| Sailing at the XV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Marina da Glória Copacabana |
| Dates | 12–17 September |
| Competitors | 80 Sailors 66 Male Sailors 14 Female Sailors 23 Nations 41 Boats |
Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics [1] in Rio de Janeiro took place between 12 and 17 September 2016 in Marina da Glória, Copacabana. 80 competitors, 11 of which were female, competed in three keelboat classes. Three sailing events will be held. All were mixed events, meaning that men and women can compete together. [2]
International disability classification in sailing is done by a committee, which gives each competitor a number score with lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability. Sailors are classified under the IFDS Functional Classification System. To take part in Paralympic sailing, an athlete must have a score of 7 or less.
| Event | Boat | Classifications |
|---|---|---|
| Open Single-Person Keelboat | 2.4mR | All sailors are required to have a minimal disability or a higher level of disability as defined in the FCS 2008–12. |
| Two-Person Keelboat | SKUD 18 | Crew shall include a female with disability and one severely disabled sailor with a 1-2 point classification. |
| Open Three-Person Keelboat | Sonar | The total Sonar crew points shall not exceed 14 points. |
There are three main routes of qualification. The 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships provide the first opportunity, gaining places for just over half of the quota places. The 2015 Combined World Championships provide the bulk of the remaining places, while 6 places are reserved for the host country. Each National Paralympic Committee may enter a maximum of one boat per event.
| Qualification Event | 2.4mR | SKUD 18 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships [3] 15–24 August 2014 Halifax,  Canada |  Australia Canada  Finland  France  Germany  Great Britain  Norway  United States | Australia Canada Great Britain  Italy United States | Australia Canada  Greece France Germany Great Britain Norway |
| 2015 IFDS Combined Sailing World Championships [4] 24 November – 3 December 2015 Melbourne, Australia |  Austria Italy  Czech Republic  Sweden  Spain  Argentina  New Zealand |  Netherlands  Poland Spain New Zealand  Singapore | United States  Israel  Ireland Italy Spain  Japan |
| Host Nations Quota |  Brazil | Brazil | Brazil |
| 41 boats, 80 athletes | 16 boats, 16 athletes | 11 boats, 22 athletes | 14 boats, 42 athletes |
The three sailing events are held simultaneously across six days of competition, with medals decided on the final day of sailing.
| OC | Opening ceremony | Competition Round | ● | Medals awarded | CC | Closing ceremony |
| September 2016 | 7 Wed | 8 Thu | 9 Fri | 10 Sat | 11 Sun | 12 Mon | 13 Tue | 14 Wed | 15 Thu | 16 Fri | 17 Sat | 18 Sun | Gold medals |
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 Sailing | OC | ● ● ● | CC | 3 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Rank | Athlete | Race | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Tot | Net | |||
 |  Damien Seguin (FRA) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | (6) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 30 | |
 |  Matthew Bugg (AUS) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | (17) DSQ | 1 | 53 | 36 | |
 |  Helena Lucas (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 4 | (17) DSQ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 39 | |
| 4 |  Dee Smith (USA) | 7 | 1 | (8) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 STP | 6 | 51 | 43 | |
| 5 |  Bjørnar Erikstad (NOR) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | (11) | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 52 | |
| 6 |  Heiko Kröger (GER) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | (15) | 2 | 7 | 70 | 55 | |
| 7 |  Antonio Squizzato (ITA) | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | (11) | 84 | 72 | |
| 8 |  Niko Salomaa (FIN) | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | (14) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 94 | 80 | |
| 9 |  Arturo Montes-Vorcy (ESP) | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | (14) DPI | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 82 | |
| 10 |  Bruce Millar (CAN) | 6 | 10 | (17) DNF | 8 | 17 BFD | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 101 | 84 | |
| 11 |  Sven Reiger (AUT) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | (13) | 13 | 100 | 86 | |
| 12 |  Fia Fjelddahl (SWE) | 13 | 15 | 13 STP | 12 | (17) RET | 12 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 128 | 111 | |
| 13 |  Daniel Bina (CZE) | 15 | 14 | 11 | (17) DNF | 17 DNC | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 133 | 116 | |
| 14 |  Al Mustakim Matrin (MAS) | 14 | 9 | (17) DNF | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 148 | 131 | |
| 15 |  Juan Fernandez Ocampo (ARG) | (17) DNF | 13 | 17 DNF | 17 DNF | 17 DNF | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 17 DSQ | 163 | 146 | |
| 16 | Antônio Nuno De Castro Santa Rosa (BRA) | 12 | 16 | (17) DNF | 17 DNS | 17 DNC | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 166 | 149 | |
| Rank | Athlete | Race | Points | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Tot | Net | |||
| | Daniel Fitzgibbon Liesl Tesch (AUS) | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |
| | John McRoberts Jackie Gay (CAN) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 34 | ||
| | Alexandra Rickham Niki Birrell (GBR) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | (DNS) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 36 | |
| 4 |  Monika Gibes Piotr Cichocki (POL) | 3 | (DSQ) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 37 | ||
| 5 | Ryan Porteous Maureen Mckinnon (USA) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -9 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 51 | |
| 6 | Marco Gualandris Marta Zanetti (ITA) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | (DSQ) | DNF | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 56 | |
| 7 |  Rolf Schrama Sandra Nap (NED) | -8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 76 | 68 | |
| 8 | Bruno Landgraf das Neves Marinalva de Almeida (BRA) | 7 | 8 | -10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 74 | |
| 9 | Sergio Roig Alzamora Violeta Del Reino (ESP) | 9 | -10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 78 | |
| 10 |  Jovin Tan Qian Yin Yap (SIN) | 10 | 5 | 5 | (DNF) | 9 | 3 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 104 | 92 | |
| 11 |  Hagar Zehavi Moshe Zehavi (ISR) | (DNF) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 116 | 104 | |||
Eighty athletes representing 25 countries in three keelboat classes - the 2.4mR, the SKUD 18, and the Sonar, took part in sailing in the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Sailing was held in two designated areas on the Yellow Sea, Qingdao, Shandong province, from September 8 to September 13.
Colin Anthony Harrison is an Australian Paralympic sailor. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the Three Person Sonar.
Russell Boaden is a Paralympic sailor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and a won a gold medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London was held from August in Weymouth and Portland. XYZ competitors representing XYZ countries will compete in three keelboat classes - the 2.4mR, the SKUD 18, and the Sonar, took part in sailing in the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Matthew Bugg is an Australian sailor. He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 2.4mR class sailing event. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 IFDS World Championships. He won a silver medal in the 2.4mR at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Jonathan Bruce Harris is an Australian blue-water sailor who began his sailing career when he was about ten. He won a gold medal in the Mixed Three Person Sonar the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Disability sailing classification is the method of allowing sailors with different disabilities to compete, with classification being based on vision, mobility, stability and hand function. Classification is handled by the International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS).
Norway competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They won a total of eight medals; three gold, two silver and three bronze. Sarah Louise Rung led the team by winning five medals in swimming; two gold, one silver and two bronze.
Germany competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, cycling, equestrian, paracanoeing, paratriathlon, rowing and wheelchair basketball.
Sweden is competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They won ten medals; one gold, four silver and five bronze.
Japan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in cycling, goalball, judo, sailing, and wheelchair basketball.
Austria is competing with 26 athletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Finland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They earned three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze.
Czech Republic has qualified send athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Poland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Spain competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.
Ireland competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Israel competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. They are scheduled to compete in sailing, cycling, shooting, and rowing.
Singapore competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
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