Sailing
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Sailing
VenueQingdao International Sailing Centre
Dates8–13 September
Competitors67 Male Sailors
13 Female Sailors
25 Nations
41 Boats

Eighty athletes representing 25 countries in three keelboat classes - the 2.4mR, the SKUD 18, and the Sonar, took part in sailing in the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Sailing was held in two designated areas on the Yellow Sea, Qingdao, Shandong province, from September 8 to September 13.

Competitors had a wide range of physical disabilities including degenerative nerve disease, blindness, missing limbs, and polio.

Boats were prepared and launched from the docks of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre, which also included the accessible Qingdao Paralympic Village, a 5-star hotel which previously housed the Olympic Sailing athletes.

Events

Three sailing events were held. All were mixed events, meaning that men and women could compete together.

International disability classification in sailing is done by a committee, which gives each competitor a number score with lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability. Sailors were classified under the IFDS Functional Classification System 2005 (FCS 2005). To take part in Paralympic sailing, an athlete must have a score of 7 or less. Functional Classification System full details:

EventBoat Classifications
Single-Person Keelboat2.4mR All sailors are required to have a minimal disability or a higher level of disability as defined in the FCS 2005.
Two-Person KeelboatSKUD 18 Crew shall include a female and one severely disabled sailor with a 1-point classification.
Three-Person KeelboatSonar The total Sonar crew points shall not exceed 14 points.

The 2-person keelboat (SKUD18) made its official début in the Paralympics. The only Paralympic class keelboat with a spinnaker, emblazoned with the national flag of each country. Of the 11 countries competing in the SKUD event, 7 had female crew.

Results

Eighty athletes represented twenty-five countries in the three event classes. Qualification full details

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their sailors (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada (CAN)1012
 United States (USA)1012
3 Germany (GER)1001
4 France (FRA)0202
5 Australia (AUS)0112
Totals (5 entries)3339

Medallists

In the 2-person keelboat event, all three of the medal-winning teams were composed of one man and one woman. Those three women were the first women to win Paralympic medals in sailing.[1] Sailing competition athletes and full results.[2]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
1-person keelboat 2.4mR
Paul Tingley
 Canada
Damien Seguin
 France
John Ruf
 United States
2-person keelboat SKUD 18
 United States (USA)
Nick Scandone
Maureen McKinnon-Tucker
 Australia (AUS)
Daniel Fitzgibbon
Rachael Cox
 Canada (CAN)
John McRoberts
Stacie Louttit
3-person keelboat Sonar
 Germany (GER)
Jens Kroker
Robert Prem
Siegmund Mainka
 France (FRA)
Bruno Jourdren
Herve Larhant
Nicolas Vimont-Vicary
 Australia (AUS)
Colin Harrison
Russell Boaden
Graeme Martin

One Person Keelboat - 2.4 Metre

Rank Athlete Race Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tot Net
 Paul Tingley (CAN)1152(9)(9)24513921
 Damien Seguin (FRA)44346(17)
OCS
(11)1123921
 John Ruf (USA)261(9)17(10)3444728
4  Heiko Kröger (GER)32(11)6431(11)275028
5  Thierry Schmitter (NED)532(10)715(12)635432
6  Jens Als Andersen (DEN)(9)7612635(9)95739
7  Helena Lucas (GBR)(10)57734(12)2856341
8  Bjørnar Erikstad (NOR)68(16)(13)829613129364
9  Julio Reguero (PUR)7(17)
OCS
13558(15)77139765
10 Fabrizio Olmi (ITA)898(16)121113(16)3610270
11 Qi Mingxue (CHN)11114(15)(15)5413141010272
12 Aaron Hill (AUS)(12)1010810(13)6810119873
13 George Delikouras (GRE)(15)139313(14)71412810679
14 Zoltán Pegan (HUN)13(15)121114(15)810111412393
15 Emilio Fernandez (ESP)141215121110(16)9(16)513098
16 Juhani Mattila (FIN)(16)141414(16)1214151516146114

Two Person Keelboat - SKUD 18

Rank Nation (skipper first) Race Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Cancelled Tot Net
 Nick Scandone and
Maureen McKinnon-Tucker (USA)
2111(3)2112(12)
DNS
2611
 Dan Fitzgibbon and
Rachel Cox (AUS)
(4)22224(9)3123118
 John McRoberts and
Stacie Louttit (CAN)
3333132(8)(4)33321
4  Hailiang Jia and
Xiujuan Yang (CHN)
147756(8)4(8)15135
5  Alexandra Rickham and
Niki Birrell (GBR)
55(8)(8)4147745337
6  Al Mustakim Matrin and
Nurul Amilin Balawi (MAS)
(10)6(12)
DSQ
56562366139
7  Carl-Gustad Fresk and
Birgitta Jacobsson Nilen (SWE)
6(9)447(12)
RAF
35976645
8  Wei Qiang Jovin Tan and
Kok Liang Desiree Lim (SIN)
7756(8)77(11)556849
9  Bento Amaral and
Luisa Silvano (POR)
886(9)(9)856687355
10 Amy Kelehan and
John Twomey (IRL)
9(10)9(10)1091091099575
11 Pedro Sollique and
Cherry Pinpin (PHI)
(11)(11)101111101110111010684

Open Three-Person Keelboat - Sonar

Rank Nation (skipper first) Race Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tot Net
 Jens Kroker,
Robert Prem and
Siegmund Mainka (GER)
56314(11)52(9)455535
 Bruno Jourdren,
Herve Larhant and
Nicolas Vimont-Vicary (FRA)
411271(10)587(15)
DNF
6136
 Colin Harrison,
Jonathan Harris and
Graeme Martin (AUS)
8423331(10)(15)
OCS
576136
4  Aleksander Wang-Hansen,
Marie Solberg and
Per Eugen Kristiansen (NOR)
62581(15)
OCS
(9)15366137
5  Dor Cohen,
Amon Efrati and
Benny Vexler (ISR)
3(15)
DSQ
4(15)
DSQ
266121136938
6  John Robertson,
Hannah Stodel and
Stephen Thomas (GBR)
(9)36(9)57863215941
7  Vasilis Christoforou,
Thodoris Alexas and
Nikolaos Paterakis (GRE)
5841
8  Rick Doerr,
Tim Angle and
Bill Donohue (USA)
6947
9  Paul Ryan and
Martin Richard Whealey (IRL)
9672
10 Li Ke,
Tao Wang and
Jungkun Xu (CHN)
10175
11 Ken Kelly,
Don Terlson and
Marc Shaw (CAN)
11486
12 Marco Collinetti,
Massimo Veturini and
Antonio Squizzato (ITA)
11587
13 Edmund Rath,
Sven Reiger and
Helmut Seewald (AUT)
11788
14 Luiz Cesar Faria,
Rossano Leitao and
Darke Mattos (BRA)
12599

References

  1. "Two-Person Keelboat (SKUD18): US claims gold". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008-09-13. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  2. "Schedules and Results - Sailing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
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