Sailing at the Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics Sport

Sailing at the Summer Olympics

IOC Code| SAL
Governing body| World Sailing
Events| 10 (men: 4; women: 4; mixed: 2)
Summer Olympics

* 1896
* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1920

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976

* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000

* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* 2028
* 2032

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* Medalists

Sailing (also known as yachting until 2000) has been one of the Olympic sports since the Games of the I Olympiad, held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Despite being scheduled in the first Olympic program, the races were canceled due to severe weather conditions. Apart from the 1904 Summer Olympics, sailing has been present in every edition of the Olympic Games.

* For the scoring system used for sailing events during the Olympics look at: Scoring systems for Sailing at the Summer Olympics
* A directory page to all Olympic sailors is given at: List of sailors at the Summer Olympics
* Information about the Sailing at specific Summer Olympics or the used equipment can be found using the table below:
* Gender – Until 1988, sailing was a gender neutral 'open' sport where male and female sailors competed together. Even in 1900, several women participated at the Olympic sailing regattas. The exception to this is the post-World War II 1948 Olympics where the IOC decided the events should only be open to male sailors.[1] In 1988, the first exclusive women's sailing event was introduced.[2] Sailing was also one of the first sports to introduce a compulsory mixed gender events in 2016 the Mixed Multihull was introduced.
* Discipline – Most of the Olympic sailing competitions were done in what is called a fleet race format. At some Olympics, however, was also the match race format, or a mixed fleet/match race format.
* Classes – Over time, different classes of boat featured at the Olympics. Initially, the classes were specified in tons, then later in meters, feet or generic names. For the discontinued classes, the Vintage Yachting Games were introduced in 2008.
* Medal Tables – Great Britain leads the Olympic sailing medal ranking table.

## Summary

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Games  | Year  | Events  | Best Nation

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2 | 1900 | 13 |  France (1)
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4 | 1908 | 4 |  Great Britain (1)
5 | 1912 | 4 |  Norway (1)
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7 | 1920 | 14 |  Norway (2)
8 | 1924 | 3 |  Norway (3)
9 | 1928 | 3 |  Norway (4)
10 | 1932 | 4 |  United States (1)
11 | 1936 | 4 |  Germany (1)
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14 | 1948 | 5 |  United States (2)
15 | 1952 | 5 |  United States (3)
16 | 1956 | 5 |  Sweden (1)
17 | 1960 | 5 |  Denmark (1)
18 | 1964 | 5 |  United Team of Germany (1)
19 | 1968 | 5 |  United States (4)
20 | 1972 | 6 |  Australia (1)
21 | 1976 | 6 |  West Germany (1)
22 | 1980 | 6 |  Brazil (1)
23 | 1984 | 7 |  United States (5)
24 | 1988 | 8 |  France (2)
25 | 1992 | 10 |  Spain (1)
26 | 1996 | 10 |  Brazil (2)
27 | 2000 | 11 |  Great Britain (2)
28 | 2004 | 11 |  Great Britain (3)
29 | 2008 | 11 |  Great Britain (4)
30 | 2012 | 10 |  Australia (2)
31 | 2016 | 10 |  Great Britain (5)
32 | 2020 | 10 |  Great Britain (6)
33 | 2024 | 10 |  Netherlands (1)

1. ^ Competitions were cancelled at the 1896 Olympics.

## Timeline

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1964 Summer Olympic Games competitor medal awarded to Irish yachtsman Eddie Kelliher

