| Sailing at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
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 Special stamp Germany, Olympic Windsurfing 1984 | |
| Venues | Long Beach |
| Dates | First race: 31 July 1984 (1984-07-31) Last race: 8 August 1984 (1984-08-08) |
| Competitors | 300 from 60 nations |
| Boats and Boards | 172 |
Sailing/Yachting is anOlympic sport starting from the Games of the 1stOlympiad (1896 Olympics inAthens, Greece). With the exception of1904 and possibly the canceled1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. sailing was always a part of the Olympic program. The Sailing program of 1984 consisted of a total of seven sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 31 July 1984 to 8 August 1984 of the coast ofLong Beach,Los Angeles County, California at the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles hosted the Olympic sailing competitions for the second time, having previously done so during the1932 Summer Olympics. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.[1]
Long Beach Olympic Harbour | |
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 Interactive map of Long Beach Olympic Harbour | |
| Coordinates:33°45′35″N118°11′2″W / 33.75972°N 118.18389°W /33.75972; -118.18389 |
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According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or as close as possible to the city which the IOC has chosen. The sailing conditions off the coast of Los Angeles are very suitable for Olympic sailing. A total of four race areas were created in the Pacific off the coast of Long Beach.
For the media a number of 40 boats was reserved. All boats were fully booked.
| Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 60 | 7 | 152 | 298 | 2 |
 Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) |  Argentina (ARG) |  Australia (AUS) |
 Austria (AUT) |  Bahamas (BAH) |  Barbados (BAR) |
 Belgium (BEL) |  Bermuda (BER) |  Botswana (BOT) |
 Brazil (BRA) |  Canada (CAN) |  Cayman Islands (CAY) |
 Chile (CHI) |  China (CHN) |  Denmark (DEN) |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) |  Egypt (EGY) |  Spain (ESP) |
 Fiji (FIJ) |  Finland (FIN) |  France (FRA) |
 West Germany (FRG) |  Great Britain (GBR) |  Greece (GRE) |
 Guatemala (GUA) |  Hong Kong (HKG) |  India (IND) |
 Ireland (IRL) |  Iceland (ISL) |  Israel (ISR) |
 Virgin Islands (ISV) |  Italy (ITA) |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) |
 Japan (JPN) |  South Korea (KOR) |  Mexico (MEX) |
 Malta (MLT) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Norway (NOR) |
 New Zealand (NZL) |  Oman (OMA) |  Pakistan (PAK) |
 Philippines (PHI) |  Portugal (POR) |  Puerto Rico (PUR) |
 Senegal (SEN) |  Singapore (SIN) |  San Marino (SMR) |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) |  Switzerland (SUI) |  Sweden (SWE) |
 Thailand (THA) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
 Turkey (TUR) |  Uruguay (URU) |  United States (USA) |
 Venezuela (VEN) |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
The Los Angeles boycott by the Soviet Union and its satellites influenced some sailing events. In the Soling the silver and bronze medalists of the 1984 worlds were missing (SR33,Boris Budnikov,Gennadi Strakh andOleg Miron and DDR4,Helmar Nauck,Norbert Helriegel andSven Diedering).[2] In the Flying Dutchman the Soviet team ofSergey Borodinov andVladyslav Akimenko were absent.
| Class | Type | Discipline | Gender | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windglider | Surfboard | Fleet | Open | 1 | 0 | + | – | – | 1984 | 1 |
| Finn | Dinghy | Fleet | Open | 1 | 0 | + | – | – | 1952 | 9 |
| 470 | Dinghy | Fleet | Open | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 3 |
| Flying Dutchman | Dinghy | Fleet | Open | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1960 | 7 |
| Tornado | Catamaran | Fleet | Open | 2 | 1 | + | + | – | 1976 | 3 |
| Star | Keelboat | Fleet | Open | 2 | 0 | + | + | – | 1932 | 11 |
| Soling | Keelboat | Fleet | Open | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1972 | 4 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
During the sailing regattas at the 1984 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
Fiji (FIJ),Tony Philp The youngest competitor:(15 years, 48 days) Denmark (DEN),Paul Elvstrøm The oldest participant: (56 years, 158 days) New Zealand (NZL),Russell Coutts
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