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Sailing at the Summer Olympics
Governing bodyWorld Sailing
Events10 (men: 5; women: 4; mixed: 1)
Summer Olympics

Sailing (also known as yachting until 2000) has been one of the Olympic sports since the Games of the I Olympiad, held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Despite being scheduled in the first Olympic program, the races were canceled due to severe weather conditions. Apart from the 1904 Summer Olympics, sailing has been present in every edition of the Olympic Games.

  • For the scoring system used for sailing events during the Olympics look at: Scoring systems for Sailing at the Summer Olympics
  • A directory page to all Olympic sailors is given at: List of sailors at the Summer Olympics
  • Information about the Sailing at specific Summer Olympics or the used equipment can be found using the table below:
  • Gender - Until 1988, sailing was a gender neutral 'open' sport where male and female sailors competed together. Even in 1900, several women participated at the Olympic sailing regattas. The exception to this is the post WWII 1948 Olympics where the IOC decided the events should only be open to male sailors.[1] In 1988, the first exclusive women's sailing event was introduced.[2] Sailing was also one of the first sports to introduce a compulsory mixed gender events in 2016 the Mixed Multihull was introduced.
  • Discipline - Most of the Olympic sailing competitions were done in what is called a fleet race format. At some Olympics, however, was also the match race format, or a mixed fleet/match race format.
  • Classes - Over time, different classes of boat featured at the Olympics. Initially, the classes were specified in tons, then later in meters, feet or generic names. For the discontinued classes, the Vintage Yachting Games were introduced in 2008.
  • Medal Tables - Great Britain leads the Olympic sailing medal ranking table.

Timeline

  • 1896: A regatta of sailing boats was on the program for 31 March 1896 (1896-03-31) in Athens. However this event had to be given up since there were no boats available from Greece and no foreign entries.
  • 1900: Two venues were used to host the 1900 Sailing events. One in Meulan 20 May 1900 (1900-05-20) till 27 May 1900 (1900-05-27) for the inshore races on the river Seine. And one in Le Havre 1 August 1900 (1900-08-01) till 5 August 1900 (1900-08-05) for the Offshore races on the English Channel. In Meulan six classes were used over several days. About 55 boats and a little less than 150 sailors are documented, included the first female gold medalist Hélène de Pourtalès. In Le Havre two classes were used for the offshore event. About 10 boats made the competition. Crewmembers were not documented, just the owners and/or helmsmen.
  • 1904: Sailing was not a part of the Olympic program.
  • 1908: At the 1907 The Hague Conference of the IOC Ryde at the Isle of Wight was appointed to host the sailing regattas, for all classes, of the games of the IVth Olympiad. However, when there were only two British entries for the 12 Metre matches, and both yachts were located at the Firth of Clyde, the decision was made to use Hunters Quay as a second venue. In 1906 international meetings were organized to solve the problem of the differences in the performance of the different yachts. Finally in Paris, October 1907 the first International Rule was ratified. During the meeting in 1907 the IOC made the decision to use the International Rule classes for the Olympic regattas (6, 7, 8 and 12 Metre).
  • 1912: When Sweden was assigned to host the 1912 Olympic Games two cities wanted to be the venue for the sailing program. Gothenburg and Stockholm. Gothenburg claimed that it was a much shorter passage for the oversees entries (about 525 nautical miles (972 km) less) than it was to Stockholm. Stockholm however got the sailing program because of then all Olympic events should be in the same vicinity. As specific location Nynäshamn, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Stockholm was chosen. Also the decision was made to use the International Rule classes again for the Olympic regattas (6, 8, 10 and 12 Metre).
  • 1920: When Antwerp was assigned to host the 1920 Olympic Games, Ostend was appointed for the sailing contests. Ostend - "The Queen of the Belgian sea-side resorts" - offers fair condition for sailing on the North Sea. Although there are tidal conditions the current is reasonable predictable. Local knowledge does not have too much influence on the races. The wind conditions are also good for sailing. In the case of the 1920 Summer Olympic regatta's the prevailing breeze did not show. Most races had to be sailed under light air conditions. The competition was open for a total of sixteen classes. Two classes had a "No show".
  • 1924: After the massive amount of classes used four years earlier only three classes were selected for the 1924 Olympics. Again there was a one design class. The two other classes were construction classes of the International Metre type. Two locations were used: Meulan was the venue for the Olympic regatta's in the French National Monotype. The host club for the 1924 Olympic Sailing at Meulan was the Cercle de la Voile de Paris. The race conditions at Meulan during the Olympic regatta were not ideal. The light breeze during the first elimination series could hardly make the sailing interesting. Le Havre was the venue for the Olympic regattas for the 6 and 8 Metre. The host club for the 1924 Olympic Sailing at Le Havre was the Société des Régates du Havre. Due to the Easterly winds the courses at Le Havre were mostly reaches. Sailing a windward leg was not really tested. This however was more or less custom for that era. Furthermore, this was the first Olympic regatta were just one competing team per class per country was allowed.
  • 1928: Like in the 1924 Olympics only three classes were chosen. There was the revival of the 12' Dinghy from the 1920 Olympics and again the proven 6 and 8 Metre classes. This Olympic sailing regatta can be considered as the first Olympic regatta with a high quality of racing since there were: Well selected classes that represented sailing; Sufficient competitors per class and good and fair sailing conditions. The only disadvantage was the daily passing of the Oranjesluizen.

