Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Sailing
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Sailing, Tokyo 2020.svg
Venues Enoshima Yacht Harbor
Dates25 July – 4 August 2021
No. of events10
Competitors350 (175 male and 175 female)
  2016
2024  

Sailing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 25 July to 4 August 2021 at the Enoshima Yacht Harbor in Enoshima. [1] The venue was also used for the 1964 Olympic Games although significantly regenerated, the IOC now encouraging regeneration, cost reductions and sustainability. The RS:X, Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, 470, 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra17 are all returning for 2020; there are no significant changes to the Olympic programme from 2016.

Competition format

Qualification

The number of sailors competing has been reduced from 380 to 350, with an equal numbers of male and female athletes for the first time ever. [2]

The qualification period commenced at the 2018 Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. There, 101 places, about forty percent of the total quota, will be awarded to the highest finishing nations. Six places will be available in the men's Laser and women's Laser Radial classes at the 2018 Asian Games and 2019 Pan American Games, whereas sixty-one more will be distributed to the sailors at the World Championships for all boats in 2019. Continental qualification regattas were held to decide the remainder of the total quota, while two spots each in the one-person dinghy classes were granted to eligible NOCs through the Tripartite Commission Invitation. [3]

As hosts, Japan has been guaranteed one quota place in each of the ten classes. [4]

Classes (equipment)

The events remained unchanged for 2020 which was unusual with the only significant change being the Nacra 17 changing to a foiling configuration.

Scoring

The format for the 2020 Olympics is fleet racing, where all competitors start and sail the course together. They are scored according to the low-point system, where first place is scored 1, second place is scored 2, etc. There is a series of preliminary races followed by the final Medal Race. The RS:X, 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 classes have 12 preliminary races, other classes have 10.

At the end of the preliminary races, the top ten boats in each class (i.e. those with the lowest total scores) advance to the Medal Race. Each boat might exclude one race from their total. The Medal Race cannot be excluded from the series score and counts double. The boat with the lowest overall total after all races is the winner. [5] Any ties in the final rankings are broken in favour of the competitor/crew finishing higher in the Medal Race.

Competition schedule

Actual Schedule

Legend
SSeries RaceMRMedal Race (Top 10 Double Scoring)
Schedule [6] [7]
DateJul 25Jul 26Jul 27Jul 28Jul 29Jul 30July 31Aug 1Aug 2Aug 3Aug 4
Men's RS:X SSMR
Men's Laser SSMR
Men's Finn SSMR
Men's 470 SSSMR
Men's 49er SMR
Women's RS:X SSMR
Women's Laser Radial SSMR
Women's 470 SSHMR
Women's 49erFX SSMR
Nacra 17 SSMR

Original Schedule

Legend
SSeries RaceMRMedal Race (Top 10 Double Scoring)
Schedule [8] [9]
DateJul 25Jul 26Jul 27Jul 28Jul 29Jul 30July 31Aug 1Aug 2Aug 3Aug 4
Men's RS:X S1,S2,S3S4,S5,S6S7,S8,S9S10,S11,S12MR
Men's Laser SHMR
Men's Finn SSMR
Men's 470 SSMR
Men's 49er SSMR
Women's RS:X SSMR
Women's Laser Radial SSMR
Women's 470 SSMR
Women's 49erFX SSMR
Nacra 17 SSMR

Participating nations

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 3115
2Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2002
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1023
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1012
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1001
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1001
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1001
8Flag of France.svg  France 0213
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0202
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0123
11Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0101
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0101
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0101
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0101
15Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0022
16Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0011
Totals (16 entries)10101030

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
RS:X
details
Kiran Badloe
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Thomas Goyard
Flag of France.svg  France
Bi Kun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Laser
details
Matthew Wearn
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Tonči Stipanović
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Hermann Tomasgaard
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Finn
details
Giles Scott
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Zsombor Berecz
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Joan Cardona Méndez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
470
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Mathew Belcher
Will Ryan
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Anton Dahlberg
Fredrik Bergström
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Jordi Xammar
Nicolás Rodríguez
49er
details
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Dylan Fletcher
Stuart Bithell
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Peter Burling
Blair Tuke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Erik Heil
Thomas Plößel

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
RS:X
details
Lu Yunxiu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Charline Picon
Flag of France.svg  France
Emma Wilson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Laser Radial
details
Anne-Marie Rindom
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Josefin Olsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Marit Bouwmeester
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
470
details
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Hannah Mills
Eilidh McIntyre
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Agnieszka Skrzypulec
Jolanta Ogar
Flag of France.svg  France
Camille Lecointre
Aloïse Retornaz
49erFX
details
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Martine Grael
Kahena Kunze
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tina Lutz
Susann Beucke
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Annemiek Bekkering
Annette Duetz

Mixed events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Nacra 17
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ruggero Tita
Caterina Banti
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
John Gimson
Anna Burnet
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Paul Kohlhoff
Alica Stuhlemmer

See also

References

  1. "Sailing". Tokyo 2020 . Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. "World Sailing respond to the IOC sports programme announcement for Tokyo 2020". World Sailing. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. Palmer, Dan (8 April 2018). "World Sailing unveil Tokyo 2020 qualification system". World Sailing . Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Sailing" (PDF). World Sailing. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. Competition format for Tokyo Olympics
  6. "Schedule - Sailing Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. "Sailing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. "Schedule - Sailing Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. "Sailing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.