* 1896: A regatta of sailing boats was on the program for 31 March 1896 (1896-03-31) in Athens. However this event had to be given up since there were no boats available from Greece and no foreign entries.
* 1900: Two venues were used to host the 1900 Sailing events. One in Meulan 20 May 1900 (1900-05-20) till 27 May 1900 (1900-05-27) for the inshore races on the river Seine. And one in Le Havre 1 August 1900 (1900-08-01) till 5 August 1900 (1900-08-05) for the Offshore races on the English Channel. In Meulan six classes were used over several days. About 55 boats and a little less than 150 sailors are documented, included the first female gold medalist Hélène de Pourtalès. In Le Havre two classes were used for the offshore event. About 10 boats made the competition. Crewmembers were not documented, just the owners and/or helmsmen.
* 1904: Sailing was not a part of the Olympic program.
* 1908: At the 1907 The Hague Conference of the IOC Ryde at the Isle of Wight was appointed to host the sailing regattas, for all classes, of the games of the IVth Olympiad. However, when there were only two British entries for the 12 Metre matches, and both yachts were located at the Firth of Clyde, the decision was made to use Hunters Quay as a second venue. In 1906 international meetings were organized to solve the problem of the differences in the performance of the different yachts. Finally in Paris, October 1907 the first International Rule was ratified. During the meeting in 1907 the IOC made the decision to use the International Rule classes for the Olympic regattas (6, 7, 8 and 12 Metre).
* 1912: When Sweden was assigned to host the 1912 Olympic Games two cities wanted to be the venue for the sailing program. Gothenburg and Stockholm. Gothenburg claimed that it was a much shorter passage for the overseas entries (about 525 nautical miles (972 km) less) than it was to Stockholm. Stockholm however got the sailing program because of then all Olympic events should be in the same vicinity. As specific location Nynäshamn, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Stockholm was chosen. Also the decision was made to use the International Rule classes again for the Olympic regattas (6, 8, 10 and 12 Metre).
* 1920: When Antwerp was assigned to host the 1920 Olympic Games, Ostend was appointed for the sailing contests. Ostend – "The Queen of the Belgian sea-side resorts" – offers fair condition for sailing on the North Sea. Although there are tidal conditions the current is reasonable predictable. Local knowledge does not have too much influence on the races. The wind conditions are also good for sailing. In the case of the 1920 Summer Olympic regatta's the prevailing breeze did not show. Most races had to be sailed under light air conditions. The competition was open for a total of sixteen classes. Two classes had a "No show".
* 1924: After the massive number of classes used four years earlier only three classes were selected for the 1924 Olympics. Again there was a one design class. The two other classes were construction classes of the International Metre type. Two locations were used: Meulan was the venue for the Olympic regatta's in the French National Monotype. The host club for the 1924 Olympic Sailing at Meulan was the Cercle de la Voile de Paris. The race conditions at Meulan during the Olympic regatta were not ideal. The light breeze during the first elimination series could hardly make the sailing interesting. Le Havre was the venue for the Olympic regattas for the 6 and 8 Metre. The host club for the 1924 Olympic Sailing at Le Havre was the Société des Régates du Havre. Due to the Easterly winds the courses at Le Havre were mostly reaches. Sailing a windward leg was not really tested. This however was more or less custom for that era. Furthermore, this was the first Olympic regatta were just one competing team per class per country was allowed.
* 1928: Like in the 1924 Olympics only three classes were chosen. There was the revival of the 12' Dinghy from the 1920 Olympics and again the proven 6 and 8 Metre classes. This Olympic sailing regatta can be considered as the first Olympic regatta with a high quality of racing since there were: Well selected classes that represented sailing; Sufficient competitors per class and good and fair sailing conditions. The only disadvantage was the daily passing of the Oranje Locks.

## Olympic Classes & Events

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Over the years the classes used in the Olympic Sailing Program were replaced from time to time. This table shows this development:

Class | Disc | Gender | 96[3] | 00[4] | 04[5] | 08 | 12 | 16[6] | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40[7] | 44[8] | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Sailed Events

