Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 470

Men's 470[1]
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Line drawing of the 470
VenueQingdao International Sailing Centre
DatesFirst race: August 11, 2008 (2008-08-11)
Last race: August 18, 2008 (2008-08-18)
Competitors58 from 29 nations
Teams29 (boats)
Medalists
   Australia
   Great Britain
   France
Sailing at the
 2008 Summer Olympics 
RS:X men women
Laser Radial women
Laser men
Finn open
470 men women
49er open
Tornado open
Yngling women
Star men

The Men's 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre,[2] in the 470 dinghy. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 58 sailors, on 29 boats, from 29 nations competed.[3] Ten boats qualified for the medal race.[4]

Race schedule[1][5]

  Practice race   Race on Yellow  Race on Orange  Medal race on Yellow
Date August
7
Thu
8
Fri
9
Sat
10
Sun
11
Mon
12
Tue
13
Wed
14
Thu
15
Fri
16
Sat
17
Sun
18
Mon
19
Tue
20
Wed
21
Thu
22
Fri
23
Sat
24
Sun
Men’s 470 2 2 2 Spare
day
2 2 Spare
day

Course areas and course configurations [6]

For the 470 course areas A (Yellow) and D (Orange) were used. The location (36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Yellow course area and the location (36°1'10"N, 120°28'47"E) points to the center of the 0.75nm radius Orange course area. The target time for the course was about 60 minutes for the races and 30 minutes for the medal race. The race management could choose from several course configurations.

Outer courses

Inner courses

Windward-Leeward courses

Weather conditions

In the lead up to the Olympics many questioned the choice of Qingdao as a venue with very little predicted wind. During the races the wind was pretty light and quite unpredictable but the Men's 470 competition was executed as scheduled.[7]

Final results[8][9]


