Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Star

Star
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Star
VenueSavannah
Dates22 to 29 July
Competitors50 from 25 nations
Teams25
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Torben Grael
Marcelo Ferreira
 Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hans Wallén
Bobby Lohse
 Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Colin Beashel
David Giles
 Australia
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The Star Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 22 to 29 July 1996 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled. Ten were sailed. Each team had two discards.[1]

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Race VIII Race IX Race X Total
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Torben Grael  (BRA) Marcelo Ferreira 1 1.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 9 9.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 41.0 25.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hans Wallén  (SWE) Bobby Lohse 4 4.0 7 7.0 7 7.0 8 8.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 8 8.0 1 1.0 45.0 29.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Colin Beashel  (AUS) David Giles 11 11.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 9 9.0 PMS 26.0 69.0 32.0
4  Anastasios Bountouris  (GRE) Dimitrios Boukis 6 6.0 8 8.0 14 14.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 16 16.0 4 4.0 11 11.0 75.0 45.0
5  Rod Davis  (NZL) Don Cowie 2 2.0 4 4.0 17 17.0 11 11.0 10 10.0 9 9.0 4 4.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 10 10.0 74.0 46.0
6  Enrico Chieffi  (ITA) Roberto Sinibaldi 15 15.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 13 13.0 14 14.0 PMS 26.0 93.0 52.0
7  José Doreste  (ESP) Javier Hermida 5 5.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 13 13.0 9 9.0 11 11.0 PMS 26.0 1 1.0 15 15.0 2 2.0 98.0 57.0
8  Mark Reynolds  (USA) Hal Haenel 3 3.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 5 5.0 5 5.0 21 21.0 15 15.0 22 22.0 18 18.0 5 5.0 101.0 58.0
9  Michael Hestbæk  (DEN) Martin Hejlsberg 7 7.0 9 9.0 8 8.0 2 2.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 6 6.0 10 10.0 12 12.0 13 13.0 89.0 64.0
10  Frank Butzmann  (GER) Kai Falkenthal 8 8.0 13 13.0 4 4.0 4 4.0 17 17.0 12 12.0 8 8.0 15 15.0 2 2.0 15 15.0 98.0 66.0
11  Glyn Charles  (GBR) George Skuodas 14 14.0 14 14.0 10 10.0 17 17.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 7 7.0 3 3.0 16 16.0 9 9.0 101.0 68.0
12  Mark Mansfield  (IRL) David Burrows 22 22.0 PMS 26.0 12 12.0 9 9.0 16 16.0 13 13.0 10 10.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 123.0 75.0
13  Peter Bromby  (BER) Lee White 9 9.0 20 20.0 9 9.0 10 10.0 11 11.0 19 19.0 14 14.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 6 6.0 120.0 81.0
14  Ross MacDonald  (CAN) Eric Jespersen DSQ 26.0 PMS 26.0 3 3.0 18 18.0 7 7.0 8 8.0 11 11.0 5 5.0 23 23.0 7 7.0 134.0 82.0
15  Hubert Raudaschl  (AUT) Andreas Hanakamp 12 12.0 12 12.0 13 13.0 19 19.0 13 13.0 5 5.0 13 13.0 20 20.0 13 13.0 8 8.0 128.0 89.0
16  Guram Biganishvili  (GEO) Vladimer Gruzdevi 13 13.0 10 10.0 22 22.0 14 14.0 23 23.0 24 24.0 21 21.0 9 9.0 5 5.0 18 18.0 159.0 112.0
17  Viktor Solovyov  (RUS) Anatoly Mikhaylin 10 10.0 16 16.0 21 21.0 DNF 26.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 19 19.0 19 19.0 7 7.0 21 21.0 168.0 121.0
18  Csaba Haranghy  (HUN) András Komm 21 21.0 18 18.0 20 20.0 16 16.0 20 20.0 17 17.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 10 10.0 16 16.0 169.0 128.0
19  Mark Holowesko  (BAH) Myles Pritchard 20 20.0 11 11.0 15 15.0 20 20.0 21 21.0 18 18.0 12 12.0 23 23.0 20 20.0 12 12.0 172.0 128.0
20  Richard Grönblom  (FIN) Ville Kurki 16 16.0 19 19.0 18 18.0 12 12.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 16 16.0 DNF 26.0 17 17.0 19 19.0 174.0 129.0
21  Diogo Cayolla  (POR) Miguel Costa 19 19.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 14 14.0 20 20.0 18 18.0 21 21.0 14 14.0 170.0 129.0
22  Guillermo Calegari Jr.  (ARG) Mauro Maiola 17 17.0 17 17.0 23 23.0 22 22.0 19 19.0 22 22.0 18 18.0 17 17.0 19 19.0 17 17.0 191.0 146.0
23  Sergey Khoretsky  (BLR) Vladimir Zuyev 18 18.0 21 21.0 19 19.0 21 21.0 22 22.0 20 20.0 22 22.0 21 21.0 22 22.0 20 20.0 206.0 162.0
24  Robert Lowrance  (ASA) Fua Logo Tavui 23 23.0 23 23.0 DNF 26.0 24 24.0 25 25.0 25 25.0 23 23.0 12 12.0 25 25.0 22 22.0 228.0 177.0
25  Donald McLean  (CAY) Carson Ebanks 24 24.0 22 22.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 PMS 26.0 24 24.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 237.0 187.0

Daily standings

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

Conditions at the Star course areas

Date Race
°C

Knot

Meter
Course Course area
22 July 1996 I Charly
23 July 1996 II 29 10 0.6 WX Charly
23 July 1996 III 29 13 0.8 WX Charly
24 July 1996 IV 28 11 0.7 WX Delta
25 July 1996 V 29 13 0.7 WX Delta
26 July 1996 VI 27 7 0.5 WD Charly
26 July 1996 VII 27 10 0.5 WX Charly
27 July 1996 VIII 28 5 0.6 WX Charly
28 July 1996 IX 29 6 0.7 WD Charly
29 July 1996 X 28 11 0.6 WX Charly

Notes

  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ The 1996 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ Total after applying discard.

References