Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Sailing
at the XIII Paralympic Games

Paralympic Sailing
VenueHillcrest Park
Dates8–13 September 2008
Competitors80 from 25 nations

Eighty athletes representing 25 countries in three keelboat classes - the 2.4mR, the SKUD 18, and the Sonar, took part in sailing in the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Sailing was held in 2 designated areas on the Yellow Sea, Qingdao, Shandong province, from September 8 to September 13.

Competitors had a wide range of physical disabilities including degenerative nerve disease, blindness, missing limbs and polio.

Boats were prepared and launched from the docks of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre, which also included the accessible Qingdao Paralympic Village, a 5-star hotel which previously housed the Olympic Sailing athletes.

Events

Three sailing events were held. All were mixed events, meaning that men and women could compete together.

International disability classification in sailing is done by a committee, which gives each competitor a number score with lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability. Sailors were classified under the IFDS Functional Classification System 2005 (FCS 2005). To take part in Paralympic sailing, an athlete must have a score of 7 or less. Functional Classification System full details:

Event Boat Classifications
Single-Person Keelboat 2.4mR All sailors are required to have a minimal disability or a higher level of disability as defined in the FCS 2005.
Two-Person Keelboat SKUD 18 Crew shall include a female and one severely disabled sailor with a 1-point classification.
Three-Person Keelboat Sonar The total Sonar crew points shall not exceed 14 points.

The 2-person keelboat (SKUD18) made its official début in the Paralympics. The only Paralympic class keelboat with a spinnaker, emblazoned with the national flag of each country. Of the 11 countries competing in the SKUD event, 7 had female crew.

Results

Eighty athletes represented twenty-five countries in the three event classes. Qualification full details

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their sailors (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Canada (CAN) 1 0 1 2
1  United States (USA) 1 0 1 2
3  Germany (GER) 1 0 0 1
4  France (FRA) 0 2 0 2
5  Australia (AUS) 0 1 1 2
Total 3 3 3 9

Medallists

In the 2-person keelboat event, all three of the medal-winning teams were composed of one man and one woman. Those three women were the first women to win Paralympic medals in sailing.[1] Sailing competition athletes and full results.[2]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
1-person keelboat 2.4mR
 Paul Tingley
Canada (CAN)
 Damien Seguin
France (FRA)
 John Ruf
United States (USA)
2-person keelboat SKUD 18
 United States (USA)
Nick Scandone
Maureen McKinnon-Tucker
 Australia (AUS)
Daniel Fitzgibbon
Rachael Cox
 Canada (CAN)
John McRoberts
Stacie Louttit
3-person keelboat Sonar
 Germany (GER)
Jens Kroker
Robert Prem
Siegmund Mainka
 France (FRA)
Bruno Jourdren
Herve Larhant
Nicolas Vimont-Vicary
 Australia (AUS)
Colin Harrison
Russell Boaden
Graeme Martin

One Person Keelboat - 2.4 Metre

Rank Athlete Race Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tot Net
 Paul Tingley (CAN)1152(9)(9)2451 39 21
 Damien Seguin (FRA)44346(17)
OCS
(11)112 39 21
 John Ruf (USA)261(9)17(10)344 47 28
4  Heiko Kroeger (GER)32(11)6431(11)27 50 28
5  Thierry Schmitter (NED)532(10)715(12)63 54 32
6  Jens Als Andersen (DEN)(9)7612635(9)9 57 39
7  Helena Lucas (GBR)(10)57734(12)285 63 41
8  Bjørnar Erikstad (NOR)68(16)(13)82961312 93 64
9  Julio Reguero (PUR)7(17)
OCS
13558(15)7713 97 65
10  Fabrizio Olmi (ITA)898(16)121113(16)36 102 70
11  Jens Als Andersen (DEN)11114(15)(15)54131410 102 72
12  Aaron Hill (AUS)(12)1010810(13)681011 98 73
13  George Delikouras (GRE)(15)139313(14)714128 106 79
14  Zoltan Pegan (HUN)13(15)121114(15)8101114 123 93
15  Emilio Fernandez (ESP)141215121110(16)9(16)5 130 98
16  Juhani Mattila (FIN)(16)141414(16)1214151516 146 114

Two Person Keelboat - SKUD 18

Rank Nation (skipper first) Race Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Cancelled Tot Net
 Nick Scandone and
Maureen McKinnon-Tucker (USA)
2111(3)2112(12)
DNS
26 11
 Dan Fitzgibbon and
Rachel Cox (AUS)
(4)22224(9)312 31 18
 John McRoberts and
Stacie Louttit (CAN)
3333132(8)(4)3 33 21
4  Hailiang Jia and
Xiujuan Yang (CHN)
147756(8)4(8)1 51 35
5  Alexandra Rickham and
Niki Birrell (GBR)
55(8)(8)414774 53 37
6  Al Mustakim Matrin and
Nurul Amilin Balawi (MAS)
(10)6(12)
DSQ
5656236 61 39
7  Carl-Gustad Fresk and
Birgitta Jacobsson Nilen (SWE)
6(9)447(12)
RAF
3597 66 45
8  Wei Qiang Jovin Tan and
Kok Liang Desiree Lim (SIN)
7756(8)77(11)55 68 49
9  Bento Amaral and
Luisa Silvano (POR)
886(9)(9)85668 73 55
10  Amy Kelehan and
John Twomey (IRL)
9(10)9(10)109109109 95 75
11  Pedro Sollique and
Cherry Pinpin (PHI)
(11)(11)1011111011101110 106 84

Open Three-Person Keelboat - Sonar

Rank Nation (skipper first) Race Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tot Net
 Jens Kroker,
Robert Prem and
Siegmund Mainka (GER)
56314(11)52(9)45 55 35
 Bruno Jourdren,
Herve Larhant and
Nicolas Vimont-Vicary (FRA)
411271(10)587(15)
DNF
61 36
 Colin Harrison,
Jonathan Harris and
Graeme Martin (AUS)
8423331(10)(15)
OCS
57 61 36
4  Aleksander Wang-Hansen,
Marie Solberg and
Per Eugen Kristiansen (NOR)
62581(15)
OCS
(9)1536 61 37
5  Dor Cohen,
Amon Efrati and
Benny Vexler (ISR)
3(15)
DSQ
4(15)
DSQ
26612113 69 38
6  John Robertson,
Hannah Stodel and
Stephen Thomas (GBR)
59 41
7  Vasilis Christoforou,
Thodoris Alexas and
Nikolaos Paterakis (GRE)
58 41
8  Rick Doerr,
Tim Angle and
Bill Donohue (USA)
69 47
9  Paul Ryan and
Martin Richard Whealey (IRL)
96 72
10  Ke Li,
Tao Wang and
Jungkun Xu (CHN)
101 75
11  Ken Kelly,
Don Terlson and
Marc Shaw (CAN)
114 86
12  Marco Collinetti,
Massimo Veturini and
Antonio Squizzato (ITA)
115 87

References

  1. "Two-Person Keelboat (SKUD18): US claims gold". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  2. "Schedules and Results - Sailing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-09-19.

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