Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Star

The Star Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 22 July to 2 August 1996 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled. Ten were sailed. Each team had two discards.[1]

Star
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Star
VenueSavannah
Dates22 July to 2 August
Competitors50 from 25 nations
Teams25
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Torben Grael
Marcelo Ferreira
 Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hans Wallén
Bobby Lohse
 Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Colin Beashel
David Giles
 Australia
← 1992
2000 →

Results edit


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Race VIII Race IX Race X Total
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
    Torben Grael   (BRA) Marcelo Ferreira   1 1.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 9 9.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 41.0 25.0
    Hans Wallén   (SWE) Bobby Lohse   4 4.0 7 7.0 7 7.0 8 8.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 8 8.0 1 1.0 45.0 29.0
    Colin Beashel   (AUS) David Giles   11 11.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 9 9.0 PMS 26.0 69.0 32.0
4   Anastasios Bountouris   (GRE) Dimitrios Boukis   6 6.0 8 8.0 14 14.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 16 16.0 4 4.0 11 11.0 75.0 45.0
5   Rod Davis   (NZL) Don Cowie   2 2.0 4 4.0 17 17.0 11 11.0 10 10.0 9 9.0 4 4.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 10 10.0 74.0 46.0
6   Enrico Chieffi   (ITA) Roberto Sinibaldi   15 15.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 13 13.0 14 14.0 PMS 26.0 93.0 52.0
7   José Doreste   (ESP) Javier Hermida   5 5.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 13 13.0 9 9.0 11 11.0 PMS 26.0 1 1.0 15 15.0 2 2.0 98.0 57.0
8   Mark Reynolds   (USA) Hal Haenel   3 3.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 5 5.0 5 5.0 21 21.0 15 15.0 22 22.0 18 18.0 5 5.0 101.0 58.0
9   Michael Hestbæk   (DEN) Martin Hejlsberg   7 7.0 9 9.0 8 8.0 2 2.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 6 6.0 10 10.0 12 12.0 13 13.0 89.0 64.0
10   Frank Butzmann   (GER) Kai Falkenthal   8 8.0 13 13.0 4 4.0 4 4.0 17 17.0 12 12.0 8 8.0 15 15.0 2 2.0 15 15.0 98.0 66.0
11   Glyn Charles   (GBR) George Skuodas   14 14.0 14 14.0 10 10.0 17 17.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 7 7.0 3 3.0 16 16.0 9 9.0 101.0 68.0
12   Mark Mansfield   (IRL) David Burrows   22 22.0 PMS 26.0 12 12.0 9 9.0 16 16.0 13 13.0 10 10.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 123.0 75.0
13   Peter Bromby   (BER) Lee White   9 9.0 20 20.0 9 9.0 10 10.0 11 11.0 19 19.0 14 14.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 6 6.0 120.0 81.0
14   Ross MacDonald   (CAN) Eric Jespersen   DSQ 26.0 PMS 26.0 3 3.0 18 18.0 7 7.0 8 8.0 11 11.0 5 5.0 23 23.0 7 7.0 134.0 82.0
15   Hubert Raudaschl   (AUT) Andreas Hanakamp   12 12.0 12 12.0 13 13.0 19 19.0 13 13.0 5 5.0 13 13.0 20 20.0 13 13.0 8 8.0 128.0 89.0
16   Guram Biganishvili   (GEO) Vladimer Gruzdevi   13 13.0 10 10.0 22 22.0 14 14.0 23 23.0 24 24.0 21 21.0 9 9.0 5 5.0 18 18.0 159.0 112.0
17   Viktor Solovyov   (RUS) Anatoly Mikhaylin   10 10.0 16 16.0 21 21.0 DNF 26.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 19 19.0 19 19.0 7 7.0 21 21.0 168.0 121.0
18   Csaba Haranghy   (HUN) András Komm   21 21.0 18 18.0 20 20.0 16 16.0 20 20.0 17 17.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 10 10.0 16 16.0 169.0 128.0
19   Mark Holowesko   (BAH) Myles Pritchard   20 20.0 11 11.0 15 15.0 20 20.0 21 21.0 18 18.0 12 12.0 23 23.0 20 20.0 12 12.0 172.0 128.0
20   Richard Grönblom   (FIN) Ville Kurki   16 16.0 19 19.0 18 18.0 12 12.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 16 16.0 DNF 26.0 17 17.0 19 19.0 174.0 129.0
21   Diogo Cayolla   (POR) Miguel Costa   19 19.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 14 14.0 20 20.0 18 18.0 21 21.0 14 14.0 170.0 129.0
22   Guillermo Calegari Jr.   (ARG) Mauro Maiola   17 17.0 17 17.0 23 23.0 22 22.0 19 19.0 22 22.0 18 18.0 17 17.0 19 19.0 17 17.0 191.0 146.0
23   Sergey Khoretsky   (BLR) Vladimir Zuyev   18 18.0 21 21.0 19 19.0 21 21.0 22 22.0 20 20.0 22 22.0 21 21.0 22 22.0 20 20.0 206.0 162.0
24   Robert Lowrance   (ASA) Fua Logo Tavui   23 23.0 23 23.0 DNF 26.0 24 24.0 25 25.0 25 25.0 23 23.0 12 12.0 25 25.0 22 22.0 228.0 177.0
25   Donald McLean   (CAY) Carson Ebanks   24 24.0 22 22.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 PMS 26.0 24 24.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 237.0 187.0

Daily standings edit

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

Conditions at the Star course areas edit

Date Race  
°C
   
Knot
 
Meter
Course Course area
22 July 1996 I Charly
23 July 1996 II 29   10 0.6 WX Charly
23 July 1996 III 29   13 0.8 WX Charly
24 July 1996 IV 28   11 0.7 WX Delta
25 July 1996 V 29   13 0.7 WX Delta
26 July 1996 VI 27   7 0.5 WD Charly
26 July 1996 VII 27   10 0.5 WX Charly
27 July 1996 VIII 28   5 0.6 WX Charly
28 July 1996 IX 29   6 0.7 WD Charly
29 July 1996 X 28   11 0.6 WX Charly

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ The 1996 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ Total after applying discard.

References edit