Sailing at the Summer Paralympics

Sailing was an official part of the Summer Paralympic Games between 2000 and 2016, after being a demonstration sport in 1996. The International Association for Disabled Sailing was responsible for coordinating the event with the International Paralympic Committee and the hosts.

Sailing at the Summer Paralympics
Governing bodyWS
Events3 (mixed)
Games
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics

Paralympic Classes and Disciplines

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Discipline Class Gender 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
One Person Keelboat 2.4 m Open - X X - - -
One Person Keelboat 2.4 One Design (Norlin Mk3) Open - - - X X X
Two Person Keelboat SKUD 18 Female + (Male or Female) - - - X X X
Three Person Keelboat Sonar Open 3 Person - X X X X X
Three Person Keelboat Sonar Open 3 Person + Reserve Demonstration Event - - - - -

Medal Tables

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Overall Medal Total by Nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Australia (AUS)4217
2  Germany (GER)2305
3  France (FRA)2204
4  Great Britain (GBR)2035
5  United States (USA)1348
6  Canada (CAN)1236
7  Netherlands (NED)1124
8  Israel (ISR)1001
9  Denmark (DEN)0101
10  Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (10 entries)14141442

Olympic sailing venues

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Edition Year Host City Sailing venue Opening Closing View Classes
10 1996   United States (USA) Atlanta All
11 2000   Australia (AUS) Sydney Sydney   All
12 2004   Greece (GRE) Athens Athens Sept   All
13 2008   China (CHN) Beijing Qingdao   All
14 2012   Great Britain (GBR) London Weymouth and Portland AUG   All
15 2016   Brazil (BRA) Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro   All
16 2020   Japan (JPN) Tokyo Sailing not included on the Program

Statistics

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Nation 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Total
  Argentina (ARG)                   1 1 1 3
  Armenia (ARM)                   4 3 3 10
  Australia (AUS)                   4 4 6 6 6 26
  Austria (AUT)                   3 3 1 7
  Brazil (BRA)                   3 2 6 11
  Canada (CAN)                   4 4 4 6 6 6 30
  China (CHN)                   6 6
  Czech Republic (CZE)                   1 1
  Denmark (DEN)                   1 1 1 1 4
  Spain (ESP)                   4 4 4 1 3 6 22
  Estonia (EST)                   1 1 2
  Finland (FIN)                   4 1 1 1 1 1 9
  France (FRA)                   1 1 4 4 4 14
  Great Britain (GBR)                   4 4 4 6 6 6 30
  Germany (GER)                   4 4 4 4 4 4 24
  Greece (GRE)                   4 4 3 11
  Hungary (HUN)                   1 1
  Ireland (IRL)                   4 3 3 5 3 3 21
  Israel (ISR)                   3 3 3 5 5 19
  Italy (ITA)                   1 1 4 6 6 18
  Japan (JPN)                   4 4 4 3 15
  Malaysia (MAS)                   2 2 1 5
  Netherlands (NED)                   4 3 3 1 4 2 17
  Norway (NOR)                   4 4 4 4 4 4 24
  New Zealand (NZL)                   4 4 4 3 3 18
  Philippines (PHI)                   2 2
  Poland (POL)                   3 2 5
  Portugal (POR)                   2 2
  Puerto Rico (PUR)                   1 1 2
  South Africa (RSA)                   1 1 2
  Singapore (SIN)                   2 2 2 6
  Switzerland (SUI)                   4 3 3 10
  Sweden (SWE)                   4 4 4 2 1 15
  United States (USA)                   4 4 4 6 6 6 30
Events 1 2 2 3 3 3 - 14
Boats 15 32 31 41 41 41 - 201
2.4m - Male - 17 16 15 15 15 - 78
2.4m - Female - 0 0 1 1 1 - 3
Skud 18 - Male - - - 11 11 11 - 33
Skud 18 - Female - - - 11 11 11 - 33
Sonar - Male 59 44 45 41 39 40 - 268
Sonar - Female 0 1 0 1 3 2 - 7
Sailors - Male 59 61 61 67 65 66 - 379
Sailors - Female 0 1 0 13 15 14 - 43
Sailors - Total 59 62 61 80 80 80 - 422
First Time Competitors 59 50 37 49 33 31 - 259
Nations 15 22 21 25 23 23 - 129
Nations - First Time 15 8 0 10 0 1 - 34
96 00 04 08 12 16