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Boats of the Royal Navy | Fleet | Male | (●) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
0-½ ton | Fleet | Open |  | x2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
½-1 ton | Fleet | Open |  | x2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
1-2 ton | Fleet | Open |  | x2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
2-3 ton | Fleet | Open |  | x2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
3-10 ton | Fleet | Open |  | x2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
10-20 ton | Fleet | Open |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
20+ ton | Fleet | Open |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Open class | Fleet | Open |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
6 Metre (1907 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  | ● | ● |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
6 Metre (1919 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6 Metre (1933 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | (●) |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6 Metre (1933 Rule) | Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.5 Metre | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
7 Metre | Fleet | Open |  |  |  | ● |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
8 Metre (1907 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  | ● | ● |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
8 Metre (1919 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
8 Metre (1933 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
8.5 Metre | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | (●) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
9 Metre | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | (●) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
10 Metre (1907 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  | ● |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
10 Metre (1919 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
12 Metre (1907 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  | ● | ● |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
12 Metre (1919 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
15 Metre (1907 Rule) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  | (●) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
12 foot dinghy | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  | ● |  |  | (●) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
18 foot dinghy | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
30m2 class | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
40m2 class | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
French National Monotype 1924 | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Snowbird | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Star | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | (●) |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18
Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● |  |  |
O-Jolle | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Dragon | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Swallow | Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Firefly | Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Finn | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  | 18
Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  | ● | ● | ● |
5,5 Metre | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Sharpie 12m2 | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Flying Dutchman | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
Soling | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
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Tempest | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Tornado | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  | 9
470 | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22
Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Fleet | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Fleet | Mixed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●
Windglider | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Division II | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Lechner | Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Fleet | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe | Fleet | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Mistral | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Fleet | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |
ILCA 7 (Laser) | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  | 8
Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ●
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) | Fleet | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ●  | 5
49er | Fleet | Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ●
49er FX | Fleet | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ●  | 3
Yngling | Fleet | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● |  |  |  |  | 2
RS:X | Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● |  | 8
Fleet | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Elliott 6m | Match | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |  | 1
