Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held from 17 to 30 September 2000 at the Olympic Sailing Shore Base in the Sydney Harbour.
The quota for sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was 400, of which 124 positions were for men, 92 for women and 184 'open' to men or women. The Sailing Program of 2000 consisted of a total of eleven sailing classes (disciplines). For each class with the exception of the Soling and the 49er, eleven races were scheduled from 17 to 30 September 2000. For the Soling six fleet races were scheduled followed by a series of match races for the top twelve boats of the fleet race result. The 49er had sixteen scheduled fleet races. The sailing was done on six course areas and several types of course configurations.
The Sydney 2000 Games featured a name change for the sport, previously known as yachting.
Venue
The choice of Sydney Harbour as the sailing venue allowed a huge number of spectators access to the action. However, there was not a great level of interest for this and only 2000 tickets had been sold one month before the start of the event.
The Olympic Sailing Shore Base was located on parts of Rushcutters Bay Park, Yarranabbe Park, the Sir David Martin Reserve and the waters of Rushcutters Bay. The shore base was used for logistic support and competition management and included temporary structures for the sailing events such as a marina for 250 boats. A new permanent public jetty for water taxis was also constructed.
Variable weather patterns necessitated a flexible competition schedule. Four course areas inside Sydney Harbour were used in combination with two offshore course areas. The Soling match racing was staged in Farm Cove at the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House.
Competition
Overview ContinentsCountriesClassesBoatsMaleFemale 5 78 10 312 307 95
Countries
Classes (equipment) Class Type Event Sailors Trapeze Mainsail Jibb/Genoa Spinnaker First OG Olympics so far Mistral One Design Class Surfboard 1 0 + - - 1996 2 Mistral One Design Class Surfboard 1 0 + - - 1996 2 Europe Dinghy 1 0 + - - 1992 3 Laser Dinghy 1 0 + - - 1996 2 Finn Dinghy 1 0 + - - 1952 13 470 Dinghy 2 1 + + + 1988 4 470 Dinghy 2 1 + + + 1976 7 49er Skiff 2 2 + + + 2000 1 Tornado Multihull 2 2 + + + 1976 7 Star Keelboat 2 0 + + - 1932 15 Soling Keelboat 3 0 + + + 1972 8
Medal summary Women's Events
2000: Women's Mistral One Design Italy (ITA)Alessandra Sensini Germany (GER)Amelie Lux New Zealand (NZL)Barbara Kendall
2000: Europe Great Britain (GBR)Shirley Robertson Netherlands (NED)Margriet Matthijsse Argentina (ARG)Serena Amato
2000: Women's 470 Australia (AUS)Jenny ArmstrongBelinda Stowell United States (USA)J. J. IslerSarah Glaser Ukraine (UKR)Ruslana TaranOlena Pakholchik
Men's Events
2000: Men's Mistral One Design Austria (AUT)Christoph Sieber Argentina (ARG)Carlos Espinola New Zealand (NZL)Aaron McIntosh
2000: Finn Great Britain (GBR)Iain Percy Italy (ITA)Luca Devoti Sweden (SWE)Fredrik Lööf
2000: Men's 470 Australia (AUS)Tom KingMark Turnbull United States (USA)Paul FoersterRobert Merrick Argentina (ARG)Javier ConteJuan de la Fuente
Open Events
2000: Laser Great Britain (GBR)Ben Ainslie Brazil (BRA)Robert Scheidt Australia (AUS)Michael Blackburn
2000: 49er Finland (FIN)Thomas JohansonJyrki Järvi Great Britain (GBR)Ian BarkerSimon Hiscocks United States (USA)Jonathan McKeeCharlie McKee
2000: Tornado Austria (AUT)Roman HagaraHans-Peter Steinacher Australia (AUS)Darren BundockJohn Forbes Germany (GER)Roland GäblerRené Schwall
2000: Star United States (USA)Mark ReynoldsMagnus Liljedahl Great Britain (GBR)Ian WalkerMark Covell Brazil (BRA)Torben GraelMarcelo Ferreira
2000: Soling Denmark (DEN)Jesper BankHenrik BlakskjærThomas Jacobsen Germany (GER)Jochen SchümannGunnar BahrIngo Borkowski Norway (NOR)Herman Horn JohannessenPaul DavisEspen Stokkeland
Medal table
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