Olympic classes (equipment)

Over the years the classes used in the Olympic Sailing Program were replaced from time to time. This table shows this development:

Class E 96[3] 00[4] 04[5] 08 12 16[6] 20 24 28 32 36 40[7] 44[8] 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Sailed Events
Boats of the Royal Navy O ● 0
½ ton O ● 1
½-1 ton O ● 1
1-2 ton O ● 1
2-3 ton O ● 1
3-10 ton O ● 1
10-20 ton O ● 1
Open class O ● 1
6 Metre 1907 ● ● ● 11
1919 ● ● ● ●
1933 O ● ● ●
1933 M ●
7 Metre 1907 ● ● 2
8 Metre 1907 ● ● ● 8
1919 ● ● ● ●
1933 ●
12 Metre 1907 ● ● ● 4
1919 ●
15 Metre 1907 ● 0
10 Metre 1907 ● ● 3
1919 ●
9 Metre 1907 ● 0
12 foot dinghy O ● ● ● 2
18 foot dinghy O ● 1
6,5 Metre O ● 1
8.5 Metre O ● 0
30m2 class O ● 1
40m2 class O ● 1
French National Monotype 1924 O ● 1
Snowbird O ● 1
Star O ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 19
M ● ● ● ●
O-Jolle O ● 1
Dragon O ● ● ● ● ● ● 7
M ● 7
Swallow M ● 1
Firefly M ● 1
Finn O ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 17
M ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
5,5 Metre O ● ● ● ● ● 5
Sharpie 12m2 O ● 1
Flying Dutchman O ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 9
Soling O ● ● ● ● ● 8
Oc ● ● ●
Tempest O ● ● 2
Tornado O ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 9
470 O ● ● ● 17
M ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
W ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Windglider M ● 1
Division II M ● 1
Lechner M ● 2
W ●
Europe W ● ● ● ● 4
Mistral M ● ● ● 6
W ● ● ●
Laser O ● ● ● 6
M ● ● ●
49er O ● ● 5
M ● ● ●
Yngling W ● ● 2
RS:X M ● ● ● 6
W ● ● ●
Laser Radial W ● ● ● 3
Elliott 6m Wm ● 1
49erFX W ● 1
Nacra 17 Mx ● 1
47 total 1 7 0 5 4 16 3 3 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 181
Class Event 96[3] 00[4] 04[5] 08 12 16[6] 20 24 28 32 36 40[7] 44[8] 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Sailed Events
  • M = Male - Fleet Racing
  • W = Female - Fleet Racing
  • Wm = Female - match race
  • Mx = Male and Female - Fleet Racing
  • O = Male and/or Female (Open) - Fleet Racing
  • Oc = Male and/or Female (Open) - Fleet racing qualification with matchracing to determine the winners
  • 1907 = 1907 version of the IYRU Metre Class Rules
  • 1919 = 1919 version of the IYRU Metre Class Rules
  • 1933 = 1933 version of the IYRU Metre Class Rules