Nacra 17 | Fleet | Mixed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ●  | 3
iQFoil | Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | 2
Fleet | Female |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●
Formula Kite | Fleet | Male |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ●  | 2
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Total |  | (1) | 13 | 0 | 4
(5) | 4 |  | 14
(16) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | (3) |  | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10  | 205
Class |  |  | 96[3] | 00[4] | 04[5] | 08 | 12 | 16[6] | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40[7] | 44[8] | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Sailed Events

Gender Criteria: Open events have no gender requirements where as mixed events require male and female competitors
Events Notes: Events in "()" Brackets were scheduled but did not take place and therefore not included in the totals

## Boat types

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Boat type | 96 | 00 | 04[5] | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Sailed Events

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Keelboats |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  | ● | ● | ● |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  | 21
Yachts / Sail cruisers  | ● | ● |  | ● | ● |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11
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Sailboard (windsurfing)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ●  | 11
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One-Design / Monotype  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ? | ● | ? | ● | ● | ● |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ●  | 24
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Development class  | ? | ? |  | ● | ● |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14

## Race types

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## Olympic sailing venues

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Main article: List of Olympic venues in sailing

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Edition | Year | Host | City | Sailing venue | Opening | Closing | View | Classes

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I | 1896 |  Greece (GRE) | Athens | Piraeus | 1-APR | 1-APR |  | Cancelled
II | 1900 |  France (FRA) | Paris | Meulan | 20-MAY | 27-MAY |  | All, except ...
Le Havre | 1-AUG | 5-AUG |  | 10–20 ton
III | 1904 |  United States (USA) | St. Louis | Not programmed
IV | 1908 |  Great Britain (GBR) | London | Ryde | 27-JUL | 29-JUL |  | 6 Metre
7 Metre
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Hunter's Quay | 11-AUG | 12-AUG |  | 12 Metre
V | 1912 |  Sweden (SWE) | Stockholm | Nynäshamn | 19-JUL | 22-JUL |  | All
VI | 1916 |  Germany (GER) | Berlin | Probably not programmed
VII | 1920 |  Belgium (BEL) | Antwerp | Ostend | 7-JUL | 10-JUL |  | All, except...
The Netherlands | SEP | SEP |  | Finals 12 foot dinghy
VIII | 1924 |  France (FRA) | Paris | Meulan | 10-JUL | 13-JUL |  | French National Monotype 1924
Le Havre | 21-JUL | 26-JUL |  | 6 Metre
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IX | 1928 |  Netherlands (NED) | Amsterdam | Durgerdam | 2-AUG | 9-AUG |  | All
X | 1932 |  United States (USA) | Los Angeles | Port of Los Angeles | 5-AUG[9] | 12-AUG |  | All
XI | 1936 |  Germany (GER) | Berlin | Kiel | 4-AUG | 16-AUG |  | All
XII | 1940 |  Japan (JPN) | Tokyo | Yokohama harbour | 21-SEP | 6-OCT |  | All
Cancelled
Finland (FIN) | Helsinki | Program not made | Cancelled
XIII | 1944  | Olympics suspended
XIV | 1948 |  Great Britain (GBR) | London | Torquay | 4-AUG | 12-AUG |  | All
XV | 1952 |  Finland (FIN) | Helsinki | Harmaja | 20-JUL | 28-JUL |  | All
XVI | 1956 |  Australia (AUS) | Melbourne | Port Phillip Bay | 26-NOV | 5-DEC |  | All
XVII | 1960 |  Italy (ITA) | Rome | Naples | 29-AUG | 7-SEP |  | All
XVIII | 1964 |  Japan (JPN) | Tokyo | Enoshima | 12-OCT | 23-OCT |  | All
XIX | 1968 |  Mexico (MEX) | Mexico City | Acapulco | 13-OCT | 25-OCT |  | All
XX | 1972 |  West Germany (FRG) | Munich | Kiel | 29-AUG | 8-SEP |  | All
XXI | 1976 |  Canada (CAN) | Montreal | Kingston, Ontario | 18-JUL | 31-JUL |  | All
XXII | 1980 |  Soviet Union (URS) | Moscow | Tallinn, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic | 21-JUL | 29-JUL |  | All
XXIII | 1984 |  United States (USA) | Los Angeles | Long Beach, California | 31-JUL | 8-AUG |  | All
XXIV | 1988 |  South Korea (KOR) | Seoul | Busan | 20-SEP | 27-SEP |  | All
XXV | 1992 |  Spain (ESP) | Barcelona | Barcelona | 27-JUL | 4-AUG |  | All
XXVI | 1996 |  United States (USA) | Atlanta | Savannah, Georgia | 22-JUL | 2-AUG |  | All
XXVII | 2000 |  Australia (AUS) | Sydney | Sydney | 17-SEP | 30-SEP |  | All
XXVIII | 2004 |  Greece (GRE) | Athens | Athens | 14-AUG | 28-AUG |  | All
XXIX | 2008 |  China (CHN) | Beijing | Qingdao | 9-AUG | 21-AUG |  | All
XXX | 2012 |  Great Britain (GBR) | London | Weymouth and Portland | 28-JUL | 11-AUG |  | All
XXXI | 2016 |  Brazil (BRA) | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | 8-AUG | 18-AUG |  | All
XXXII | 2020 |  Japan (JPN) | Tokyo | Enoshima | 25-JUL 2021 | 4-AUG 2021 |  | All[10]
XXXIII | 2024 |  France (FRA) | Paris | Marseille | 28-JUL | 8-AUG |  | All