Medalist

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Multiple Medalists

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Position Sailor Country Period Gold Silver Bronze Total Classes
1 Damien Seguin   France (FRA) 2004 - 2016 2 1 0 3 2.4 Metre
Daniel Fitzgibbon   Australia (AUS) 2008 - 2016 2 1 0 3 SKUD 18
3 Liesl Tesch   Australia (AUS) 2012 - 2016 2 0 (2) 0 (1) 2 (5) SKUD 18
4 Jens Kroker   Germany (GER) 2000 - 2016 1 2 0 3 Sonar
5 Heiko Kroeger   Germany (GER) 2000 - 2016 1 1 0 2 2.4 Metre
Siegmund Mainka   Germany (GER) 2008 - 2016 1 1 0 2 Sonar
Marcel Van De Veen   Netherlands (NED) 2004 - 2012 1 1 0 2
Mischa Rossen   Netherlands (NED) 2000 - 2012 1 1 0 2
Robert Prem   Germany (GER) 2008 - 2012 1 1 0 2
Udo Hessels   Netherlands (NED) 1996 - 2012 1 1 0 2
11 Paul Tingley   Canada (CAN) 2000 - 2016 1 0 2 3
12 Colin Harrison   Australia (AUS) 2004 - 2016 1 0 1 2
Graeme Martin   Australia (AUS) 2000 - 2008 1 0 1 2
Helena Lucas   Great Britain (GBR) 2008 - 2016 1 0 1 2
Russell Boaden   Australia (AUS) 2008 - 2016 1 0 1 2
28 John McRoberts   Canada (CAN) 1996 - 2016 0 2 1 3
29 Jean-Paul Creignou   United States (USA) 2004 - 2012 0 1 1 2
Thomas Brown   United States (USA) 2000 - 2012 0 1 1 2
48 Alexandra Rickham   Great Britain (GBR) 2008 - 2016 0 0 2 2
John Ross-Duggan   United States (USA) 1996 - 2004 0 0 2 2
Niki Birrell   Great Britain (GBR) 2008 - 2016 0 0 2 2
Thierry Schmitter   Netherlands (NED) 2004 - 2012 0 0 2 2

2.4m / Norlin Mk3 Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2000 Sydney   Heiko Kroeger (GER)   Jens Als Andersen (DEN)   Thomas Brown (USA) details
2004 Athens   Damien Seguin (FRA)   Thomas Brown (USA)   Thierry Schmitter (NED) details
2008 Beijing
Qingdoa
  Paul Tingley (CAN)   Damien Seguin (FRA)   John Ruf (USA) details
2012 London
Weymouth
  Helena Lucas (GBR)   Heiko Kroeger  (GER)   Thierry Schmitter (NED) details
2016 Rio   Damien Seguin (FRA)   Matthew Bugg (AUS)   Helena Lucas (GBR) details

SKUD 18 Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
2008 Beijing
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  Nick Scandone and
Maureen McKinnon-Tucker (USA)
  Dan Fitzgibbon and
Rachael Cox (AUS)
  John McRoberts and
Stacie Louttit (CAN)
2012 London
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  Dan Fitzgibbon and
Liesl Tesch (AUS)
  Jean-Paul Creignou and
Jennifer French (USA)
  Alexandra Rickham and
Niki Birrell (GBR)
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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  Daniel Fitzgibbon
Liesl Tesch (AUS)
  John McRoberts
Jackie Gay (CAN)
  Alexandra Rickham
Niki Birrell (GBR)

Sonar Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1996 Atlanta
Lake Lanier
  Great Britain
Andy Cassell
Kevin Curtis
Tony Downs
Ian Harrison
  Canada
Kirk Westergaard
John Mcroberts
Ken Kelly
David Cook
  Germany
Waldo Esparza
James Leatherman
Chris Murphy
John Ross-Duggan
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2000 Sydney   Australia
Noel Robins
Jamie Dunross
Graeme Martin
  Germany
Jens Kroker
Peter Muenter
Peter Reichl
  Canada
Davis Williams
Paul Tingley
Brian MacDonald
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2004 Athens   Israel
Dror Cohen
Arnon Efrati
Benni Vexler
  Netherlands
Udo Hessels
Marcel van de Veen
Mischa Rossen
  United States
John Ross-Dugan
Jean Paul Creignou
Bradley Johnson
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2008 Beijing
Qingdoa
  Germany
Jens Kroker
Siegmund Mainka
Robert Prem
  France
Bruno Jourdren
Eric Flageul
Nicolas Vimont-Vicary
  Australia
Colin Harrison
Russel Boaden
Rodney Angwin
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2012 London
Weymouth
  Netherlands
Udo Hessels
Marcel van de Veen
Mischa Rossen
  Germany
Jens Kroker
Siegmund Mainka
Robert Prem
  Norway
Aleksander Wang-Hansen
Marie Solberg
Per Eugen Kristiansen
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2016 Rio   Australia
Colin Harrison
Russell Boaden
Jonathan Harris
  United States
Alphonsus Doerr
Hugh Freund
Bradley Kendell
  Canada
Paul Tingley
Logan Campbell
Scott Lutes
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References

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  • "Sailing". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  • "Sailing". International Association for Disabled Sailing. Retrieved 6 September 2012.