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.
| Sailing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics depicted on a Lithuanian stamp | |
| 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 |
Venue
| Qingdao International Sailing Centre | |
|---|---|
青岛奥林匹克帆船中心 | |
Interactive map of Qingdao International Sailing Centre | |
| 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, XinHui Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province. China, China |
| Coordinates | 36°03′23″N 120°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.
Course areas
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.
Competition
Overview
| Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 62 | 11 | 272 | 261 | 139 |
Continents
- Africa
- Asia
- Oceania
- Europe
- North America
- South America
Countries
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Classes (equipment)
| Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Race schedule
| ● | Opening ceremony | ● | Practice race | ● | Race | ● | Medal race | ● | Closing ceremony |
| Date | August | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||||
Medal summary
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
See also
- Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sources
- Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume II Ceremonies and Competitions: Celebration of the Games (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- "Beijing 2008". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
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