## Medal table

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Updated as of Paris 2024 Olympics.

See also: List of Olympic medalists in sailing

Overall Medal Total by NationRank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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2|  United States (USA)| 19| 23| 20| 62
3|  Norway (NOR)| 17| 11| 5| 33
4|  France (FRA)| 15| 15| 21| 51
5|  Australia (AUS)| 14| 9| 8| 31
6|  Spain (ESP)| 14| 5| 3| 22
7|  Denmark (DEN)| 13| 10| 9| 32
8|  Sweden (SWE)| 10| 15| 14| 39
9|  Netherlands (NED)| 10| 9| 11| 30
10|  New Zealand (NZL)| 9| 9| 7| 25
11|  Brazil (BRA)| 8| 3| 8| 19
12|  Italy (ITA)| 6| 3| 8| 17
13|  Austria (AUT)| 5| 4| 1| 10
14|  Soviet Union (URS)| 4| 5| 3| 12
15|  Germany (GER)| 3| 5| 7| 15
16|  China (CHN)| 3| 3| 2| 8
17|  Greece (GRE)| 3| 2| 3| 8
18|  Belgium (BEL)| 2| 4| 3| 9
19|  Finland (FIN)| 2| 2| 7| 11
20|  West Germany (FRG)| 2| 2| 3| 7
21|  East Germany (GDR)| 2| 2| 2| 6
22|  Israel (ISR)| 2| 1| 2| 5
23|  Mixed team (ZZX)| 2| 0| 0| 2
24|  Argentina (ARG)| 1| 5| 5| 11
25|  Ukraine (UKR)| 1| 2| 2| 5
26|  Switzerland (SUI)| 1| 2| 1| 4
27|  Croatia (CRO)| 1| 2| 0| 3
28|  Poland (POL)| 1| 1| 3| 5
29|  United Team of Germany (EUA)| 1| 1| 1| 3
30|  Bahamas (BAH)| 1| 0| 1| 2
31|  Hong Kong (HKG)| 1| 0| 0| 1
32|  Canada (CAN)| 0| 3| 6| 9
33|  Slovenia (SLO)| 0| 3| 1| 4
34|  Portugal (POR)| 0| 2| 2| 4
35|  Japan (JPN)| 0| 2| 1| 3
36|  Cyprus (CYP)| 0| 2| 0| 2
Ireland (IRL)| 0| 2| 0| 2
38|  Hungary (HUN)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Russia (RUS)| 0| 1| 1| 2
40|  Cuba (CUB)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Czech Republic (CZE)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Lithuania (LTU)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Netherlands Antilles (AHO)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Virgin Islands (ISV)| 0| 1| 0| 1
45|  Estonia (EST)| 0| 0| 2| 2
46|  Peru (PER)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Russian Empire (RU1)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Singapore (SGP)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (48 entries)| 205| 197| 190| 592

