Sailing at the Olympics
470 Men'sat the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
470
Venue Savannah Dates 24 July to 1 August Competitors 72 from 36 nations Teams 36
The Men's 470 Class Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 24 July to 1 August 1996 in Savannah, Georgia , United States. Points were awarded based on placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled and sailed. Each team had two discards, meaning each team was allowed to discard their two worst results.[ 1]
Results
Daily standings
Graph showing the daily standings in the 470 Men during the 1996 Summer Olympics
Conditions at the 470 course areas
Black: Marinas Blue: Alpha course Green: Bravo course Yellow: Charly course Red: Delta course
Olympic course ZI. S(Start) - 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching)
Olympic course XI. S(Start) - 1 - 4G - 1 - 4G - 1 - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching)
Olympic course ZO. S(Start) - 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching)
Olympic course XO. S(Start) - 1 - 4G - 1 - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching)
Date
Race
°C
Knot
Meter
Course
Course area
24 July 1996
I
28
11
0.7
Charly
25 July 1996
II
29
13
0.7
XI
Charly
26 July 1996
III
28
10
0.5
ZO
Bravo
26 July 1996
IV
27
10
0.5
XO
Bravo
27 July 1996
V
28
7
0.5
ZI
Bravo
27 July 1996
VI
29
8
0.6
XI
Bravo
28 July 1996
VII
29
6
0.7
ZO
Bravo
29 July 1996
VIII
29
14
0.5
XO
Charly
30 July 1996
IX
28
8
0.4
ZI
Charly
30 July 1996
X
28
9
0.5
ZI
Charly
1 August 1996
XI
28
7
0.5
ZI
Charly
Notes
References