Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 470 class
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Men's 470 class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
took place between August 11 and 18 in Qingdao
, at the Qingdao International Marina. 29 pairs competed in this 470 dinghy
competition.
Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). The points were totaled from the top 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. If a sailor was disqualified or did not complete the race, 30 points were assigned for that race (as there were 29 sailors in this competition). The top 10 sailors then competed in the final race, with placings counting double for that race. The sailor with the lowest total score won.
Race M is the medal race in which only the top 10 competitors took part.
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
took place between August 11 and 18 in Qingdao
Qingdao
' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...
, at the Qingdao International Marina. 29 pairs competed in this 470 dinghy
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...
competition.
Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). The points were totaled from the top 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. If a sailor was disqualified or did not complete the race, 30 points were assigned for that race (as there were 29 sailors in this competition). The top 10 sailors then competed in the final race, with placings counting double for that race. The sailor with the lowest total score won.
Medalists
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Race | Net Points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M | |||
| Nathan Wilmot Nathan Wilmot Nathan Wilmot is a member of the Australian Sailing team sailor. He and team mate Malcolm Page have won five world titles in the 470 class... Malcolm Page Malcolm Page (sailor) Malcolm Page is an Australian sailor. He was educated at St. Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney. He and team mate Nathan Wilmot have won five world titles in the 470 class... |
4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 44 | ||
| Nick Rogers Joe Glanfield |
19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 75 | ||
| Nicolas Charbonnier Nicolas Charbonnier Nicolas Charbonnier is a French sailor and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Olivier Bausset Olivier Bausset Olivier Bausset is a French sailor and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... |
6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 78 | ||
| 4 | Sven Coster Sven Coster Sven Coster is a Dutch sailor.Coster participates in the 470-class alongside his brother Kalle Coster. Together they became sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In 2007 in Cascais they finished in second position at the World Championship, earning them the silver medal... Kalle Coster Kalle Coster Kalle Coster is a Dutch sailor.Coster participates in the 470-class alongside his brother Sven Coster. Together they became sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In 2007 in Cascais they finished in second position at the World Championship, earning them the silver medal... |
11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 78 | |
| 5 | Onan Barreiros Aaron Sarmiento |
8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 87 | |
| 6 | Gabrio Zandona Andrea Trani |
10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 91 | |
| 7 | Tetsuya Matsunaga Taro Ueno |
1 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 97 | |
| 8 | Alvaro Marinho Miguel Nunes |
2 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 103 | |
| 9 | Sime Fantela Igor Marenic |
18 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 107 | |
| 10 | Javier Conte Javier Conte Javier Alberto Conte is an Argentine sailboat racer.Teaming up with Juan de la Fuente, he raced for Argentina on the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia finishing in third place and obtaining a bronze medal for his country... Juan Maria de la Fuente |
14 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 110 | |
| 11 | Carl Evans Peter Burling Peter Burling (sailor) Pete Burling is a New Zealand Olympic sailor who, along with his partner Carl Evans, was the youngest sailor to represent New Zealand at an Olympic Games.- References :*http://www.zeus-sport.com/Olympic/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=28330... |
7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 95 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Andreas Kosmatopoulos Andreas Papadopoulos |
5 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 20 | |||
| 101 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Stuart Mcnay Graham Biehl |
26 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | |||
| 105 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Gideon Kliger Gideon Kliger Gideon "Gidi" Kliger is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:... Udi Gal Udi Gal Udi Gal is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist.-Biography:Gal is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He started sailing at 8 years of age, and started racing at 13 years of age. He competes with the club Hapoel Tel Aviv... |
13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |||
| 108 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Anton Dahlberg Sebastian Ostling |
16 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 6 | |||
| 111 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Ger Owens Philip Lawton |
22 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 24 | |||
| 129 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Fabio Silva Fábio Silva Fábio Silva may refer to:* Fábio Carleandro da Silva , Brazilian footballer currently playing for San Jose Earthquakes.* Fábio Gomes da Silva , Brazilian pole vaulter... Samuel Albrecht |
9 | 10 | 18 | 4 | OCS | 16 | 10 | 24 | 13 | |||
| 134 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Karlo Hmeljak Mitja Nevecny |
3 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 8 | |||
| 139 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Patryk Piasecki Kacper Zieminski |
20 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 15 | |||
| 151 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Mikhail Sheremetyev Maxim Sheremetyev |
21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | |||
| 157 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Sergei Desukevich Pavel Logunov |
27 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 27 | |||
| 159 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | Yuan Zhen Xu Terence Koh |
15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 26 | |||
| 159 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | Tobias Etter Felix Steiger |
21 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 162 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Matthias Schmid Florian Reichstaedter |
24 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 11 | |||
| 164 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Cheul Yoon Hyeongtae Kim |
17 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 25 | |||
| 180 | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Weidong Wang Daokun Deng |
12 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 26 | OCS | 22 | 8 | 28 | |||
| 186 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Niklas Lindgren Heikki Elomaa |
28 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 21 | |||
| 196 | |||||||||||||
| 28 | Deniz Cinar Ates Cinar |
23 | 13 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 198 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Stephane Locas Oliver Bone |
25 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 22 | OCS | 18 | 26 | 16 | |||
| 205 |