Boat types

Race type 96 00 04[5] 08 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Sailed Events
Sailboard
Kiteboard 0
Dinghy / Centreboard
Keelboat
Yacht
(Sail cruiser,
Sailing yacht)
Multihull

Race types

Race type 96 00 04[5] 08 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Sailed Events
Fleet ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 31
Match ● 1
Combined FRQ+MR ● ● ● 3

Olympic sailing venues

Main article: List of Olympic venues in sailing

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Games Year Host City Sailing venue Opening Closing View Classes
I 1896 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Athens Piraeus 1-APR 1-APR Cancelled
II 1900 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Paris Meulan 20-MAY 27-MAY All, except ...
Le Havre 1-AUG 5-AUG 10–20 ton
III 1904 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). St. Louis Not programmed
IV 1908 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). London Ryde 27-JUL 29-JUL 6 Metre
7 Metre
8 Metre
Hunter's Quay 11-AUG 12-AUG 12 Metre
V 1912 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Stockholm Nynäshamn 19-JUL 22-JUL All
VI 1916 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Berlin Probably not programmed
VII 1920 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Antwerp Ostend 7-JUL 10-JUL All, except...
The Netherlands SEP SEP Finals 12 foot dinghy
VIII 1924 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Paris Meulan 10-JUL 13-JUL French National Monotype 1924
Le Havre 21-JUL 26-JUL 6 Metre
8 Metre
IX 1928 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Amsterdam Durgerdam 2-AUG 9-AUG All
X 1932 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Los Angeles Port of Los Angeles 5-AUG[9] 12-AUG All
XI 1936 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Berlin Kiel 4-AUG 16-AUG All
XII 1940 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Tokyo Yokohama harbour 21-SEP 6-OCT All
Cancelled
Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Helsinki Program not made Cancelled
XIII 1944 Olympics suspended
XIV 1948 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). London Torquay 4-AUG 12-AUG All
XV 1952 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Helsinki Harmaja 20-JUL 28-JUL All
XVI 1956 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Melbourne Port Phillip Bay 26-NOV 5-DEC All
XVII 1960 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Rome Naples 29-AUG 7-SEP All
XVIII 1964 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Tokyo Enoshima 12-OCT 23-OCT All
XIX 1968 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Mexico City Acapulco 13-OCT 25-OCT All
XX 1972 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Munich Kiel 29-AUG 8-SEP All
XXI 1976 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Montreal Kingston, Ontario 18-JUL 31-JUL All
XXII 1980 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Moscow Tallinn, Estonian SSR 21-JUL 29-JUL All
XXIII 1984 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Los Angeles Long Beach, California 31-JUL 8-AUG All
XXIV 1988 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Seoul Busan 20-SEP 27-SEP All
XXV 1992 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Barcelona Barcelona 27-JUL 4-AUG All
XXVI 1996 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Atlanta Savannah, Georgia 22-JUL 2-AUG All
XXVII 2000 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Sydney Sydney 17-SEP 30-SEP All
XXVIII 2004 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Athens Athens 14-AUG 28-AUG All
XXIX 2008 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Beijing Qingdao 9-AUG 21-AUG All
XXX 2012 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). London Weymouth and Portland 28-JUL 11-AUG All
XXXI 2016 Lua error in Module:Country_alias at line 271: Parameter 1 should be the name(s) of the athlete(s). Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 8-AUG 18-AUG All

Medal table

This list includes Olympic medals in years up to and including 2016.[10]

