Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sailing
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenuesQingdao International Sailing Centre
DatesFirst race: 9 August 2008 (2008-08-09)
Last race: 21 August 2008 (2008-08-21)
Competitors400 (261 male, 139 female) from 62 nations
Boats272
← 2004
2012 →

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.

Venue

Qingdao International Sailing Centre
青岛奥林匹克帆船中心
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOlympic harbor
Including: Qingdao Sub-Village, Athletes Center, Administrative Center, Venue Media Center, Logistics Center, Reception Center and Accreditation Center.
LocationShiNan District, Fushan Bay Area
AddressXinHui Road
Town or cityQingdao, Shandong Province. China
Country China
Coordinates36°03′23″N 120°23′13″E / 36.05639°N 120.38694°E / 36.05639; 120.38694
ElevationSealevel
Construction started25 May 2004
Opened2008
Technical details
Floor area45 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.

Olympic Course Area's 2008.
A ( Yellow): 36°2'23"N, 120°23'12"E (49er)
B ( Red): 36°2'21"N, 120°25'32"E(RS:X)
C ( Green): 36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E (Laser & Laser Radial)
D ( Orange): 36°1'10"N, 120°28'47"E (470)
E ( Pink): 36°2'44"N, 120°28'9"E (Finn, Yngling, Tornado & Star)

Competition

Overview

Continents Countries Classes Boats Male Female
6 62 11 272 261 139

Continents

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Oceania
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America

Countries

Countries that participated in the Sailing event of the 1972 Olympic Games.
Blue: Water
Gray: Never participated in OG
Dark Gray: Participated in earlier OG
Green: Country participated for the first time
Dark Blue: Country participated also on previous games
Red: Country boycotted the sailing event of the OG
 Argentina (ARG)  Australia (AUS)  Austria (AUT)  Barbados (BAR)
 Belgium (BEL)  Belarus (BLR)  Brazil (BRA)  Bulgaria (BUL)
 Canada (CAN)  Chile (CHI)  China (CHN)  Colombia (COL)
 Croatia (CRO)  Cyprus (CYP)  Czech Republic (CZE)  Denmark (DEN)
 Dominican Republic (DOM)  Spain (ESP)  Estonia (EST)  Finland (FIN)
 France (FRA)  Great Britain (GBR)  Germany (GER)  Greece (GRE)
 Guatemala (GUA)  Hong Kong (HKG)  Hungary (HUN)  Indonesia (INA)
 India (IND)  Ireland (IRL)  Israel (ISR)  Virgin Islands (ISV)
 Italy (ITA)  Japan (JPN)  South Korea (KOR)  Lithuania (LTU)
 Luxembourg (LUX)  Malaysia (MAS)  Mexico (MEX)  Netherlands (NED)
 Norway (NOR)  New Zealand (NZL)  Paraguay (PAR)  Peru (PER)
 Poland (POL)  Portugal (POR)  South Africa (RSA)  Russia (RUS)
 Seychelles (SEY)  Singapore (SIN)  Slovenia (SLO)  Switzerland (SUI)
 Slovakia (SVK)  Sweden (SWE)  Thailand (THA)  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Turkey (TUR)  United Arab Emirates (UAE)  Ukraine (UKR)  Uruguay (URU)
 United States (USA)  Venezuela (VEN)

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
details

 China (CHN)
Yin Jian
 Italy (ITA)
Alessandra Sensini
 Great Britain (GBR)
Bryony Shaw

2008: Laser Radial
details

 United States (USA)
Anna Tunnicliffe
 Lithuania (LTU)
Gintarė Volungevičiūtė
 China (CHN)
Xu Lijia

2008: Women's 470
details

 Australia (AUS)
Elise Rechichi
Tessa Parkinson
 Netherlands (NED)
Marcelien de Koning
Lobke Berkhout
 Brazil (BRA)
Fernanda Oliveira
Isabel Swan

2008: Yngling
details

 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
details

 New Zealand (NZL)
Tom Ashley
 France (FRA)
Julien Bontemps
 Israel (ISR)
Shahar Tzuberi

2008: Laser
details

 Great Britain (GBR)
Paul Goodison
 Slovenia (SLO)
Vasilij Žbogar
 Italy (ITA)
Diego Romero

2008: Men's 470
details

 Australia (AUS)
Nathan Wilmot
Malcolm Page
 Great Britain (GBR)
Nick Rogers
Joe Glanfield
 France (FRA)
Nicolas Charbonnier
Olivier Bausset

2008: Star
details

 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
details

 Great Britain (GBR)
Ben Ainslie
 United States (USA)
Zach Railey
 France (FRA)
Guillaume Florent

2008: 49er
details

 Denmark (DEN)
Jonas Warrer
Martin Kirketerp
 Spain (ESP)
Iker Martínez de Lizarduy
Xabier Fernández
 Germany (GER)
Jan-Peter Peckolt
Hannes Peckolt

2008: Tornado
details

 Spain (ESP)
Antón Paz
Fernando Echávarri
 Australia (AUS)
Darren Bundock
Glenn Ashby
 Argentina (ARG)
Santiago Lange
Carlos Espínola

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)4116
2 Australia (AUS)2103
3 Spain (ESP)1102
 United States (USA)1102
5 China (CHN)1012
6 Denmark (DEN)1001
 New Zealand (NZL)1001
8 Netherlands (NED)0202
9 France (FRA)0123
10 Brazil (BRA)0112
 Italy (ITA)0112
12 Lithuania (LTU)0101
 Slovenia (SLO)0101
14 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Germany (GER)0011
 Greece (GRE)0011
 Israel (ISR)0011
 Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (18 entries)11111133

See also

Further reading


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