Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling

Soling
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Soling
Venue Savannah
Dates July 22 to August 2
Competitors 66 from 22 nations
Teams 22
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jochen Schümann
Thomas Flach
Bernd Jäkel		  Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Georgy Shayduko
Dmitri Shabanov
Igor Skalin		  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jeff Madrigali
Jim Barton
Kent Massey		  United States

The Soling Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from July 22 to August 2, 1996, in Savannah, Georgia, United States. The competition was in a combined format. First the competitors had to sail a series of ten fleet races. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best eight out of ten race scores did count for the placement in the match race series. After the fleetraces a series of matchraces were held to determine the winners.

Results after Fleetrace

RankCountryHelmsmanCrew Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7Race 8Race 9Race 10TotalTotal
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Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
1  Germany Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach
Bernd Jäkel 		55.055.022.044.011.0 9 9.0 9 9.066.022.099.052.034.0
2  United States Jeff Madrigali Jim Barton
Kent Massey 		11.044.099.022.055.0 19 19.055.099.011.0 12 12.067.036.0
3  Great Britain Andrew Beadsworth Barry Parkin
Adrian George Stead 		77.011.088.077.044.011.066.0 PMS 23.01212.0 14 14.083.046.0
4  Canada Bill Abbott, Jr. Joanne Abbott
Brad Boston 		99.0 20 20.0 16 16.01010.022.088.011.011.088.088.083.047.0
5  Russia Georgy Shayduko Dmitri Shabanov
Igor Skalin 		22.01111.0 13 13.088.077.044.0 12 12.088.077.033.075.050.0
6  Denmark Stig Westergaard Jan Andersen
Jens Bojsen-Møller 		1515.066.033.01616.0 PMS 23.022.01111.0 PMS 23.044.011.0104.058.0
7  Ukraine Sergej Pichugin Sergej Khayndrava
Wladimir Korotkov 		DSQ 23.033.011.01515.066.0 18 18.01818.055.099.022.0100.059.0
8  Spain Luis Doreste Domingo Manrique
David Vera 		44.088.01212.0 13 13.0 PMS 23.055.088.01010.01010.044.097.061.0
9  Norway Herman Horn Johannessen Paul Davis
Espen Stokkeland 		1313.01515.0412.0 PMS 23.01212.077.044.033.0 16 16.077.0104.065.0
10  Italy Mario Celon Claudio Celon
Gianni Torboli 		66.0 16 16.01414.011.088.033.033.01616.01515.0 19 19.0101.066.0
11  France Marc Bouet Sylvain Chtounder
Gildas Morvan 		1111.0 DSQ 23.066.0 17 17.099.01313.01010.077.033.01010.0109.069.0
12  Australia Matt Hayes Steve Jarvin
Stephen McConaghy 		1010.01313.055.01414.0 PMS 23.066.022.01414.066.0 DSQ 23.0116.070.0
13  Sweden Magnus Holmberg Björn Alm
Johan Barne 		1212.099.0 DNC 23.033.01313.01212.0 14 14.044.01313.055.0108.071.0
14  New Zealand Kelvin Harrap Sean Clarkson
Jamie Gale 		DSQ 23.0 18 18.077.055.01515.01111.077.01515.055.01515.0121.080.0
15  Netherlands Willem Potma Frank Hettinga
Gerhard Potma 		88.077.01010.0 PMS 23.01010.01515.01616.022.0 17 17.01616.0124.084.0
16  Ireland Marshall King Garrett Connolly
Daniel O'grady 		33.01010.01111.099.01616.0 17 17.01313.0 PMS 23.01414.01717.0133.093.0
17  South Africa Bruce Savage Richard Mayhew
Clynton Wade Lehman 		1717.022.01717.01111.01111.0 20 20.01515.0 PMS 23.01111.01818.0145.0102.0
18  Greece Stavros Alevrasage Panayiotis Alevras
Stefanos Chandakas 		1414.01212.01818.0 PMS 23.033.01616.02121.01111.0 20 20.01313.0151.0107.0
19  Japan Kazunori Komatsu Masatoshi Hazama
Kazuyuki Hyodo 		1616.01919.01515.066.01414.0 21 21.01717.01212.0 21 21.01111.0152.0110.0
20  Hungary George Wossala László Kovácsi
Károly Vezér 		DSQ 23.01414.01919.01212.0 PMS 23.01010.02020.01313.01818.02020.0172.0126.0
21  Brazil Edson, Jr. Araujo Daniel Glomb
Marcelo Reitz 		DSQ 23.01717.02020.0 PMS 23.01717.01414.01919.0PMS23.01919.066.0181.0135.0
22  Bahrain Essa al-Busmait Khalid al-Sada
Ahmed al-Sale 		1818.02121.02121.0 DNF 23.01818.0 22 22.02222.01717.02222.02121.0205.0160.0

    Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; PMS – Premature start;
    Gender: – male; – female;

    The selected teams proceeded to the match race part of the event.

    Results after Matchracing

      Quarter finals     Semi finals     Final
                               
          1  Germany 3  
      3  Great Britain 3     3  Great Britain 0    
      6  Denmark 2         1 1st, gold medalist(s)  Germany 3
          5 2nd, silver medalist(s)  Russia 0
          2  United States 0    
      4  Canada 0     5  Russia 3   Third place
      5  Russia 3   2 3rd, bronze medalist(s)  United States 3
      4  Great Britain 1
     Canada (CAN) (5th) vs.  Denmark (DEN) (6th) decided on basis of fleetrace result.

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Solingr during the 1996 Summer Olympics

    Conditions at Soling course area

    DateRace
    °C
    Knot
    Meter    		CourseCourse area
    22-JUL-1996I3070.4ZODelta
    23-JUL-1996II29100.8ZODelta
    23-JUL-1996III29130.8ZODelta
    26-JUL-1996IV2770.5ZODelta
    26-JUL-1996V27100.5ZODelta
    27-JUL-1996VI2850.5ZODelta
    27-JUL-1996VII2980.6ZODelta
    28-JUL-1996VIII2960.7ZODelta
    29-JUL-1996IX29110.6ZODelta
    29-JUL-1996X30110.6ZODelta
    31-JUL-1996QF2810-150.6WDDelta
    1-AUG-1996SF2870.5WDDelta
    2-AUG-1996SF26100.7WDDelta
    2-AUG-1996PF28-25-5-200.6-0.4WDDelta
    2-AUG-1996F27-28-10-60.6-0.4WDDelta

    Notes

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