## Nations

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The last column shows the total number of competitors sent from each country.

Nation | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years

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Algeria |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 |  | 5
Andorra |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Angola |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 |  | 8
Antigua and Barbuda |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 10
Argentina |   |  |   |  |  |  | 6 | 5 |  | 11 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 |  | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 |  | 194
Aruba |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4
American Samoa |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 4
Australia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |  | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 |  | 223
Austria |   |  |   |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |  | 134
Bahamas |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 |  | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54
Barbados |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 15
Belgium |   |  |   | 3 |  | 14 | 9 | 6 |  | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |  | 1 |  | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |  | 97
Bermuda |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |  | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 |  | 2 | 2 |  |  | 61
Burma |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Belarus |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  | 21
Botswana |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Brazil |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 13 |  | 195
Bahrain |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Bulgaria |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |  |  | 11
British West Indies |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Cambodia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Canada |   |  |   |  |  |  | 1 |  | 13 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |  | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 |  | 215
Cayman Islands |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 3 | 7 | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 16
Ceylon |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Chile |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |  |  | 25
China |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 13 |  | 73
Colombia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 6
Cook Islands |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2 |  |  | 5
Croatia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 |  | 48
Cuba |   |  |   |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19
Cyprus |   |  |   |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |  | 30
Czech Republic |   |  |   |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |  | 21
Denmark |   |  |   |  | 3 |  | 4 | 5 |  | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 8 |  | 213
Djibouti |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Dominican Republic |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2
Ecuador |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Egypt |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 5
El Salvador |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 5
Spain |   |  |   |  |  |  | 4 | 6 | 1 |  | 4 | 1 |  | 11 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |  | 209
Estonia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  | 5 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |  | 33
Fiji |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 22
Finland |   |  |   |  | 27 |  | 1 | 1 |  | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 |  | 184
France |   | 451 |   | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 |  | 11 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |  | 723
Great Britain |   | 73 |   | 41 |  | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 |  | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |  | 404
Georgia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Germany |   | 12 |   |  |  |  |  | 6 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19
Germany |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
Germany |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
United Team of Germany |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 11 | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
East Germany |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 11 | 6 | 12 |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46
West Germany |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 13 | 12 |  | 13 | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64
Germany |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |  | 110
Greece |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 |  | 147
Guatemala |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |  | 11
Guam |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
Hong Kong |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 5 | 4 |  |  | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |  | 42
Hungary |   |  |   |  |  |  |  | 6 |  | 1 |  |  |  | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 |  | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |  | 81
Independent Olympic Athletes |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
India |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |  | 2 | 1 |  |  | 4 |  | 18
Indonesia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 12
Ireland |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |  | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 |  | 90
Iceland |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Israel |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |  | 60
Virgin Islands |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 8 | 6 |  | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 48
Italy |   |  |   |  |  |  | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 9 |  | 274
British Virgin Islands |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
Jamaica |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 5 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17
Japan |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 1 |  | 6 | 11 |  | 3 | 5 |  | 8 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 |  | 131
Kenya |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Kyrgyzstan |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
South Korea |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | 44
Latvia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 9
Saint Lucia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 5
Lebanon |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Lithuania |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |  | 12
Luxembourg |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1
Morocco |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Malaysia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |  | 11
Mexico |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 |  | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |  | 68
Malta |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 11
Montenegro |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 3
Monaco |   |  |   |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 13
Mozambique |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3
Mauritius |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Netherlands |   | 9 |   |  |  | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |  | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |  | 218
Norway |   |  |   | 5 | 18 | 59 | 9 | 10 |  | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 6 |  | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 |  | 276
New Zealand |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |  | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 10 |  | 163
Oman |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Pakistan |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
Paraguay |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2
Peru |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |  | 11
Philippines |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |  | 1 | 2 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20
Papua New Guinea |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 4
Poland |   |  |   |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 11 | 1 | 12 |  | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 |  | 102
Portugal |   |  |   |  |  |  | 1 | 6 |  | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 |  | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 |  | 136
Puerto Rico |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |  | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |  | 44
Qatar |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Rhodesia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Romania |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
South Africa |   |  |   |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 3 |  | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |  | 48
Russian Empire |   |  |   |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17
Soviet Union |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109
Unified Team |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
Russia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  | 6
Russia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 |  |  | 64
Samoa |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
Senegal |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Seychelles |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |  | 3 | 1 |  | 12
Singapore |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 |  | 43
Slovenia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |  | 36
San Marino |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Sri Lanka |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Switzerland |   | 9 |   |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 6 | 13 | 11 |  | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |  | 171
Slovakia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 7
Sweden |   |  |   | 13 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 9 |  | 329
Czechoslovakia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
Thailand |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |  | 38
Chinese Taipei |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 10
Trinidad and Tobago |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | 8
Tunisia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 4 | 4 |  | 11
Turkey |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 1 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 |  | 52
United Arab Emirates |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1
Ukraine |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 |  |  | 46
Uruguay |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 4 | 1 |  | 3 |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |  | 36
United States |   | 16 |   |  |  |  |  | 11 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |  | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |  | 326
Venezuela |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 | 4 |  |  |  | 2 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |  | 23
Yugoslavia |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 3 |  | 3 |  | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17
Zimbabwe |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Mixed team |   | 9 |   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
Sailors |  | 579 |  | 65 | 110 | 101 | 74 | 129 | 58 | 169 | 216 | 230 | 140 | 287 | 223 | 247 | 315 | 250 | 153 | 298 | 373 | 442 | 458 | 402 | 400 | 400 | 380 | 380 | 350 |  | 7229
Sailors – Male |  | 577 |  | 63 | 110 | 101 | 73 | 127 | 58 | 166 | 216 | 228 | 140 | 287 | 223 | 247 | 315 | 250 | 153 | 296 | 330 | 360 | 358 | 308 | 261 | 261 | 237 | 257 | 175 |  | 6177
Sailors – Female |  | 2 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 82 | 100 | 94 | 139 | 139 | 143 | 123 | 175 |  | 1052
Sailors – First Games |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Countries |  | 7 |  | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 60 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 69 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 64 |  | 39 Mean
New countries |  | 7 |  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |  | 130
Events Held |  | 13 |  | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |  | 195 Gold Medals
Boats |  | 162 |  | 13 | 20 | 6 | 32 | 41 | 23 | 59 | 75 | 93 | 71 | 138 | 109 | 123 | 151 | 127 | 83 | 171 | 214 | 271 | 312 | 273 | 268 | 272 | 273 | 274 | 250 |  | 3904
Average class size |  | 10 |  | 3.3 | 6 | 1.7 | 10.3 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 14.8 | 15 | 18.6 | 14.2 | 27.6 | 21.8 | 24.6 | 25.17 | 21.17 | 13.83 | 24.43 | 26.75 | 27.1 | 31.2 | 24.82 | 24.36 | 24.73 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 25 |  | 19 Mean
Average team size |  | 1.3 |  | 5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 6.11 | 5.58 | 6.18 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 6.65 | 4.97 | 6.22 | 5.15 | 5.87 | 5.83 | 6.56 | 6.45 | 6.03 | 5.76 | 5.47 |  | 5 Mean

