Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 470

470 Men's at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
470
Venue	Savannah
Dates	July 24 to August 1
Competitors	72 from 36 nations
Teams	36
Medalists
Yevhen Braslavets Ihor Matviyenko   Ukraine   John Merricks Ian Walker   Great Britain   Hugo Rocha Nuno Barreto   Portugal

Sailing at the  1996 Summer Olympics
Mistral		Men		Women
Europe				Women
Laser			Open
Finn		Men
470		Men		Women
Tornado			Open
Star			Open
Soling			Open

The Men's 470 Class Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from July 24 to August 1, 1996 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled and sailed. Each team had two discards.

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		Race XI		Total Points [1]	Total -1 [2]
			Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Yevhen Braslavets  (UKR)	Ihor Matviyenko	2	2.0	2	2.0	3	3.0	1	1.0	16	16.0	5	5.0	1	1.0	9	9.0	10	10.0	7	7.0	DNC	37.0	93.0	40.0
	John Merricks  (GBR)	Ian Walker	15	15.0	1	1.0	4	4.0	27	27.0	DSQ	37.0	4	4.0	2	2.0	6	6.0	15	15.0	2	2.0	11	11.0	124.0	60.0
	Hugo Rocha  (POR)	Nuno Barreto	5	5.0	10	10.0	17	17.0	7	7.0	4	4.0	8	8.0	9	9.0	5	5.0	2	2.0	12	12.0	15	15.0	94.0	62.0
4	Petri Leskinen  (FIN)	Mika Aarnikka	PMS	37.0	14	14.0	19	19.0	4	4.0	7	7.0	6	6.0	8	8.0	1	1.0	16	16.0	6	6.0	3	3.0	121.0	65.0
5	Dmitriy Beryozkin  (RUS)	Yevgeniy Burmatnov	13	13.0	25	25.0	5	5.0	2	2.0	3	3.0	1	1.0	11	11.0	20	20.0	19	19.0	4	4.0	8	8.0	111.0	66.0
6	Jean-Francois Berthet  (FRA)	Gwenael Berthet	16	16.0	6	6.0	9	9.0	28	28.0	15	15.0	23	23.0	3	3.0	2	2.0	17	17.0	3	3.0	1	1.0	123.0	72.0
7	Martin Billoch  (ARG)	Martin Rodriguez	12	12.0	23	23.0	1	1.0	22	22.0	20	20.0	3	3.0	4	4.0	12	12.0	1	1.0	8	8.0	12	12.0	118.0	73.0
8	Morgan Reeser  (USA)	Kevin Burnham	20	20.0	9	9.0	6	6.0	9	9.0	1	1.0	11	11.0	DSQ	37.0	4	4.0	PMS	37.0	1	1.0	13	13.0	148.0	74.0
9	Jordi Calafat  (ESP)	Francisco Sanchez	1	1.0	17	17.0	14	14.0	20	20.0	2	2.0	19	19.0	5	5.0	PMS	37.0	3	3.0	13	13.0	2	2.0	133.0	76.0
10	Tonu Toniste  (EST)	Toomas Toniste	7	7.0	16	16.0	8	8.0	3	3.0	19	19.0	PMS	37.0	30	30.0	3	3.0	6	6.0	15	15.0	18	18.0	162.0	95.0
11	Andreas Kosmatopoulos  (GRE)	Konstantinos Trigonis	11	11.0	19	19.0	18	18.0	13	13.0	5	5.0	2	2.0	15	15.0	18	18.0	5	5.0	10	10.0	24	24.0	140.0	97.0
12	Ronald Rensch  (GER)	Torsten Haverland	PMS	37.0	8	8.0	2	2.0	10	10.0	22	22.0	9	9.0	22	22.0	11	11.0	14	14.0	29	29.0	6	6.0	170.0	104.0
13	Ivan Kuret  (CRO)	Marko Misura	3	3.0	15	15.0	15	15.0	21	21.0	11	11.0	12	12.0	31	31.0	22	22.0	9	9.0	14	14.0	16	16.0	169.0	116.0
14	Tomaz Copi  (SLO)	Mitja Margon	14	14.0	20	20.0	13	13.0	11	11.0	8	8.0	PMS	37.0	16	16.0	17	17.0	7	7.0	25	25.0	10	10.0	178.0	116.0
15	Matteo Ivaldi  (ITA)	Michele Ivaldi	9	9.0	4	4.0	25	25.0	8	8.0	14	14.0	PMS	37.0	17	17.0	7	7.0	31	31.0	DSQ	37.0	5	5.0	194.0	120.0
16	Marek Chocian  (POL)	Zdzislaw Staniul	PMS	37.0	18	18.0	22	22.0	19	19.0	17	17.0	7	7.0	21	21.0	13	13.0	8	8.0	5	5.0	17	17.0	184.0	125.0
17	Kenji Nakamura  (JPN)	Masato Takaki	PMS	37.0	3	3.0	16	16.0	25	25.0	10	10.0	13	13.0	28	28.0	14	14.0	21	21.0	16	16.0	9	9.0	192.0	127.0
18	Marcus Westerland  (SWE)	Henrik Wallin	6	6.0	7	7.0	21	21.0	5	5.0	13	13.0	PMS	37.0	6	6.0	PMS	37.0	24	24.0	24	24.0	23	23.0	203.0	129.0
