |  Australia | Peter Thompson | -10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 38 | ||
| 6 |  Denmark | Jens Als Andersen | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 7 | 52 | 43 | ||
| 7 |  Norway | Bjornar Erikstad | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | (OCS) | 4 | 9 | 63 | 46 | ||
| 8 |  Great Britain | Allan Smith | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 2 | 66 | 54 | ||
| 9 |  Canada | Bruce Millar | 6 | 8 | -12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 60 | ||
| 10 |  Finland | Antero Karjalainen | -13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 91 | 78 | ||
| 11 |  Spain | Joaquin Quero | 8 | 13 | -14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 98 | 84 | ||
| 12 |  Italy | Fabrizio Olmi | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | -13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 100 | 87 | ||
| 13 |  Greece | Stamatis Kalligeris | 11 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | (OCS) | 13 | 14 | 107 | 90 | ||
| 14 |  Japan | Masakazu Suto | -15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 123 | 108 | ||
| 15 |  Ireland | Feargal Kinsella | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | -16 | 131 | 115 | ||
| 16 |  Singapore | Kok Liang Lim | -16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 139 | 123 | ||
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