Star class

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...

competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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 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 Qingdao International Marina.

The ten preliminary races took place in the afternoons of August 15–20. The final Medal Race started at 14:13 on 21 August 2008.

16 teams of two sailors each competed in this Star sailboat

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...

 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 pair was disqualified or did not complete the race, 17 points were assigned for that race (one more than the number of boats). The top 10 pairs then competed in the final race, with placings counting double for that race. The team with the lowest total score wins.

Medalists

Competitors

Sortable list of competitors (with (S)kipper and (C)rew noted)

Nation	Athlete	Birth date	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	World Rank
	(S)	1958-04-14	1.83	110	9
	(C)	1967-01-26	1.93	96	9
	(S)	1965-03-01	1.80	90	–
	(C)	1976-05-26	1.90	108	–
	(S)	1973-04-15	1.88	78	6
	(C)	1971-07-31	1.85	100	6
	Li Hongquan Li Hongquan Li Hongquan is a male Chinese sports sailor. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*1993 National Games - 1st flying Dutchman class;...  (S)	1969-09-29	1.85	85	–
	Wang He Wang He Wang He is a male Chinese sports sailor who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2005 Canadian Royal Sailing Club;*2005 Hainan Senior Sports School;*2006 National Team-References:...  (C)	1988-11-09	1.90	100	–
	(S)	1973-06-16	1.86	100	11
	(C)	1983-10-16	1.75	100	11
	(S)	1968-07-01	1.88	100	8
	(C)	1972-04-14	1.94	100	8
	(S)	1976-03-21	1.85	92	12
	(C)	1976-12-17	1.85	104	12
	(S)	1971-12-12	1.96	102	10
	(C)	1971-10-02	1.85	83	10
	(S)	1983-03-29	1.88	88	48
	(C)	1985-07-25	1.90	105	48
	(S)	1971-04-16	1.82	92	4
	(C)	1978-11-05	1.94	103	4
	(S)	1971-05-13	1.76	82	5
	(C)	1981-06-09	1.95	110	5
	(S)	1975-04-29	1.93	100	1
	(C)	1974-02-15	—	—	1
	(S)	1969-07-29	1.74	83	7
	(C)	1980-07-17	1.92	112	7
	(S)	1978-02-07	1.91	100	2
	(C)	1976-12-20	1.90	99	2
	(S)	1969-12-13	1.90	97	3
	(C)	1981-01-16	1.81	102	3
	(S)	1950-07-15	1.91	99	17
	(C)	1978-05-11	1.85	102	17

Results

See Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics: Competition format for scoring rules.

Results of individual races

Rank	Nation	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	MR	Net
	United Kingdom	7	13	3	5	8	2	1	1	2	6	10	45
	Brazil	10	11	6	1	9	10	2	3	3	3	6	53
	Sweden	1	4	15	3	6	1	8	2	1	7	20	53
4	Poland	5	6	8	2	10	9	3	5	9	13	2	59
5	Switzerland	9	7	9	9	5	5	6	11	4	1	4	59
6	France	12	1	5	4	7	6	9	9	8	2	18	69
7	Germany	2	14	1	8	3	8	14	10	6	10	8	70
8	Portugal	3	3	10		13	3	5	7	7	9	12	72
9	New Zealand	4	9	2	11	1	12	11	13	5	11	14	80
10	Italy	13	8	12	7	11	7	7	6	13	5	16	92
11	United States	8	2	4	12	15	15	16	16	10	4		86
12	Austria	14	10	11	6	14	4	12	4	12	14		87
13	Republic of Ireland	6	12	7	10	12	13	13	8	11	12		91
14	Australia	11	15	13	15	2	11	10	12	14	8		96
15	Croatia	15	5	14	13	4	14	4	14	15	15		98
16	People's Republic of China	16	16	16	14	16	16	15	15	16	16		140

– Excluded Score (the worst score from races 1–10 does not count)

OCS – On the course side of the starting line – A type of disqualification (scores one higher than the number of boats in the race)