See also: List of Olympic medalists in sailing
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)28191158
2 United States (USA)19231860
3 Norway (NOR)1711331
4 Spain (ESP)135119
5 France (FRA)1291435
6 Denmark (DEN)129930
7 Australia (AUS)118827
8 Sweden (SWE)10121335
9 New Zealand (NZL)97622
10 Netherlands (NED)78722
11 Brazil (BRA)73818
12 Soviet Union (URS)45312
13 Germany (GER)34411
14 Austria (AUT)3418
15 Italy (ITA)33814
16 Greece (GRE)3238
17 Belgium (BEL)2439
18 China (CHN)2316
19 Finland (FIN)22711
20 West Germany (FRG)2237
21 East Germany (GDR)2226
22 Mixed team (ZZX)2002
23 Argentina (ARG)14510
24 Ukraine (UKR)1225
25 Switzerland (SUI)1113
 United Team of Germany (EUA)1113
27 Croatia (CRO)1102
28 Poland (POL)1034
29 Israel (ISR)1023
30 Bahamas (BAH)1012
31 Hong Kong (HKG)1001
32 Canada (CAN)0369
33 Portugal (POR)0224
34 Slovenia (SLO)0213
35 Ireland (IRL)0202
36 Russia (RUS)0123
37 Japan (JPN)0112
38 Cuba (CUB)0101
 Cyprus (CYP)0101
 Czech Republic (CZE)0101
 Lithuania (LTU)0101
 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)0101
 Virgin Islands (ISV)0101
44 Estonia (EST)0022
45 Hungary (HUN)0011
Totals (45 entries)182171163516

Nations

This table is based upon the names of the sailors who are documented in the Official Olympic Reports.

The last column shows the total amount of competitors sent from each country.