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

discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st, gold medalist(s)  Australia Nathan WilmotMalcolm Page 4 4.0 7 7.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 5 5.0 16 16.0 3 3.0 10 10.0 1 2.060.044.0
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain Nick RogersJoe Glanfield 19 19.0 5 5.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 9 9.0 6 6.0 20 20.0 OCS 30.0 2 2.0 3 3.0 3 6.0105.075.0
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  France Nicolas CharbonnierOlivier Bausset 6 6.0 3 3.0 8 8.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 18 18.0 3 3.0 14 14.0 7 7.0 20 20.0 6 12.098.078.0
4  Netherlands Sven CosterKalle Coster 11 11.0 15 15.0 12 12.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 15 15.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 7 14.093.078.0
5  Spain Onán BarreirosAarón Sarmiento 8 8.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 9 9.0 13 13.0 13 13.0 13 13.0 4 4.0 11 11.0 18 18.0 4 8.0105.087.0
6  Italy Gabrio ZandonàAndrea Trani 10 10.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 7 7.0 2 2.0 21 21.0 19 19.0 6 6.0 29 29.0 5 5.0 10 10.0120.091.0
7  Japan Tetsuya MatsunagaTaro Ueno 1 1.0 20 20.0 24 24.0 13 13.0 10 10.0 14 14.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 21 21.0 4 4.0 2 4.0121.097.0
8  Portugal Alvaro MarinhoMiguel Nunes 2 2.0 8 8.0 15 15.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 7 7.0 9 9.0 OCS 30.0 10 10.0 14 14.0 10 20.0132.0102.0
9  Croatia Šime FantelaIgor Marenić 18 18.0 6 6.0 9 9.0 OCS 30.0 12 12.0 17 17.0 6 6.0 7 7.0 15 15.0 1 1.0 8 16.0137.0107.0
10  Argentina Javier ConteJuan Maria de la Fuente 14 14.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 11 11.0 19 19.0 9 9.0 7 7.0 OCS 30.0 5 5.0 9 9.0 9 18.0140.0110.0
11  New Zealand Carl EvansPeter Burling 7 7.0 10 10.0 14 14.0 12 12.0 BFD 30.0 10 10.0 22 22.0 12 12.0 1 1.0 7 7.0 - -125.095.0
12  Greece Andreas KosmatopoulosAndreas Papadopoulos 5 5.0 26 26.0 11 11.0 8 8.0 5 5.0 5 5.0 18 18.0 3 3.0 20 20.0 29 29.0 - -130.0101.0
13  United States Stuart McNayGraham Biehl 26 26.0 12 12.0 30 30.0 17 17.0 15 15.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 23 23.0 - -135.0105.0
14  Israel Gideon KligerUdi Gal 13 13.0 16 16.0 13 13.0 14 14.0 BFD 30.0 11 11.0 15 15.0 2 2.0 12 12.0 12 12.0 - -138.0108.0
15  Sweden Anton DahlbergSebastian Östling 16 16.0 18 18.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 BFD 30.0 20 20.0 17 17.0 13 13.0 14 14.0 6 6.0 - -141.0111.0
16  Ireland Ger OwensPhilip Lawton 22 22.0 1 1.0 17 17.0 15 15.0 1 1.0 25 25.0 21 21.0 15 15.0 13 13.0 24 24.0 - -154.0129.0
17  Brazil Fábio PillarSamuel Albrecht 9 9.0 30 30.0 10 10.0 18 18.0 4 4.0 OCS 30.0 16 16.0 10 10.0 24 24.0 13 13.0 - -164.0134.0
18  Slovenia Karlo HmeljakMitja Nevecny 3 3.0 11 11.0 19 19.0 10 10.0 18 18.0 OCS 30.0 25 25.0 20 20.0 25 25.0 8 8.0 - -169.0139.0
19  Poland Patryk PiaseckiKacper Zieminski 20 20.0 9 9.0 20 20.0 23 23.0 17 17.0 16 16.0 8 8.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 15 15.0 - -175.0151.0
20  Russia Mikhail SheremetyevMaksim Sheremetyev 27 27.0 21 21.0 22 22.0 21 21.0 24 24.0 12 12.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 18 18.0 17 17.0 - -184.0157.0
21  Belarus Sergei DesukevichPavel Logunov 29 29.0 27 27.0 16 16.0 26 26.0 16 16.0 2 2.0 12 12.0 17 17.0 16 16.0 27 27.0 - -188.0159.0
22  Singapore Yuan Zhen XuTerence Koh 15 15.0 17 17.0 18 18.0 19 19.0 BFD 30.0 8 8.0 10 10.0 19 19.0 27 27.0 26 26.0 - -189.0159.0
23  Switzerland Tobias EtterFelix Steiger 21 21.0 23 23.0 5 5.0 25 25.0 7 7.0 OCS 30.0 27 27.0 26 26.0 9 9.0 19 19.0 - -192.0162.0
24  Austria Matthias SchmidFlorian Reichstädter 24 24.0 19 19.0 25 25.0 24 24.0 14 14.0 24 24.0 24 24.0 5 5.0 19 19.0 11 11.0 - -189.0164.0
25  South Korea Yoon CheulKim Hyeong-tae 17 17.0 24 24.0 21 21.0 27 27.0 20 20.0 3 3.0 23 23.0 25 25.0 22 22.0 25 25.0 - -207.0180.0
26  China Wang WeidongDeng Daokun 12 12.0 30 30.0 23 23.0 16 16.0 21 21.0 26 26.0 OCS 30.0 22 22.0 8 8.0 28 28.0 - -216.0186.0
27  Finland Niklas LindgrenHeikki Elomaa 28 28.0 22 22.0 27 27.0 DSQ 30.0 25 25.0 19 19.0 14 14.0 23 23.0 17 17.0 21 21.0 - -226.0196.0
28  Turkey Deniz ÇinarAtes Çinar 23 23.0 13 13.0 26 26.0 22 22.0 22 22.0 23 23.0 26 26.0 21 21.0 28 28.0 22 22.0 - -226.0198.0
29  Canada Stephane LocasOliver Bone 25 25.0 25 25.0 30 30.0 20 20.0 23 23.0 22 22.0 OCS 30.0 18 18.0 26 26.0 16 16.0 - -235.0205.0

    Legend: BFD – Black flag disqualification; DSQ – Disqualified; OCSOn the course side of the starting line;
    QUA
    – Qualified for next phase;
    Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Men's 470 during the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    Medalists

    Australian Gold Medalists
    Helmsman: Nathan Wilmot 
    Crew: Malcolm Page 

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume II Ceremonies and Competitions: Celebration of the Games (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    2. Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    3. The 2008 Olympic scoring system was used.
    4. For the medal race the top ten boats qualified. Each position scored double points. All medal races were sailed on course area Yellow in front of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre.
    5. Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    6. "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    7. "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    8. Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    9. "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Two Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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