19	Nir Shental  (ISR)	Ran Shental	17	17.0	13	13.0	29	29.0	6	6.0	6	6.0	26	26.0	19	19.0	PMS	37.0	22	22.0	9	9.0	14	14.0	198.0	132.0
20	Paul Hannam  (CAN)	Brian Storey	10	10.0	21	21.0	12	12.0	23	23.0	21	21.0	29	29.0	20	20.0	PMS	37.0	13	13.0	11	11.0	4	4.0	201.0	135.0
21	Botond Litkey  (HUN)	Zoltan Nyari	4	4.0	26	26.0	30	30.0	16	16.0	12	12.0	14	14.0	10	10.0	15	15.0	18	18.0	22	22.0	DSQ	37.0	204.0	137.0
22	Rohan Cooke  (NZL)	Andrew Stone	8	8.0	11	11.0	10	10.0	14	14.0	25	25.0	22	22.0	18	18.0	10	10.0	27	27.0	27	27.0	21	21.0	193.0	139.0
23	Tom King  (AUS)	Owen Mcmahon	19	19.0	12	12.0	20	20.0	26	26.0	27	27.0	16	16.0	7	7.0	PMS	37.0	25	25.0	17	17.0	7	7.0	213.0	149.0
24	Ben Kouwenhoven  (NED)	Jan Kouwenhoven	DNS	37.0	5	5.0	11	11.0	32	32.0	24	24.0	10	10.0	24	24.0	8	8.0	30	30.0	20	20.0	DSQ	37.0	238.0	164.0
25	Brady Sih  (TPE)	Bryant Sih	24	24.0	27	27.0	28	28.0	12	12.0	35	35.0	15	15.0	14	14.0	24	24.0	4	4.0	26	26.0	26	26.0	235.0	172.0
26	Pedro Fernandez  (CUB)	Angel Alfredo Jimenez	22	22.0	29	29.0	26	26.0	17	17.0	9	9.0	27	27.0	13	13.0	19	19.0	PMS	37.0	21	21.0	DSQ	37.0	257.0	183.0
27	David Ramon  (AND)	Oscar Ramon	23	23.0	31	31.0	24	24.0	35	35.0	23	23.0	17	17.0	12	12.0	26	26.0	11	11.0	28	28.0	19	19.0	249.0	183.0
28	Dae-Young Kim  (KOR)	Sung-Ahn Jung	18	18.0	28	28.0	7	7.0	29	29.0	31	31.0	28	28.0	26	26.0	16	16.0	26	26.0	23	23.0	28	28.0	260.0	200.0
29	Rodrigo Amado  (BRA)	Leonardo Santos	26	26.0	32	32.0	23	23.0	24	24.0	18	18.0	PMS	37.0	25	25.0	25	25.0	12	12.0	18	18.0	29	29.0	269.0	200.0
30	Christopher Rast  (SUI)	Jean-Pierre Ziegert	21	21.0	22	22.0	27	27.0	18	18.0	26	26.0	30	30.0	27	27.0	21	21.0	29	29.0	19	19.0	20	20.0	260.0	201.0
31	Nicolas Epiphaniou  (CYP)	Peter Elton	25	25.0	24	24.0	33	33.0	15	15.0	32	32.0	24	24.0	23	23.0	23	23.0	20	20.0	32	32.0	25	25.0	276.0	211.0
32	Igor Karvas  (SVK)	Jaroslav Ferianec	28	28.0	36	36.0	31	31.0	31	31.0	29	29.0	20	20.0	34	34.0	29	29.0	23	23.0	31	31.0	32	32.0	324.0	254.0
33	Andrew Gooding  (JAM)	Joseph Stockhausen	27	27.0	33	33.0	34	34.0	34	34.0	33	33.0	18	18.0	33	33.0	30	30.0	32	32.0	34	34.0	27	27.0	335.0	267.0
34	Sukru Sanus  (TUR)	B. Kerem Ozkan	29	29.0	30	30.0	36	36.0	DNF	37.0	34	34.0	21	21.0	29	29.0	28	28.0	33	33.0	33	33.0	30	30.0	340.0	267.0
35	Siew Shaw Her  (SIN)	Yi Yong Lim	PMS	37.0	35	35.0	32	32.0	33	33.0	28	28.0	31	31.0	32	32.0	27	27.0	28	28.0	30	30.0	31	31.0	344.0	272.0
36	Yuk Wah Chan  (HKG)	Andrew Service	PMS	37.0	34	34.0	35	35.0	30	30.0	30	30.0	25	25.0	35	35.0	31	31.0	34	34.0	35	35.0	22	22.0	348.0	276.0

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 470 Men during the 1996 Summer Olympics

Conditions at the 470 course area's

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-JUL-1996	I	28		11	0.7		Charly
25-JUL-1996	II	29		13	0.7	XI	Charly
26-JUL-1996	III	28		10	0.5	ZO	Bravo
26-JUL-1996	IV	27		10	0.5	XO	Bravo
27-JUL-1996	V	28		7	0.5	ZI	Bravo
27-JUL-1996	VI	29		8	0.6	XI	Bravo
28-JUL-1996	VII	29		6	0.7	ZO	Bravo
29-JUL-1996	VIII	29		14	0.5	XO	Charly
30-JUL-1996	IX	28		8	0.4	ZI	Charly
30-JUL-1996	X	28		9	0.5	ZI	Charly
1-AUG-1996	XI	28		7	0.5	ZI	Charly

Notes

1. The 1996 Olympic scoring system was used.
2. Total after applying discard.

References

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