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Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, ten events in sailing were contested. Races were held off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. Twenty-two nations won medals, of thirty available.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sailboard (Mistral) |  Nikolaos KaklamanakisGreece (GRE) |
 Carlos EspinolaArgentina (ARG) |
 Gal
FridmanIsrael (ISR) |
| Finn class |  Mateusz KusznierewiczPoland (POL) |
 Sébastien GodefroidBelgium (BEL) |
 Roy HeinerNetherlands (NED) |
| 470 class |  Ukraine (UKR)Yevhen Braslavets Ihor Matviyenko |
 Great Britain (GBR)John Merricks Ian Walker |
 Portugal (POR)Victor Rocha Nuno Barreto |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sailboard (Mistral) |  Lee Lai ShanHong Kong (HKG) |
 Barbara KendallNew Zealand (NZL) |
 Alessandra SensiniItaly (ITA) |
| Europe class |  Kristine
RougDenmark (DEN) |
Margriet Matthijsse Netherlands (NED) |
 Courtenay Becker-DeyUnited States (USA) |
| 470 class |  Spain (ESP)Begona Via Dufresne Theresa Zabell |
 Japan (JPN)Yumiko Shige Yurie Alicia Kinoshita |
Ukraine (UKR) Olena Pakholchik Ruslana Taran |
Open events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Laser class |  Robert
ScheidtBrazil (BRA) |
Ben Ainslie Great Britain (GBR) |
 Peer
MobergNorway (NOR) |
| Soling class |  Germany (GER)Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel Jochen Schümann |
 Russia (RUS)Gueorgi Shayduko Igor Skalin Dmitriy Shabanov |
United States (USA) Jim Barton Jeff Madrigali Kent Massey |
| Star class | Brazil (BRA) Torben Grael Marcelo Ferreira |
 Sweden (SWE)Hans Wallen Bobby Lohse |
 Australia (AUS)Colin Beashel David Giles |
| Tornado class | Spain (ESP) Jose Ballester Fernando Leon |
Australia (AUS) Mitch Booth Andrew Landenberger |
Brazil (BRA) Lars Grael Kiko Pellicano |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong (HKG) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Great
Britain (GBR) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand (NZL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russia (RUS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Israel (ISR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-22.
| Events at the 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Tennis • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
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