Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's sailboard
Encyclopedia
Men's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao
, at the Qingdao International Marina. 35 sailors competed in this windsurfing
event.
Eleven races were held. Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). If a sailor was disqualified or did not complete the race, 36 points were assigned for that race (one more than the number of sailors in the race). The points were totaled from the best 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. The top 10 athletes advanced to the medal race, where points counted double (2 for first, 4 for second, etc.). The athlete with the lowest total score won.
{style="text-align:center"
Rank
Name
Race
Total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
M
4
7
7
1
5
5
3
6
8
32 6
52
13
1
5
4
10
8
2
10
2
3
8
53
1
3
1
3
17
6
19 18
1
4
4
58
4
11
9
3
2
1
7
17 5
3
5
14
60
5
12
6
13
7
6
3
6
7
5
33 12
77
6
5
4
2
5
3
33 21
27
7
8
2
84
7
2
8
9
16
2
14
22 14
19
1
10
95
8
10
2
12
11
8
10
5
15 10
7
22
97
9
8
13
18 18
16
9
4
4
6
15
16
109
10
6
20
6
14
7
23
8
DSQ 12
2
18
116
11
18
10
10
8
14
16
9
3
13
19
101
12
3
16
4
9
13
11
24
DSQ 11
12
103
13
7
17
14
10
11
17
11
19 14
10
111
14
9
11
11
13
9
18
15
8
17
22
111
15
20
27
21
22
4
1
1
2
20
21
112
16
17
21
27 20
15
2
7
1
15
18
116
17
16
5
17
6
12
29 23
21
4
25
129
18
22
14
20
15
20
25 13
11
9
9
133
19
15
19
16
12
24
26 10
9
18
13
136
20
14
12
8
17
18
13
18
24 21
17
138
21
25
18
19
23
25
15
16
16
16
20
168
22
DSQ
28
15
19
27
19
12
23
23
6
172
23
23
25
22
21
30 12
26
12
29
11
181
24
28
26
30
29
35 4
14
13
34
23
201
25
19
15
28
25
19
24
33 20
27
26
203
26
21
22
24
26
26
32 25
17
25
31
217
27
24
24
23
27
22
31
28
30
DNF 16
225
28
27
23
26
24
29
21
32 26
26
27
229
29
32
33
33
35 21
22
27
28
22
14
232
30
26
30
25
30
23
28
31 29
28
24
243
31
31
29
31
28
28
20
34
DNF 24
35
260
32
29
32
34 33
34
34
20
22
32
29
265
33
34
34
32
34
31
30
29
25
30
28
273
34
33
31
35 32
32
27
30
31
33
30
279
35
30
35
29
31
33
35
35
DNF 31
34
293
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 20 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. 35 sailors competed in this windsurfing
Windsurfing
Windsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two to four metres long, powered by the orthogonal effect of the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and comprises a...
event.
Eleven races were held. Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). If a sailor was disqualified or did not complete the race, 36 points were assigned for that race (one more than the number of sailors in the race). The points were totaled from the best 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. The top 10 athletes advanced to the medal race, where points counted double (2 for first, 4 for second, etc.). The athlete with the lowest total score won.
Medalists
Results
Race M is the medal race in which only the top 10 competitors took part.{