Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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 canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. sailing was always a part of the Olympic program. The Sailing program of 1984 consisted of a total of seven sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 31 July 1984 to 8 August 1984 of the coast of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California at the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles hosted the Olympic sailing competitions for the second time, having previously done so during the 1932 Summer Olympics. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.[1]
| Sailing at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Special stamp Germany, Olympic Windsurfing 1984 | |
| Venues | Long Beach |
| Dates | First race: 31 July 1984 Last race: 8 August 1984 |
| Competitors | 300 from 60 nations |
| Boats and Boards | 172 |
Venue
Long Beach Olympic Harbour | |
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| Coordinates: 33°45′35″N 118°11′2″W |
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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. The sailing conditions of the coast of Los Angeles are very suitable for Olympic sailing. A total of four race areas were created in the Pacific of the coast of Long Beach.
For the media a number of 40 boats was reserved. All boats were fully booked.
Competition
Overview
| Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 60 | 7 | 152 | 298 | 2 |
Continents
- Africa
- Asia
- Oceania
- Europe
- Americas
Countries
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
 Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) |  Argentina (ARG) |  Australia (AUS) |
 Austria (AUT) |  Bahamas (BAH) |  Barbados (BAR) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bermuda (BER) |  Botswana (BOT) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) |  Canada (CAN) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cayman Islands (CAY) |
 Chile (CHI) |  China (CHN) |  Denmark (DEN) |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt (EGY) |  Spain (ESP) |
 Fiji (FIJ) |  Finland (FIN) |  France (FRA) |
 West Germany (FRG) |  Great Britain (GBR) |  Greece (GRE) |
 Guatemala (GUA) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong (HKG) |  India (IND) |
 Ireland (IRL) |  Iceland (ISL) |  Israel (ISR) |
 Virgin Islands (ISV) |  Italy (ITA) |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan (JPN) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) |  Mexico (MEX) |
 Malta (MLT) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Norway (NOR) |
 New Zealand (NZL) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Oman (OMA) |  Pakistan (PAK) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines (PHI) |  Portugal (POR) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Puerto Rico (PUR) |
 Senegal (SEN) |  Singapore (SIN) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} San Marino (SMR) |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) |  Switzerland (SUI) |  Sweden (SWE) |
 Thailand (THA) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
 Turkey (TUR) |  Uruguay (URU) |  United States (USA) |
.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela (VEN) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
1984 Olympic Boycott
The Los Angeles boycott by the Soviet Union and its satellites influenced some sailing events. In the Soling the silver and bronze medalists of the 1984 worlds were missing (SR33, Boris Budnikov, Gennadi Strakh and Oleg Miron and DDR4, Helmar Nauck, Norbert Helriegel and Sven Diedering).[2] In the Flying Dutchman the Soviet team of Sergey Borodinov and Vladyslav Akimenko were absent.
Classes (equipment)
| Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windglider | Surfboard | 1 | 0 | + | – | – | 1984 | 1 | |
| Finn | Dinghy |  | 1 | 0 | + | – | – | 1952 | 9 |
| 470 | Dinghy | | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 3 |
| Flying Dutchman | Dinghy | | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1960 | 7 |
| Tornado | Catamaran | | 2 | 1 | + | + | – | 1976 | 3 |
| Star | Keelboat | | 2 | 0 | + | + | – | 1932 | 11 |
| Soling | Keelboat | | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1972 | 4 |
- 1984 Olympic Classes designs
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Remarks
Sailing
- The Windglider event was also held for women. Karen Morch of Canada won the competition.
Sailors
During the sailing regattas at the 1984 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
- Fiji (FIJ), Tony Philp The youngest competitor:(15 years, 48 days)
- Denmark (DEN), Paul Elvstrøm The oldest participant: (56 years, 158 days)
- New Zealand (NZL), Russell Coutts
- Sailors at the 1984 Olympic Games
On Windglider:
Tony Philp
On Windglider:
Bruce Kendall.
See also
Notes
- "Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- http://www.soling.com/results/ShowResults.asp?ID=330
References
- Richard B. Perelman, ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 1: Organization and Planning (PDF). Los Angeles: 1984 Olympic Organizing Committee. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- Richard B. Perelman, ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results (PDF). Los Angeles: 1984 Olympic Organizing Committee. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 – Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Los Angeles 1984". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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