Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sailboard
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Women's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao
, at the Qingdao International Marina. 27 sailors competed in this windsurfing
event.
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, 28 points were assigned for that race (one more than the number of sailors). 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.
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Rank
Name
Race
Total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
M
1
1
1
3
3
13 7
8
8
1
6
39
6
2
9
1
DSQ 3
2
2
5
8
2
40
4
3
11
6
OCS 6
5
3
1
2
4
45
4
3
5
5
2
5
11 8
5
4
9
8
54
5
2
4
3
8
1
8
9
14 6
5
20
66
6
12
7
12
4
2
4
3
6
13
21 12
75
7
17 16
17
5
4
2
1
1
3
17
16
82
8
5
6
14 11
10
1
4
12
12
12
10
83
9
10
10
6
13
7
12
6
7
14 4
18
93
10
13
9
20 9
13
14
16
4
9
10
14
111
11
8
DSQ 10
7
11
19
17
18
7
3
100
12
18 8
8
15
18
17
10
10
2
13
101
13
9
12
4
17
14
18 18
11
10
7
102
14
15
15
16
10
19 5
11
9
15
11
107
15
7
DSQs 2
12
9
10
15
13
21
18
107
16
14
11
7
16 16
16
12
16
11
14
117
17
11
14
13
14
12
15
13
DNF 18
15
125
18
20
13
15
23 6
7
21
17
16
20
135
19
21
18
21
18
20
9
14
15
22 6
142
20
16
17
18
24 8
22
19
23
23
23
169
21
19
22
23
22
15
23
25 22
20
16
182
22
22
20
19
21
22
25
26 20
17
19
185
23
23
21
25
25
17
21
20
19
19
26
190
24
24
23
24
19
21
20
22
21
25 24
198
25
27
19
27
20
23
26
23
DNF 24
27
216
26
25
24
22
26
24
27
DNF DNF
26
22
224
27
26
25
26
27
OCS 24
24
DNF
27
25
232
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. 27 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.
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, 28 points were assigned for that race (one more than the number of sailors). 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.{