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 08 12 16 20 24 Years
 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)     1 2 2 1 6
 Algeria (ALG)     3 3
 Andorra (AND)     2 3 2 7
 Angola (ANG)     3 3 6
 Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)     1 1 7 1 3 13
 Argentina (ARG)     5 6 11 18 14 6 9 6 8 9 4 5 11 7 10 11 13 10 8 13 184
 Aruba (ARU)     3 1 1 5
 American Samoa (ASA)     2 2
 Australia (AUS)     3 6 11 13 8 9 13 12 13 13 13 16 14 18 17 13 11 203
 Austria (AUT)     2 1 1 5 3 1 7 3 3 12 9 5 10 8 11 6 3 5 11 8 6 120
 Bahamas (BAH)     7 3 11 6 6 5 1 3 2 5 3 1 53
 Barbados (BAR)     2 2 4 4 2 1 15
 Belgium (BEL)     3 14 8 7 3 12 4 1 3 1 3 7 3 1 7 3 4 4 3 3 4 98
 Bermuda (BER)     3 9 4 4 7 6 3 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 54
 Burma (BIR)     3 3 2 8
 Belarus (BLR)     1 6 4 1 4 2 1 19
 Botswana (BOT)     1 1 2
 Brazil (BRA)     1 7 6 3 5 5 5 10 8 12 1 15 14 14 12 14 12 9 15 168
 Bahrain (BRN)     11 4 15
 Bulgaria (BUL)     5 1 3 1 2 12
 British West Indies (BWI)     2 2
 Cambodia (CAM)     3 3
 Canada (CAN)     1 13 1 5 11 8 11 11 11 10 10 13 15 16 16 9 11 14 11 9 206
 Cayman Islands (CAY)     2 2 3 7 1 1 16
 Ceylon (CEY)     1 1
 Chile (CHI)     1 5 3 1 1 1 1 3 10 26
 China (CHN)     4 5 2 5 4 4 18 9 9 60
 Colombia (COL)     2 1 2 1 6
 Cook Islands (COK)     1 1 1 2 5
 Croatia (CRO)     3 3 4 4 10 12 10 46
 Cuba (CUB)     3 2 3 2 2 5 2 2 21
 Cyprus (CYP)     3 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 23
 Czech Republic (CZE)     2 2 4 4 4 3 19
 Denmark (DEN)     3 6 6 7 13 7 4 9 9 11 11 8 9 8 14 16 11 12 14 6 13 11 208
 Djibouti (DJI)     1 1 2 4
 Dominican Republic (DOM)     1 2 1 4
 Ecuador (ECU)     1 1 2
 Egypt (EGY)     1 1 2
 El Salvador (ESA)     3 1 4
 Spain (ESP)     3 7 1 3 1 11 1 8 4 8 7 8 15 15 16 17 18 16 14 12 185
 Estonia (EST)     5 1 4 4 4 1 2 5 5 31
 United Team of Germany (EUA)     11 11 22
 Unified Team (EUN)     14 14
 Fiji (FIJ)     1 4 5 4 6 2 22
 Finland (FIN)     28 1 1 12 12 14 3 9 5 3 7 8 7 5 5 8 8 9 4 9 11 10 179
 France (FRA)   66   3 3 3 9 13 3 14 16 9 8 11 3 9 11 10 11 13 17 13 12 18 18 16 15 324
 West Germany (FRG)     11 13 9 13 15 1 62
 Great Britain (GBR)   8   41 6 5 7 2 14 13 14 12 11 9 5 13 12 13 15 16 16 16 18 18 16 15 315
 East Germany (GDR)     11 11 6 12 9 49
 Georgia (GEO)     2 2
 Germany (GER)   5   6 1 14 14 9 3 15 15 17 17 12 12 12 152
 Greece (GRE)     4 3 2 8 4 6 6 6 4 7 7 11 14 11 18 12 11 6 140
 Guatemala (GUA)     2 1 1 2 1 1 2 10
 Guam (GUM)     2 2 3 1 8
 Hong Kong (HKG)     4 2 4 2 1 4 4 7 2 2 2 2 4 40
 Hungary (HUN)     6 1 5 1 7 5 1 5 3 8 12 6 7 3 3 5 78
 Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)     1 1
 India (IND)     2 3 2 2 2 1 12
 Indonesia (INA)     3 3 2 1 1 3 1 14
 Ireland (IRL)     5 1 1 6 4 8 6 2 1 5 5 10 4 9 6 8 6 87
 Iceland (ISL)     2 2 6 8 18
 Israel (ISR)     4 2 5 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 59
 Virgin Islands (ISV)     3 8 6 9 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 1 46
 Italy (ITA)     3 12 1 14 15 14 12 11 10 8 8 12 6 11 15 11 16 18 18 18 11 13 257
 British Virgin Islands (IVB)     5 1 3 1 10
 Jamaica (JAM)     3 5 3 2 2 2 2 19
 Japan (JPN)     3 1 6 11 2 5 6 13 7 10 10 10 9 9 11 113
 Kenya (KEN)     3 1 4
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)     1 1 1 3
 South Korea (KOR)     1 7 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 37
 Latvia (LAT)     1 2 2 4 1 1 11
 Saint Lucia (LCA)     1 1
 Lebanon (LIB)     3 3
 Lithuania (LTU)     2 1 1 1 3 2 10
