Sailing at the 1992 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. The Sailing program of 1992 consisted of a total of ten sailing classes (disciplines). For each class races were scheduled from 27 July 1992 to 4 August 1992 of the coast of Barcelona, Spain on the Mediterranean Sea.[1]
| Sailing at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |
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 1992, 50 pesetas coin | |
| Venues | Barcelona |
| Dates | First race: 27 July 1992 Last race: 4 August 1992 |
| Competitors | 441 (357 male, 84 female) from 60 nations |
| Boats | 256 |
| Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Lechner A-390 | men | women |
| Europe | women | |
| Finn | men | |
| 470 | men | women |
| Flying Dutchman | open | |
| Tornado | open | |
| Star | open | |
| Soling | open | |
Venue
Port Olympic, Barcelona | |
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 Scale model of the Port Olympic | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′03″N 02°11′55″E |
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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 weather conditions in Barcelona were found suitable for sailing. The waterfront of Barcelona was completely restructured for the Olympics. The Olympic port became one of the key Olympic areas of Barcelona.
The Olympic sailing competition was held in the Mediterranean waters outside the Olympic Harbor. The new harbor was designed to be the base for the Olympic sailors and a key factor in the opening up of the city to the sea. This was achieved by a Special Town Plan for the “Parc de Mar” Area including a harbor which satisfy the requirements of sailors and organizers. The new harbor serves after the Games as a marina.
A total of five race areas were created on the Mediterranean Sea.
Competition
Overview
| Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
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| 6 | 60 | 10 | 256 | 357 | 84 |
Continents
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 | Jibb/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lechner A390 | Surfboard |  | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1992 | 1 |
| Lechner A390 | Surfboard |  | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1992 | 1 |
| Europe | Dinghy | | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1992 | 1 |
| Finn | Dinghy | | 1 | 0 | + | - | - | 1952 | 11 |
| 470 | Dinghy | | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1988 | 2 |
| 470 | Dinghy | | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 5 |
| Flying Dutchman | Dinghy |  | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1960 | 9 |
| Tornado | Catamaran | | 2 | 1 | + | + | - | 1976 | 5 |
| Star | Keelboat | | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1932 | 14 |
| Soling | Keelboat | | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1972 | 6 |
- 1992 Olympic Classes designs
Medal summary
Women's Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
 1992: Women's Lechner A-390 |
 New Zealand (NZL)Barbara Kendall |
 China (CHN)Zhang Xiaodong |
 Netherlands (NED)Dorien de Vries |
 1992: Europe |
 Norway (NOR)Linda Cerup-Simonsen |
 Spain (ESP)Natalia Vía Dufresne |
 United States (USA)Julia Trotman |
 1992: Women's 470 |
Spain (ESP) Theresa Zabell Patricia Guerra |
New Zealand (NZL) Leslie Egnot Jan Shearer |
United States (USA) Jennifer Isler Pamela Healy |
Men's Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
1992: Men's Lechner A-390 |
 France (FRA)Franck David |
United States (USA) Mike Gebhardt |
 Australia (AUS)Lars Kleppich |
 1992: Finn |
Spain (ESP) José van der Ploeg |
United States (USA) Brian Ledbetter |
New Zealand (NZL) Craig Monk |
1992: Men's 470 |
Spain (ESP) Jordi Calafat Francisco Sanchez |
United States (USA) Morgan Reeser Kevin Burnham |
 Estonia (EST)Tõnu Tõniste Toomas Tõniste |
Mixed Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
 1992: Flying Dutchman |
Spain (ESP) Luis Doreste Domingo Manrique |
United States (USA) Paul Foerster Stephen Bourdow |
 Denmark (DEN)Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jens Bojsen-Møller |
 1992: Tornado |
France (FRA) Yves Loday Nicolas Hénard |
United States (USA) Randy Smyth Keith Notary |
Australia (AUS) Mitch Booth John Forbes |
1992: Star |
United States (USA) Mark Reynolds Harold Haenel |
New Zealand (NZL) Rod Davis Don Cowie |
 Canada (CAN)Ross MacDonald Eric Jespersen |
 1992: Soling |
Denmark (DEN) Jesper Bank Steen Secher Jesper Seier |
United States (USA) Kevin Mahaney Jim Brady Doug Kern |
 Great Britain (GBR)Lawrie Smith Robert Cruikshank Ossie Stewart |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Further information
Sailing
- It was the first Olympic sailing contest where, besides fleet racing, a combination format of fleetracing and match racing was also used. Soling employed this latter format.
Sailors
During the sailing regattas at the 1992 Summer Olympics the following people notable outside sailing took part:
- Royalty
- Spain (ESP), Prince Felipe of Spain (later King Felipe VI), as midperson in the Soling
- Sailors at the 1992 Olympic Games
In Soling:
Felipe VI King of Spain
Notes
- "Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
References
- Romà Cuyàs (1992). Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume I The Challenge: From the idea to the nomination (PDF). Plaça de la Font Màgica, s/n 08038 Barcelonal: COOB'92 S.A. Retrieved 26 August 2011.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Romà Cuyàs (1992). Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume II The Means: Objectives, resources and venues (PDF). Plaça de la Font Màgica, s/n 08038 Barcelonal: COOB'92 S.A. Retrieved 26 August 2011.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Romà Cuyàs (1992). Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume III The Organisation: The preparation of the Games (PDF). Plaça de la Font Màgica, s/n 08038 Barcelonal: COOB'92 S.A. Retrieved 26 August 2011.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Romà Cuyàs (1992). Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume IV The Games: Sixteen days in summer (PDF). Plaça de la Font Màgica, s/n 08038 Barcelonal: COOB'92 S.A. Retrieved 26 August 2011.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Romà Cuyàs (1992). Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume V The Results (PDF). Plaça de la Font Màgica, s/n 08038 Barcelonal: COOB'92 S.A. Retrieved 26 August 2011.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- Kubatko, Justin. "Sailing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
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