Women's 470 class 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 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. 19 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 pair was disqualified or did not complete the race, 20 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 won.

Medalists

Results

Race M is the medal race in which only the top 10 competitors took part..

Rank	Athlete	Race											Net Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
	Elise Rechichi Elise Rechichi Elise Rechichi OAM is an Australian sailor from Perth, Western Australia. Rechichi and crewmate Tessa Parkinson represented Australia in the 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao, China, winning the Gold Medal.- References :...   Tessa Parkinson Tessa Parkinson Tessa Parkinson OAM is an Australian sailor from Perth, Western Australia. Parkinson and skipper Elise Rechichi represented Australia in the 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao, China, winning the Gold Medal....	2	2	4	1	9	4	2	5	3	2	18	43
	Marcelien de Koning Marcelien de Koning Marcelien de Koning is a Dutch sailor. She is a three-time World Champion in the 470-class.De Koning sails since 1990 and since 2001 she participates in the 470-class alongside Lobke Berkhout. Together they became World Champion in 2005 in San Francisco. This performance earned them the title of...   Lobke Berkhout Lobke Berkhout Lobke Berkhout is a Dutch sailor. She is a five-time World Champion in the 470-class.Berkhout sails since 1990 and since 2001 she participates in the 470-class alongside Marcelien de Koning. Together they became World Champion in 2005 in San Francisco. This performance earned them the title of...	3	1	9	5	2	2	10	7	4	16	10	53
	Fernanda Oliveira Fernanda Oliveira Fernanda Oliveira is a Brazilian sailor. She won a bronze medal in 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Oliveira also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and 2004 Olympics in Athina.- References :...   Isabel Swan Isabel Swan Isabel Marques Swan is a Brazilian sailor. She won a bronze medal in 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-See also:*...	11	16	5	10	7	6	6	2	7	4	2	60
4	Nike Kornecki  Vered Bouskilla	8	13	1	2	8	19	3	1	11	15	4	66
5	Giulia Conti  Giovanna Micol	14	7	6	3	6	11	4	19	12	6	6	75
6	Christina Bassadone  Saskia Clark	20 DSQ	8	3	4	15	13	8	3	15	5	8	82
7	Lenka Smidova  Lenka Mrzilkova	6	4	12	11	11	5	11	11	9	1	14	83
8	Sylvia Vogl  Carolina Flatscher	9	20 DSQ	13	7	1	7	1	13	6	11	16	84
9	Stefanie Rothweiler  Vivien Kussatz	7	6	11	9	5	12	20 OCS	8	8	12	12	90
10	Natalia Vía Dufresne Natalia Via Dufresne Natalia Vía Dufresne Pereña is a Spanish sport sailor.She was born in Barcelona. She was originally an Optimist Sailor, but switched to 470’s at the age of 15. She won two bronze medals in the World Championships, two Olympic silver medals , with crew member, Sandra Azón. Her new crew is Laia...   Tutzo Laia Lluisa	4	5	2	6	13	10	13	17	2	17	20	92
11	Ingrid Petitjean  Gwendolyn Lemaitre	1	11	16	8	17	9	9	9	13	9		85
12	Amanda Clark  Sara Mergenthaler	12	12	10	14	4	17	7	6	17	7		89
13	Vesna Dekleva  Klara Maucec	20 DSQ	3	8	16	12	3	15	18	14	3		92
14	Ai Kondo  Naoko Kamata	13	15	14	15	14	1	12	10	1	13		93
15	Therese Torgersson Therese Torgersson Therese Torgersson is a Swedish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Vendela Zachrisson.-References:...   Vendela Santen	10	14	18	20 DSQ	19	8	5	14	5	8		101
16	Maria Fernanda Sesto  Consuelo Monsegur	16	18	17	12	10	16	14	4	10	14		113
17	Emmanuelle Rol  Anne-Sophie Thilo	15	9	7	13	3	15	20 OCS	15	18	19		114
18	Yimei Wen  Chunyan Yu	5	10	19	17	16	14	20 OCS	12	16	10		119
19	Liying Toh  Deborah Huimin Ong	17	17	15	18	18	18	20 OCS	16	19	18		156