 Luxembourg (LUX)     1 1 2
 Morocco (MAR)     1 1
 Malaysia (MAS)     1 1 1 1 2 6
 Mexico (MEX)     2 11 11 6 3 6 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 62
 Malta (MLT)     3 1 1 2 2 1 1 11
 Montenegro (MNE)     1 1 2
 Monaco (MON)     1 1 2 3 3 2 1 13
 Mauritius (MRI)     1 1
 Netherlands (NED)   3   8 2 16 2 8 12 9 6 6 6 5 9 12 8 12 14 12 9 14 12 11 11 207
 Norway (NOR)     5 18 59 9 10 14 13 12 6 9 9 11 13 6 7 7 13 16 9 8 9 6 8 277
 New Zealand (NZL)     5 3 3 3 9 8 11 13 17 8 18 12 9 15 12 146
 Oman (OMA)     1 1
 Pakistan (PAK)     6 2 2 10
 Paraguay (PAR)     1 1 2
 Peru (PER)     1 3 1 1 2 8
 Philippines (PHI)     3 3 1 3 3 1 2 4 1 21
 Papua New Guinea (PNG)     1 1 2
 Poland (POL)     1 2 6 3 11 1 12 2 4 6 9 9 11 11 7 95
 Portugal (POR)     1 4 3 9 9 5 11 6 8 6 2 3 3 8 9 9 6 8 13 4 127
 Puerto Rico (PUR)     1 6 5 9 6 3 4 3 2 1 40
 Qatar (QAT)     1 1 2
 Rhodesia (RHO)     2 3 5
 Republic of China (ROC)     1 1
 Romania (ROM)     5 2 7
 South Africa (RSA)     1 1 2 1 4 6 3 11 4 2 1 3 2 3 44
 Russia (RUS)     17 12 12 13 10 10 7 81
 Saint Lucia (LCA)     1 1 2
 Senegal (SEN)     1 1
 Seychelles (SEY)     1 2 3 1 1 5 13
 Singapore (SIN)     5 3 1 2 2 4 3 1 6 2 8 37
 Slovenia (SLO)     3 5 5 3 6 4 5 31
 San Marino (SMR)     1 1 1 3
 Sri Lanka (SRI)     2 1 3
 Switzerland (SUI)   3   1 2 6 13 11 11 7 9 10 6 8 9 9 10 5 8 8 9 6 7 158
 Slovakia (SVK)     2 4 1 4 1 12
 Sweden (SWE)     13 41 12 11 5 7 14 15 14 7 11 9 8 13 12 10 13 15 15 15 17 10 11 14 9 321
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)     1 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 13
 Thailand (THA)     2 2 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 6 37
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)     2 3 1 1 1 1 9
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)     2 2 1 1 1 7
 Tunisia (TUN)     1 1 1 2 5
 Turkey (TUR)     3 1 3 2 2 2 5 4 5 6 5 6 44
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)     1 1
 Ukraine (UKR)     12 11 10 6 4 3 46
 Soviet Union (URS)     14 11 11 11 11 13 12 12 15 110
 Uruguay (URU)     1 4 1 3 1 12 3 5 3 2 1 2 1 2 4 45
 United States (USA)     11 21 14 16 16 13 10 11 11 13 13 15 17 16 18 18 18 16 15 282
 Venezuela (VEN)     2 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 22
 Yugoslavia (YUG)     1 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 17
 Zimbabwe (ZIM)     1 3 3 1 1 9
 Mixed team (ZZX)   3   3
Sailors 88 65 110 102 72 134 54 169 216 227 153 287 223 247 315 250 153 295 368 439 457 398 396 406 388 386 6398
Male 87 63 110 101 71 131 54 167 216 224 153 287 223 247 315 250 153 294 327 358 357 306 261 237 260 5252
Female 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 41 81 100 92 135 151 126 740
First Olympic 88 65 101 98 64 119 50 150 190 169 1094
Continents 2 1 1 1 4 4 3 4 5 6 6
Countries 6 5 6 6 19 23 11 26 23 29 29 47 43 41 44 41 24 62 61 73 78 68 57 68
New countries 6 3 3 0 10 5 0 6 3 2 6 3
Classes 7 4 4 14 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 11 11 10 10
First use 7 5 1 7 1 0 2 1 3 2 1
Boats 70 13 24 24 31 41 23 59 75 93 71 138 109 123 151 127 83 170 213 268 311 271 263 277 3028
Average class size 10 3.3 6 1.7 10.3 13.7 5.8 14.8 15 18.6 14.2 27.6 21.8 24.6 25.2 21.2 13.8 24.3 26.6 26.8 31.1 27.1 23.9 27.7
Average team size 1.3 5 4.6 4.3 2.3 3.3 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.2 6.1 5.2 6.0 7.2 6.1 6.375 4.8 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.9 5.7
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 08 12 16 20 24

