Please select your home edition
Edition
Armstrong 728x90 - HA Foil Range - TOP

Beijing Profile- Olympic Sailing - by numbers

by Olympic News Service on 7 Aug 2008
A numerical look at the sailing competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games based on historic facts and figures.

1900 - Year in which Olympic Sailing events were first held.

690 - Distance in kilometres from Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center to the National Stadium, or 'Bird's Nest', in Beijing.

213 - Height in centimetres of Raul Aguayo (DOM), the tallest sailor at the Games.

157 - Height in cm of Nancy Rios (USA), the shortest Sailing competitor in Beijing.

112 - Weight in kilogrammes of Bernardo Santos (POR), the heaviest sailor at the Olympics.




58 - Age of John Dane (USA), the oldest sailor at Beijing 2008.

57 - Total of sailing medals won by the United States, the most by any nation.

48 - Weight in kg of Elise Rechichi (AUS), the lightest Sailing competitor at the Games.

19 - Number of gold medals won by Great Britain, the most by any nation.

17 - Age of Peter Burling (NZL), the youngest sailor in Qingdao.

16 - Years between the two gold medals won by Johan August Anker (NOR), in 1912 and 1928.

11 - Number of medal events in Men's (seven) and Women's (four) competitions, two of which are in windsurfing.

9 - Number of medals won by Canada, the most by any nation never to win a gold medal.

5 - Medals won by Torben Grael (BRA), the most by any individual sailor.

4 - Total of gold medals won by Paul Elvström (DEN), the most successful Olympic sailor.

3 - Medals won by Barbara Kendall (NZL) and Alessandra Sensini (ITA), the most by female sailors.

2 - Gold medals won by Shirley Robertson (GBR) and Theresa Zabell (ESP), making them the most successful female Olympic sailors.

1 - Most medals won by China at an Olympics. Xiaodong Zhang (1992, Sailing) and Jian Yin (2004, Windsurfing) both took silver.

www.sailing.org/olympics
Savvy Navvy 2024J Composites J/45Selden 2020 - FOOTER

Related Articles

Saving the best for last
2024 is being a veritable feast for big events in sailing 2024 is being a veritable feast for big events in sailing with SailGP giving us our hors d'oeuvre, Paris 2024 in Marseille as our starter, the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup the main course, and we're now enjoying the Vendée Globe for dessert.
Posted on 13 Nov
Vendée Globe Day 4: Breaking records
And unlucky breaks for others The Portuguese islands of Madeira will be passed later today by the leaders of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe and the top boats are looking to stay clear and avoid the substantial lee of the island group.
Posted on 13 Nov
Nicolas Lunven sets a new 24-hour distance record
As he storms back into Vendée Globe contention Nico Lunven, the skipper of Holcim-PRB, has come storming back into the top-5 on the third day of the Vendée Globe after taking a lone option west of Finisterre.
Posted on 13 Nov
GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup Cauipe Preview
Elite gather in Brazil for second stop on tour The Copa Kitley GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup will showcase intense competition in the flat waters and strong winds of the lagoon, known for its stadium-like setting and vibrant atmosphere.
Posted on 13 Nov
Nicolas Lunven covers 546.60nm in 24 hours
Record for longest solo distance set today during the Vendée Globe The skipper of Holcim-PRB is off to an incredible start of his first Vendée Globe as he just broke the 24h speed record. On the second day of the race, Nicolas opted for a more westerly route than the fleet.
Posted on 13 Nov
Discover the top 20 photos
More than 130 professional photographers entered the Yacht Racing Image Award 2024 More than 130 professional photographers representing 31 nations entered the Yacht Racing Image Award 2024 photo competition.
Posted on 13 Nov
Vendée Globe Day 4 Morning Video Update
Yoann Richomme on Paprec Arkea has taken the lead A fascinating situation in the Vendée Globe as the fleet cross the latitude of Gibraltar and head towards the island of Madeira.
Posted on 13 Nov
Kevin Wadham, multi class sailing star
The skipper of the Lysaght Colorbond team only competed for three seasons The period from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s was one of the greatest, probably the greatest, periods of racing in the 132-year history of 18 footer racing in Australia and New Zealand, and produced some of the greatest competitors and designers.
Posted on 13 Nov
SailGP: Ciao to Langford and G'day to Draper
Brit replaces Aussie legend as the head hunting continues between the SailGP teams The headhunting continues to redistribute SailGP crew just two weeks out from the start of Season 5 - which will start with 11 teams in Dubai and then grow to the full complement of 12 teams for the second in Auckland in mid-January.
Posted on 13 Nov
Who is in form for the Etchells Worlds?
An impressive recent slew of results for the Magpie team Graeme "G.T." Taylor has done it again, winning the Etchells National Championship on AUS1486 Magpie, with the return of Ben "Lamby" Lamb to his crew alongside long-time crewmate James "Jimmy" Mayo.
Posted on 12 Nov