Sailing at the Summer Olympics
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Sailing (or yachting) was introduced as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, as a men's competition comprising 10 events. Absent in 1904, it has been present at every Summer Olympics since then.
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[edit] Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
20 | 13 | 10 | 43 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) |
18 | 22 | 17 | 57 |
| 3 |  Norway (NOR) |
17 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) |
12 | 10 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 |  Denmark (DEN) |
11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) |
10 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| 7 |  Spain (ESP) |
10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 |  Brazil (BRA) |
6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) |
5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 |  Netherlands (NED) |
4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 |  Germany (GER) |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 |  Austria (AUT) |
3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 |  Italy (ITA) |
3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 16 |  Belgium (BEL) |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | West Germany (FRG) |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 |  East Germany (GDR) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 |  Finland (FIN) |
2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 20 |  Greece (GRE) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 |  Mixed team (ZZX) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Bahamas (BAH) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Israel (ISR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Hong Kong (HKG) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 31 |  Portugal (POR) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 |  China (CHN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 |  Japan (JPN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia (RUS) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 35 |  Netherlands Antilles (AHO) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Virgin Islands (ISV) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 |  Estonia (EST) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 |  Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Slovenia (SLO) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Events
| Event | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | Years |
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| 10—20 ton | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Open class | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 metre class | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 metre class | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 metre class | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 metre class | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 metre class | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Events | - | 10 | - | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 23 |
[edit] Nations
| Nation | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium (BEL) |
- | 3 | - | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark (DEN) |
- | - | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland (FIN) |
- | - | 27 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| France (FRA) |
131 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany (GER) |
4 | - | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR) |
24 | 39 | - | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands (NED) |
3 | - | - | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR) |
- | 5 | 18 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia (RUS) |
- | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sweden (SWE) |
- | 13 | 41 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland (SUI) |
2 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) |
11 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | - | 6 | - | 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailors | - | 175 | - | 63 | 109 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 23 |
[edit] Venues
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| Sailing at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sports at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Summer sports |
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 • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Winter sports |
Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating |
| Past sports |
Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Tug of war • Water motorsports |
