Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, ten events in sailing were contested. Races were held off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. Twenty-two nations won medals, of thirty available.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sailboard (Mistral) |  Nikolaos KaklamanakisGreece (GRE) |
 Carlos EspinolaArgentina (ARG) |
 Gal FridmanIsrael (ISR) |
| Finn class |  Mateusz KusznierewiczPoland (POL) |
 Sébastien GodefroidBelgium (BEL) |
 Roy HeinerNetherlands (NED) |
| 470 class |  Ukraine (UKR)Yevhen Braslavets Ihor Matviyenko |
 Great Britain (GBR)John Merricks Ian Walker |
 Portugal (POR)Victor Rocha Nuno Barreto |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sailboard (Mistral) |  Lee Lai ShanHong Kong (HKG) |
 Barbara KendallNew Zealand (NZL) |
 Alessandra SensiniItaly (ITA) |
| Europe class |  Kristine RougDenmark (DEN) |
Margriet Matthijsse Netherlands (NED) |
 Courtenay Becker-DeyUnited States (USA) |
| 470 class |  Spain (ESP)Begona Via Dufresne Theresa Zabell |
 Japan (JPN)Yumiko Shige Yurie Alicia Kinoshita |
Ukraine (UKR) Olena Pakholchik Ruslana Taran |
[edit] Open events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Laser class |  Robert ScheidtBrazil (BRA) |
Ben Ainslie Great Britain (GBR) |
 Peer MobergNorway (NOR) |
| Soling class |  Germany (GER)Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel Jochen Schümann |
 Russia (RUS)Gueorgi Shayduko Igor Skalin Dmitriy Shabanov |
United States (USA) Jim Barton Jeff Madrigali Kent Massey |
| Star class | Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira |
 Sweden (SWE)Hans Wallen Bobby Lohse |
 Australia (AUS)Colin Beashel David Giles |
| Tornado class | Spain (ESP) Jose Ballester Fernando Leon |
Australia (AUS) Mitch Booth Andrew Landenberger |
Brazil (BRA) Lars Grael Kiko Pellicano |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong (HKG) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand (NZL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russia (RUS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Israel (ISR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on December 22, 2006.
| Events at the 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Tennis • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Sailing at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in sailing |
