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Sailing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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Venues | Qingdao International Sailing Centre |
Dates | First race: 9 August 2008 Last race: 21 August 2008 |
Competitors | 400 (261 male, 139 female) from 62 nations |
Boats | 272 |
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |||
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RS:X | men | women | |
Laser Radial | women | ||
Laser | men | ||
Finn | open | ||
470 | men | women | |
49er | open | ||
Tornado | open | ||
Yngling | women | ||
Star | men | ||
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 cancelled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 2008 consisted of a total of nine sailing classes (eleven disciplines). Eleven races are scheduled for each event except for the 49er class, for which 16 races are scheduled from 9 August 2008 to 21 August 2008 of the coast of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre facing the Yellow Sea. Of the 11 (16) races, 10 (15) are scheduled as opening races and one as a medal race. The sailing was done on four different types of courses. [1]
Qingdao International Sailing Centre | |
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青岛奥林匹克帆船中心 | |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Olympic harbor Including: Qingdao Sub-Village, Athletes Center, Administrative Center, Venue Media Center, Logistics Center, Reception Center and Accreditation Center. |
Location | ShiNan District, Fushan Bay Area |
Address | XinHui Road |
Town or city | Qingdao, Shandong Province. China |
Country | China |
Coordinates | 36°03′23″N120°23′13″E / 36.05639°N 120.38694°E |
Elevation | Sealevel |
Construction started | 25 May 2004 |
Opened | 2008 |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 45 hectares, comprising a 30 hectare competition area and a 15 hectare area for development after the Games |
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. Among others, an exception is made for the Olympic yachting events, which customarily must be staged on the open sea. On account of this principle, Qingdao was selected for the honor to carry out the Olympic yachting regattas. For that purpose the Qingdao International Sailing Centre was constructed.
A total of five race areas were set on the Yellow Sea of the coast of Qingdao. The location points to the center of the 0.6 nm radius circle for course area A & B and to a 0.75 nm radius circle for course area's C D and E.
Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
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6 | 62 | 11 | 272 | 261 | 139 |
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Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
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RS:X | Sailboard | 1 | - | + | - | - | 2008 | 1 | |
RS:X | Sailboard | 1 | - | + | - | - | 2008 | 1 | |
Laser Radial | Dinghy | 1 | - | + | - | - | 2008 | 1 | |
Laser | Dinghy | 1 | - | + | - | - | 1996 | 4 | |
Finn | Dinghy | 1 | 0 | + | – | – | 1952 | 15 | |
470 | Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1988 | 6 | |
470 | Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 9 | |
49er | Dinghy | 2 | 2 | + | + | + | 2000 | 3 | |
Tornado | Multihull | 2 | 2 | + | + | + | 1976 | 9 | |
Yngling | Keelboat | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 2004 | 2 | |
Star | Keelboat | 2 | 0 | + | + | – | 1932 | 17 | |
● | Opening ceremony | ● | Practice race | ● | Race | ● | Medal race | ● | Closing ceremony |
Date | August | |||||||||||||||||
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7 Thu | 8 Fri | 9 Sat | 10 Sun | 11 Mon | 12 Tue | 13 Wed | 14 Thu | 15 Fri | 16 Sat | 17 Sun | 18 Mon | 19 Tue | 20 Wed | 21 Thu | 22 Fri | 23 Sat | 24 Sun | |
Women's Practice race Men's Mixed | ● ● | ● | ● ● ● ● | ● ● | ● ● | |||||||||||||
Women's Series Men's Mixed | 2 2 | 2 2 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 | 2 2 2 3 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 | ||||||
Women's Medal races Men's Mixed | ● ● | ● | ● ● | ● ● | ● ● | ● ● | ||||||||||||
Total gold medals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||||
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2008: Women's RS:X | China (CHN) Yin Jian | Italy (ITA) Alessandra Sensini | Great Britain (GBR) Bryony Shaw |
2008: Laser Radial | United States (USA) Anna Tunnicliffe | Lithuania (LTU) Gintarė Volungevičiūtė | China (CHN) Xu Lijia |
2008: Women's 470 | Australia (AUS) Elise Rechichi Tessa Parkinson | Netherlands (NED) Marcelien de Koning Lobke Berkhout | Brazil (BRA) Fernanda Oliveira Isabel Swan |
2008: Yngling | Great Britain (GBR) Sarah Ayton Sarah Webb Pippa Wilson | Netherlands (NED) Mandy Mulder Annemieke Bes Merel Witteveen | Greece (GRE) Sofia Bekatorou Virginia Kravarioti Sofia Papadopoulou |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2008: Men's RS:X | New Zealand (NZL) Tom Ashley | France (FRA) Julien Bontemps | Israel (ISR) Shahar Tzuberi |
2008: Laser | Great Britain (GBR) Paul Goodison | Slovenia (SLO) Vasilij Žbogar | Italy (ITA) Diego Romero |
2008: Men's 470 | Australia (AUS) Nathan Wilmot Malcolm Page | Great Britain (GBR) Nick Rogers Joe Glanfield | France (FRA) Nicolas Charbonnier Olivier Bausset |
2008: Star | Great Britain (GBR) Iain Percy Andrew Simpson | Brazil (BRA) Robert Scheidt Bruno Prada | Sweden (SWE) Fredrik Lööf Anders Ekström |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2008: Finn | Great Britain (GBR) Ben Ainslie | United States (USA) Zach Railey | France (FRA) Guillaume Florent |
2008: 49er | Denmark (DEN) Jonas Warrer Martin Kirketerp | Spain (ESP) Iker Martínez de Lizarduy Xabier Fernández | Germany (GER) Jan-Peter Peckolt Hannes Peckolt |
2008: Tornado | Spain (ESP) Antón Paz Fernando Echávarri | Australia (AUS) Darren Bundock Glenn Ashby | Argentina (ARG) Santiago Lange Carlos Espínola |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
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The Mixed Tornado was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races were scheduled and completed. 30 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.
The mixed 49er was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Sixteen races were scheduled. Only thirteen races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 38 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.
The men's Star was a sailing event on the sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races were scheduled and completed. 32 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.
The Men's RS:X was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races were scheduled and completed. 35 sailors, on 35 boards, from 35 nations competed. Ten boards qualified for the medal race.
The Laser was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races were scheduled. Only ten races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 43 sailors, on 43 boats, from 43 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.
The Men's 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre, in the 470 dinghy. Eleven races were scheduled and completed. 58 sailors, on 29 boats, from 29 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.
The Women's Yngling was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races were scheduled. Only nine races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 45 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.
The women's 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races were scheduled and completed. 38 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.
The Laser Radial was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races were scheduled. Only ten races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 28 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.
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