Sailing medal leaders (by Summer Olympiad)

Games of Leader Gold Silver Bronze Total
 France, 1900 Paris  Great Britain (GBR) 3 0 1 4
 United Kingdom, 1908 London  Great Britain (GBR) 4 1 1 6
 Sweden, 1912 Stockholm  Norway (NOR) 2 0 0 2
 Belgium, 1920 Antwerp  Norway (NOR) 7 3 1 11
 France, 1924 Paris  Norway (NOR) 2 1 0 3
 Netherlands, 1928 Amsterdam  Norway (NOR) 1 1 0 2
 United States, 1932 Los Angeles  United States (USA) 2 1 0 3
 Germany, 1936 Berlin  Germany (GER) 1 1 1 3
 United Kingdom, 1948 London  United States (USA) 2 1 1 4
 Finland, 1952 Helsinki  United States (USA) 2 1 0 3
 Australia, 1956 Melbourne  Sweden (SWE) 2 0 0 2
 Italy, 1960 Rome  Denmark (DEN) 1 2 0 3
 Japan, 1964 Tokyo  United Team of Germany (EUA) 1 1 0 2
 Mexico, 1968 Mexico City  United States (USA) 2 0 0 2
 West Germany, 1972 Munich  Australia (AUS) 2 0 0 2
 Canada, 1976 Montreal  West Germany (FRG) 2 0 1 3
 Soviet Union, 1980 Moscow  Brazil (BRA) 2 0 0 2
 United States, 1984 Los Angeles  United States (USA) 3 4 0 7
 South Korea, 1988 Seoul  France (FRA) 2 0 0 2
 Spain, 1992 Barcelona  Spain (ESP) 4 1 0 5
 United States, 1996 Atlanta  Brazil (BRA) 2 0 1 3
 Australia, 2000 Sydney  Great Britain (GBR) 3 2 0 5
 Greece, 2004 Athens  Great Britain (GBR) 2 1 2 5
 China, 2008 Beijing  Great Britain (GBR) 4 1 1 6
 United Kingdom, 2012 London  Australia (AUS) 3 1 0 4
 Brazil, 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Great Britain (GBR) 2 1 0 3

Multiple medalists

Brazilians Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt and Briton Ben Ainslie are the only Olympic sailors with five Olympic medals. The most successful sailor is Ainslie with four gold medals and one silver, one of only four athletes to win four consecutive gold medals in individual events.

Position Sailor Country Period Gold Silver Bronze Total Classes
1 Ben Ainslie  Great Britain (GBR) 1996–2012 4 1 0 5 Laser/Finn
2 Paul Elvstrøm  Denmark (DEN) 1948–1960 4 0 0 4 Firefly/Finn
3 Jochen Schümann  Germany (GER) 1976–2000 3 1 0 4 Finn/Soling
Valentin Mankin  Soviet Union (URS) 1968–1980 3 1 0 4 Finn/Tempest/Star
5 Robert Scheidt  Brazil (BRA) 1996–2012 2 2 1 5 Laser/Star
6 Torben Grael  Brazil (BRA) 1984–2004 2 1 2 5 Soling/Star
7 Magnus Konow  Norway (NOR) 1912–1936 2 1 0 3 12 Metre/8 Metre/6 Metre
Rodney Pattisson  Great Britain (GBR) 1968–1976 2 1 0 3 Flying Dutchman
Mark Reynolds  United States (USA) 1988–2000 2 1 0 3 Star
Iain Percy  Great Britain (GBR) 2000–2012 2 1 0 3 Finn/Star
11 Tore Holm  Sweden (SWE) 1920–1948 2 0 2 4 40m2 class/8 Metre/6 Metre
Four or more medals
Alessandra Sensini  Italy (ITA) 1996–2008 1 1 2 4 Mistral/RS:X
Carlos Espínola  Argentina (ARG) 1996–2008 0 2 2 4 Mistral/Tornado

See also

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/208663/70-years-ago-this-week
  2. ^ "2012 London Olympic Sailing Competition". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b It is unclear in what classes the races were scheduled.
  4. ^ a b In 1900 two races were held in the ½-ton, 1-2 Ton and 2-3 Ton classes. After each race, trophies were handed out, in addition to the ultimate winners receiving their Olympic medals.
  5. ^ a b c d Sailing was not included in the 1904 Olympic program.
  6. ^ a b It is not known in what classes the races were scheduled.
  7. ^ a b Program Tokio announced.
  8. ^ a b No program created.
  9. ^ This is the first time all Olympic events took place in one periode.
  10. ^ "Olympic Medal Tally". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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