Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling

Soling
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad

Soling
VenueSavannah
DatesJuly 22 to August 2
Competitors66 from 22 nations
Teams22
Medalists
   Germany
   Russia
   United States
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 Soling Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from July 22 to August 2, 1996, in Savannah, Georgia, USA. The competition was in a combined format. First the competitors had to sail a series of ten fleet races. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best eight out of ten race scores did count for the placement in the match race series. After the fleetraces a series of matchraces were held to determine the winners.

Results after Fleetrace


Rank
Country Helmsman Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7Race 8Race 9Race 10 Total Total

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Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1 Germany
Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach
Bernd Jäkel
5 5.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 9 9.052.034.0
2 United States
Jeff Madrigali Jim Barton
Kent Massey
1 1.0 4 4.0 9 9.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 19 19.0 5 5.0 9 9.0 1 1.0 12 12.067.036.0
3 Great Britain
Andrew Beadsworth Barry Parkin
Adrian George Stead
7 7.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 PMS 23.0 12 12.0 14 14.083.046.0
4 Canada
Bill Abbott, Jr. Joanne Abbott
Brad Boston
9 9.0 20 20.0 16 16.0 10 10.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 8 8.083.047.0
5 Russia
Georgi Shayduko Dmitri Shabanov
Igor Skalin
2 2.0 11 11.0 13 13.0 8 8.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 12 12.0 8 8.0 7 7.0 3 3.075.050.0
6 Denmark
Stig Westergaard Jan Andersen
Jens Bojsen-Møller
15 15.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 16 16.0 PMS 23.0 2 2.0 11 11.0 PMS 23.0 4 4.0 1 1.0104.058.0
7 Ukraine
Sergej Pichugin Sergej Khayndrava
Wladimir Korotkov
DSQ 23.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 15 15.0 6 6.0 18 18.0 18 18.0 5 5.0 9 9.0 2 2.0100.059.0
8 Spain
Luis Doreste Domingo Manrique
David Vera
4 4.0 8 8.0 12 12.0 13 13.0 PMS 23.0 5 5.0 8 8.0 10 10.0 10 10.0 4 4.097.061.0
9 Norway
Herman Horn Johannessen Paul Davis
Espen Stokkeland
13 13.0 15 15.0 4 12.0 PMS 23.0 12 12.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 3 3.0 16 16.0 7 7.0104.065.0
10 Italy
Mario Celon Claudio Celon
Gianni Torboli
6 6.0 16 16.0 14 14.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 16 16.0 15 15.0 19 19.0101.066.0
11 France
Marc Bouet Sylvain Chtounder
Gildas Morvan
11 11.0 DSQ 23.0 6 6.0 17 17.0 9 9.0 13 13.0 10 10.0 7 7.0 3 3.0 10 10.0109.069.0
12 Australia
Matt Hayes Steve Jarvin
Stephen McConaghy
10 10.0 13 13.0 5 5.0 14 14.0 PMS 23.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 14 14.0 6 6.0 DSQ 23.0116.070.0
13 Sweden
Magnus Holmberg Björn Alm
Johan Barne
12 12.0 9 9.0 DNC 23.0 3 3.0 13 13.0 12 12.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 13 13.0 5 5.0108.071.0
14 New Zealand
Kelvin Harrap Sean Clarkson
Robert Gale
DSQ 23.0 18 18.0 7 7.0 5 5.0 15 15.0 11 11.0 7 7.0 15 15.0 5 5.0 15 15.0121.080.0
15 Netherlands
Willem Potma Frank Hettinga
Gerhard Potma
8 8.0 7 7.0 10 10.0 PMS 23.0 10 10.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 2 2.0 17 17.0 16 16.0124.084.0
16 Ireland
Marshall King Garrett Connolly
Daniel O'grady
3 3.0 10 10.0 11 11.0 9 9.0 16 16.0 17 17.0 13 13.0 PMS 23.0 14 14.0 17 17.0133.093.0
17 South Africa
Bruce Savage Richard Mayhew
Clynton Wade Lehman
17 17.0 2 2.0 17 17.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 20 20.0 15 15.0 PMS 23.0 11 11.0 18 18.0145.0102.0
18 Greece
Stavros Alevrasage Panayiotis Alevras
Stefanos Chandakas
14 14.0 12 12.0 18 18.0 PMS 23.0 3 3.0 16 16.0 21 21.0 11 11.0 20 20.0 13 13.0151.0107.0
19 Japan
Kazunori Komatsu Masatoshi Hazama
Kazuyuki Hyodo
16 16.0 19 19.0 15 15.0 6 6.0 14 14.0 21 21.0 17 17.0 12 12.0 21 21.0 11 11.0152.0110.0
20 Hungary
George Wossala László Kovácsi
Károly Vezér
DSQ 23.0 14 14.0 19 19.0 12 12.0 PMS 23.0 10 10.0 20 20.0 13 13.0 18 18.0 20 20.0172.0126.0
21 Brazil
Edson, Jr. Araujo Daniel Glomb
Marcelo Reitz
DSQ 23.0 17 17.0 20 20.0 PMS 23.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 19 19.0 PMS 23.0 19 19.0 6 6.0181.0135.0
22 Bahrain
Essa al-Busmait Khalid al-Sada
Ahmed al-Sale
18 18.0 21 21.0 21 21.0 DNF 23.0 18 18.0 22 22.0 22 22.0 17 17.0 22 22.0 21 21.0205.0160.0

    Legend: DNC – Did not compete; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; PMS – Premature start;
    Gender: – male; – female;

    The selected teams proceeded to the match race part of the event.

    Results after Matchracing

      Quarter finals     Semi finals     Final
                               
          1  Germany
    3  
      3  Great Britain
    3     3  Great Britain
    0    
      6  Denmark
    2         1  1st Germany
    3
          5  2nd Russia
    0
          2  United States
    0    
      4  Canada
    0     5  Russia
    3   Third place
      5  Russia
    3   2  3rd United States
    3
      4  Great Britain
    1
     Canada (CAN) (5th) vs.  Denmark (DEN) (6th) decided on basis of fleetrace result.

    Daily standings

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

    Conditions at Soling course area

    Black: Marinas
    Blue: Alpha course
    Green: Bravo course
    Yellow: Charly course
    Red: Delta course 
    Olympic course ZO.
    Fleetrace
    .
    S(Start) - 1 - 2 - 3 - - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching) 
    Olympic course WD.
    Matchracerace
    .
    S(Start) - 1 - 4G - 1 - F(Finish downwind) 
    DateRace
    °C

    Knot

    Meter
    CourseCourse area
    22-JUL-1996I3070.4ZODelta
    23-JUL-1996II29100.8ZODelta
    23-JUL-1996III29130.8ZODelta
    26-JUL-1996IV2770.5ZODelta
    26-JUL-1996V27100.5ZODelta
    27-JUL-1996VI2850.5ZODelta
    27-JUL-1996VII2980.6ZODelta
    28-JUL-1996VIII2960.7ZODelta
    29-JUL-1996IX29110.6ZODelta
    29-JUL-1996X30110.6ZODelta
    31-JUL-1996QF2810-150.6WDDelta
    1-AUG-1996SF2870.5WDDelta
    2-AUG-1996SF26100.7WDDelta
    2-AUG-1996PF28-25-5-200.6-0.4WDDelta
    2-AUG-1996F27-28-10-60.6-0.4WDDelta

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