* Early Olympic do not have complete data so some assumption on crew sizes and gender have been made to give a better indication of the number of people involved.

## Multiple gold medalists

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Briton Ben Ainslie and Brazilians Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt are the only Olympic sailors with five Olympic medals. The most successful sailor is Ainslie with four gold medals and one silver, one of only four athletes to win four consecutive gold medals in individual events.

Position  | Sailor  | Country  | Period  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Classes

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1 | Ben Ainslie |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1996–2012 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ILCA 7 (Laser)/Finn
2 | Paul Elvstrøm |  Denmark (DEN) | 1948–1960 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Firefly/Finn
3 | Jochen Schümann |  East Germany (GDR)
Germany (GER) | 1976–2000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Finn/Soling
Valentin Mankin |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1968–1980 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Finn/Tempest/Star
5 | Robert Scheidt |  Brazil (BRA) | 1996–2012 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ILCA 7 (Laser)/Star
6 | Torben Grael |  Brazil (BRA) | 1984–2004 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Soling/Star
7 | Marit Bouwmeester |  Netherlands (NED) | 2012–2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ILCA 6 (Laser)
8 | Hannah Mills |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2012–2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 470
Iain Percy |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2000–2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Finn/Star
Magnus Konow |  Norway (NOR) | 1912–1936 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 Metre/8 Metre/6 Metre
Mark Reynolds |  United States (USA) | 1988–2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Star
Mathew Belcher |  Australia (AUS) | 2012–2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 470
Rodney Pattisson |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1968–1976 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Flying Dutchman
14 | Tore Holm |  Sweden (SWE) | 1920–1948 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 40m2 class/8 Metre/6 Metre
15 | Jesper Bank |  Denmark (DEN) | 1988–2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Soling
Marcelo Ferreira |  Brazil (BRA) | 1996–2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Star
16 | Algernon Maudslay |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Open class/.5 to 1 ton
Bernd Jäkel |  East Germany (GDR)
Germany (GER) | 1988-1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Soling
Dorian van Rijsselberghe |  Netherlands (NED) | 2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | RS:X
Erik Hansen |  Denmark (DEN) | 1976–1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Soling
Frédéric Blanchy |  Mixed team (ZZX)
France (FRA) | 1900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 to 3 ton
John Gretton |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Open class/.5 to 1 ton
Giles Scott |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2016–2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Finn
Håkon Barfod |  Norway (NOR) | 1948-1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Dragon
Herman Whiton |  United States (USA) | 1948–1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 Metre
Jacques Le Lavasseur |  Mixed team (ZZX)
France (FRA) | 1900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 to 3 ton
Kahena Kunze |  Brazil (BRA) | 2016–2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49er FX
Linton Hope |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Open class/.5 to 1 ton
Luis Doreste Blanco |  Spain (ESP) | 1984-1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 470/Flying Dutchman
Malcolm Page |  Australia (AUS) | 2008–2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 470
Martine Grael |  Brazil (BRA) | 2016–2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49er FX
Nicolas Hénard |  France (FRA) | 1988-1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Tornado
Poul Richard Høj Jensen |  Denmark (DEN) | 1976-1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Soling
Roman Hagara |  Austria (AUT) | 2000-2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Tornado
Sarah Ayton |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2004–2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yngling
Sarah Webb |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2004–2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yngling
Shirley Robertson |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1992–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Europe/Yngling
Sigve Lie |  Norway (NOR) | 1948–1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Dragon
Theresa Zabell |  Spain (ESP) | 1992–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 470
Thor Thorvaldsen |  Norway (NOR) | 1948–1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Dragon
William Exshaw |  Mixed team (ZZX)
Great Britain (GBR) | 1900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 to 3 ton
Valdemar Bandolowski |  Denmark (DEN) | 1976–1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Soling
Matthew Wearn |  Australia (AUS) | 2020–2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ILCA 7 (Laser)
Ruggero Tita |  Italy (ITA) | 2020–2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Nacra 17
Caterina Banti |  Italy (ITA) | 2020–2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Nacra 17

## See also

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* Sailing at the Summer Paralympics
* List of Olympic medalists in sailing
* Olympic sailing classes

## References

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1. ^ "70 years ago this week: The story of singlehanded sailing at the London 1948 Olympics". Yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
2. ^ "2012 London Olympic Sailing Competition". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-06.
3. ^ a b It is unclear in what classes the races were scheduled.
4. ^ a b In 1900 two races were held in the ½-ton, 1-2 Ton and 2-3 Ton classes. After each race, trophies were handed out, in addition to the ultimate winners receiving their Olympic medals.
5. ^ a b c d Sailing was not included in the 1904 Olympic program.
6. ^ a b It is not known in what classes the races were scheduled.
7. ^ a b Program Tokio announced.
8. ^ a b No program created.
9. ^ This is the first time all Olympic events took place in one period.
10. ^ "Sailing - Olympic Schedule & Results | Tokyo 2020".

## External links

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* Olympics.org Sailing Microsite
* Sailing at the Summer Olympics from Sports-Reference.com

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Former youth classes|

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