Sailing at the Olympics

Sailing was supposed to have itsOlympic premierein Athens in 1896 , but the competitions could not be held due to bad weather conditions, so that it was notpart of the Gamesuntil Paris in 1900 - the boat classes were still divided by weight.

sailing

There are 10 sailing competitions at the Olympic Games, which are divided into boat classes - men 5 and women 4 and a mixed competition. Sailing was open to women from the start - from Seoul 1988 competitions for men and women were introduced.

Overview of boat classes for men

Sailing - current book classes
Boat class	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Men
Finn dinghy																					•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	8th
470s																					•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
laser																										•	•	•	•	4th
49er																										•	•	•	•	4th
Sailing - Former boat classes
Boat class	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Men
star																									•	•	•			3
Number of boat classes																					2	2	2	2	3	4th	5	4th	4th

Overview of boat classes for women

Sailing - current boat classes
Boat class	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Women
470s																					•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
Laser Radial																										•	•	•	•	4th
49er FX																												•	•	2
Sailing - Former boat classes
Boat class	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Women
Europe																						•	•	•	•					4th
Yngling																									•	•				2
Elliot 6 m																											•			1
Number of boat classes																					1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

Overview of the mixed boat classes

Sailing - current boat classes
Boat class	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Mixed
Nacra 17																												•	•	2
Number of boat classes																												1	1

Overview of the open boat classes

Sailing - Former boat classes
Boat class	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Open
Open class from 1900	•																													1
0-0.5 tons	• •																													1
0.5-1 tons	•																													1
1-2 tons	• •																													1
2-3 tons	• •																													1
3–10 tons	•																													1
10-20 tons	•																													1
6 m class				•	•	• •	•	•	•	•	•	•																		9
6.5 m class						•																								1
7 m class				•		•																								2
8 m class				•	•	• •	•	•	•	•																				7th
10 m class					•	• •																								2
12 m class				•	•	• •																								3
12 foot dinghy						•																								1
18 foot dinghy						•																								1
Monotype 1924							•																							1
12-foot dinghy								•																						1
Snowboard									•																					1
star									•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	•	•	•						15th
O-dinghy										•																				1
Dragons											•	•	•	•	•	•	•													7th
Swallow											•																			1
Firefly											•																			1
Finn dinghy												•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•						•				10
5.5 mR class												•	•	•	•	•														5
Sharpie													•																	1
Flying Dutchman														•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•								9
Soling																	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•						8th
Tempest																	•	•												2
tornado																		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				9
470s																		•	•	•										3
laser																							•	•	•					3
49er																								•	•					2
Number of boat classes	[1]7th			4th	4th	[1]12	3	3	4th	4th	5	5	5	5	5	5	6th	6th	6th	5	4th	4th	4th	5	3	2

Windsurfing

In Los Angeles in 1984 was windsurfing olympic. The IOC does not regard it as an independent sport or discipline, but rather as a competition within sailing - here it is listed separately for better clarity.

Overview of the board classes for men

Windsurfing - current board classes
Board class	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Men
RS: X																										•	•	•	•	4th
Windsurfing - Former board classes
Board class	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Men
Wind glider																				•										1
Lechner A-390																					•	•								2
mistral																							•	•	•					3
Number of boat classes																				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Overview of board classes for women

Windsurfing - current board classes
Board class	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Women
RS: X																										•	•	•	•	4th
Windsurfing - Former board classes
Brettlasse	00	04	06	08	12	20th	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20th	Games
	Women
Lechner A-390																						•								1
mistral																							•	•	•					3
Number of board classes																						1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Olympic champion

Main article : List of Olympic champions in sailing

Web links

• Official website of the WS

References and comments

1. ↑ The second races are not counted in the statistics.
2. ↑ In some statistics 14 boat classes are listed - there should also be competitions in the boat classes 8.5 and 9 m classes, but there were no entries for these two classes.