Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Sailing/Yachting
is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad
(1896 Olympics in Athens ). With the exception of 1904
and possible 1916
sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.
The Sailing program of 1980 consisted of a total of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 19 to 29 July 1980 of the coast of Tallinn
(district of Pirita
, in that time a part of the USSR at the Baltic Sea
.
The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.
was constructed for the 1980 Olympic Sailing event.
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was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan
. The Tallinn boycott influenced most sailing events. e.g. In the Soling
the Canadian team of: Bill Abbott jr., Bill Abbott sr. and Larry Abbott were absent. In several countries boycott parties or alternative sailing events, like a Flying Dutchman event in Luxembourg, were organized.
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad
Olympiad
An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as calendar epoch....
(1896 Olympics in Athens ). With the exception of 1904
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
and possible 1916
1916 Summer Olympics
The anticipated 1916 Summer Olympics, which were to be officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were to have been held in Berlin, Germany. However, due to the outbreak of World War I, the games were cancelled.-History:...
sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.
The Sailing program of 1980 consisted of a total of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 19 to 29 July 1980 of the coast of Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
(district of Pirita
Pirita
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It had a population of 15,379 .Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 15,379 is relatively small...
, in that time a part of the USSR at the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
.
The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.
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 Moscow was not a suitable place the Olympic Yachting Centre in Pirita TallinnTallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
was constructed for the 1980 Olympic Sailing event.
Overview
| Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 23 | 6 | 83 | 154 | 0 |
Countries
1980 Olympic Boycott
The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers...
. The Tallinn boycott influenced most sailing events. e.g. In the Soling
Soling
A Soling is a class of open keelboat designed by Jan Linge of Norway in 1965. In 1968, it was chosen from among many other boats to be the men's triple-handed boat for the 1972 Olympics...
the Canadian team of: Bill Abbott jr., Bill Abbott sr. and Larry Abbott were absent. In several countries boycott parties or alternative sailing events, like a Flying Dutchman event in Luxembourg, were organized.
Classes (equipment)
| Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Finn (dinghy) The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki... |
Dinghy | 1 | 0 | + | – | – | 1952 | 8 | |
| 470 470 (dinghy) The 470 is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. The name is the overall length of the boat in centimetres . The hull is fibreglass with integral buoyancy tanks. The 470 is equipped with spinnaker and trapeze, making teamwork necessary to... |
Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 2 | |
| Flying Dutchman Flying Dutchman (dinghy) thumbthumbThe Flying Dutchman is a 20-foot one-design high-performance two-person monohull racing dinghy. Developed in the early 1950s, its large sail area per unit weight allow it to plane easily when sailing upwind. The boat utilizes a trapeze harness for the crew and hiking straps for the... |
Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1960 | 6 | |
| Tornado Tornado (sailboat) The Tornado is an two person multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Olympic Catamaran discpline for over 30 years.-Background:... |
Catamaran | 2 | 1 | + | + | – | 1976 | 2 | |
| Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length... |
Keelboat | 2 | 0 | + | + | – | 1932 | 10 | |
| Soling Soling A Soling is a class of open keelboat designed by Jan Linge of Norway in 1965. In 1968, it was chosen from among many other boats to be the men's triple-handed boat for the 1972 Olympics... |
Keelboat | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1972 | 3 | |
Medalists
| Finn: |
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| 470: |
Marcos Soares Marcos Soares Marcos Soares is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Eduardo Penido at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-1980 Olympics:The gold medal in the 470 class was quite a surprise... Eduardo Penido Eduardo Penido Eduardo Henrique Gomes Penido is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 Class with Marcos Soares at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.... |
Jorn Borowski Egbert Swensson |
Jouko Lindgrén Jouko Lindgrén Jouko Lindgrén is a Finnish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.He won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, along with his partner Georg Tallberg.-References:... Georg Tallberg Georg Tallberg Georg Bertil Tallberg is a Finnish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He is married to Anna Slunga-Tallberg.... |
Flying Dutchman: |
Alejandro Abascal Garcia Miguel Noguer Castellvi |
David Wilkins David Wilkins (sailor) David Wilkins is an Irish sailor who competed at five Olympics between 1972 and 1992, winning silver in 1980.... James Wilkinson James Wilkinson (sailor) James Wilkinson won a silver medal in sailing for Ireland with partner David Wilkins at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the Flying Dutchman class. The sailing events took place at Pirita Yachting Club in Tallinn, Estonia.-See also:... |
Szabólcs Detre Zsolt Detre |
| Tornado: |
Lars Sigurd Bjorkström Lars Sigurd Björkström Lars Sigurd Björkström is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and won a gold medal in the Tornado class.-References:... Alexandre Welter Alexandre Welter Alexandre Welter is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the Tornado Class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow., alongside Lars Sigurd Bjorkstrom.-References:*... |
Peter Due Peter Due Peter Due is a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Tornado class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... Per Kjærgaard |
Goran Marstrom Jorgen Ragnarsson |
| Star: |
Valentin Mankin Aleksandr Muzychenko Aleksandr Muzychenko Aleksandr Aleksejevich Muzychenko is a retired Soviet/Russian sailor, Olympic champion for the USSR team.He started to sail in the age of 6, in Omsk, at the river Irtish, He scored his Olympic triumph in star class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, together with Valentyn Mankin.Now... |
Karl Ferstl Hubert Raudaschl Hubert Raudaschl Hubert Raudaschl is an Austrian sailboat manufacturer and former olympic athlete. He has participated in nine Olympic games between 1964 and 1996... |
Giorgio Gorla Giorgio Gorla Giorgio Gorla is an Italian sailor. He is a 3-time Olympian, winning two bronze medals.-External links:* at Sports Reference... Alfio Peraboni Alfio Peraboni Alfio Peraboni is an Italian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Star class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow together with Giorgio Gorla, and also a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.... |
Soling: |
Valdemar Bandolowski Valdemar Bandolowski Valdemar Bandolowski is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in the Soling Class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and again at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... Erik Hansen Erik Hansen (sailor) Erik Herman Hansen is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in the Soling Class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and again at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
Alexandr Budnikov Boris Budnikov Nikolay Poliakov |
Anastasios Bountouris Anastasios Bountouris Anastasios "Tasos" Bountouris, born 2 August 1955 in Piraeus, Greece is a Greek sailor who competed at six Olympics between 1976 and 1996... Anastasios Gavrilis Aristidis Rapanakis Aristidis Rapanakis Aristidis Rapanakis is a Greek competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:... |
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sailing 1896–1980
| 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 26 | |
| 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 28 | |
| 3 | USA | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 18 | (EUA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 91 | 83 | 76 | 250 |
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