Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the 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. The Sailing program of 1988 consisted of a total of eight sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 20 September 1988 to 27 September 1988 of the coast of Busan and was the first time that a separate event was allocated exclusively for women (sailed in the 470 class). The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.[1]
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| Venues | Busan 부산 |
| Dates | First race: 20 September 1988 Last race: 27 September 1988 |
| Competitors | 375 (331 male, 44 female) from 60 nations |
| Boats | 214 |
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| Division II | Men | ||
| Finn | Men | ||
| 470 | Men | Women | |
| Flying Dutchman | Open | ||
| Tornado | Open | ||
| Star | Open | ||
| Soling | Open | ||
Venue
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. Since the sailing conditions of the coast near Seoul are not very suitable for Olympic sailing Busan was chosen for the 1988 Sailing event. A total of two race areas were created of the coast of Busan.
Busan in Korea was reportedly a light wind venue but no one realised until too late that this information came from the airport which was located in a sheltered valley. It turned out to be that the 1988 Olympic Games were one of the windiest ever with one day of racing postponed due to too much wind. One day of racing saw around 30 knots of wind with 5 knots of current going against the wind. There was a lot of equipment damage and rescues for many classes resulting in many sailors did not finish and requests for redress.
Competition
Overview
| Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
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| 5 | 60 | 8 | 214 | 331 | 44 |
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
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Classes (equipment)
| Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division II | Surfboard |  | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1988 | 1 |
| Finn | Dinghy | | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1952 | 10 |
| 470 | Dinghy |  | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1988 | 1 |
| 470 | Dinghy | | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 4 |
| Flying Dutchman | Dinghy |  | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1960 | 7 |
| Tornado | Catamaran | | 2 | 1 | + | + | - | 1976 | 4 |
| Star | Keelboat | | 2 | 0 | + | + | - | 1932 | 12 |
| Soling | Keelboat | | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1972 | 5 |
- 1988 Olympic Classes designs
Medal summary
Women's event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
 1988: Women's 470 |
 United States (USA)Allison Jolly Lynne Jewell |
 Sweden (SWE)Marit Söderström Birgitta Bengtsson |
 Soviet Union (URS)Larisa Moskalenko Iryna Chunykhovska |
Men's event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
 1988: Men's Division II |
 New Zealand (NZL)Bruce Kendall |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles (AHO)Jan Boersma |
United States (USA) Mike Gebhardt |
 1988: Finn |
 Spain (ESP)Jose Doreste |
 Virgin Islands (ISV)Peter Holmberg |
New Zealand (NZL) John Cutler |
1988: Men's 470 |
 France (FRA)Thierry Peponnet Luc Pillot |
Soviet Union (URS) Tõnu Tõniste Toomas Tõniste |
United States (USA) John Shadden Charles McKee |
Open events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
 1988: Flying Dutchman |
 Denmark (DEN)Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg |
 Norway (NOR)Ole Pollen Erik Björkum |
 Canada (CAN)Frank McLaughlin John Millen |
 1988: Tornado |
France (FRA) Jean Le Deroff Nicolas Hénard |
New Zealand (NZL) Chris Timms Rex Sellers |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil (BRA)Lars Grael Clinio Freitas |
 1988: Star |
 Great Britain (GBR)Michael McIntyre Bryn Vaile |
United States (USA) Mark Reynolds Harold Haenel |
Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Nelson Falcão |
 1988: Soling |
 East Germany (GDR)Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel |
United States (USA) John Kostecki William Baylis Robert Billingham |
Denmark (DEN) Jesper Bank Jan Mathiasen Steen Secher |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Virgin Islands (ISV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Remarks
Sailing
- For the first time a specific female event 470 female was on the program. Prior to that all events were open to both men and women.
Sailors
During the Sailing regattas at the 1988 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
- Denmark (DEN), Paul Elvstrøm
- Sailors at the 1988 Olympic Games
In 470:
Luis Doreste.
References
- "Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
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