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Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Laser

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Open One Person Dinghy
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueSavannah
Dates23 July to 31 July
Competitors56 from 56 nations
Teams56
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Robert Scheidt  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ben Ainslie  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peer Moberg  Norway
2000 →

The Laser Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 23 July to 31 July 1996, in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled and sailed. Each sailor had two discards.[1]

Results

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Rank
Helmsman (Country) Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Race VIII Race IX Race X Race XI Total
Points
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Total
-1
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Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Robert Scheidt  (BRA) 2 2.0 9 9.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 7 7.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 DSQ 57.0 92.0 26.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ben Ainslie  (GBR) 28 28.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 16 16.0 2 2.0 DSQ 57.0 122.0 37.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Peer Moberg  (NOR) 1 1.0 7 7.0 9 9.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 10 10.0 1 1.0 21 21.0 3 3.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 78.0 46.0
4  Michael Blackburn  (AUS) 5 5.0 6 6.0 6 6.0 22 22.0 10 10.0 22 22.0 5 5.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 92.0 48.0
5  Stefan Warkalla  (GER) 13 13.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 3 3.0 12 12.0 4 4.0 15 15.0 6 6.0 5 5.0 7 7.0 DSQ 57.0 126.0 54.0
6  John Harrysson  (SWE) 3 3.0 8 8.0 8 8.0 33 33.0 4 4.0 6 6.0 20 20.0 7 7.0 9 9.0 8 8.0 2 2.0 108.0 55.0
7  Vasco Serpa  (POR) 8 8.0 3 3.0 10 10.0 PMS 57.0 3 3.0 9 9.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 12 12.0 16 16.0 7 7.0 147.0 74.0
8  Thomas Johanson  (FIN) 18 18.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 8 8.0 11 11.0 13 13.0 6 6.0 15 15.0 4 4.0 13 13.0 5 5.0 111.0 78.0
9  Santiago Lange  (ARG) 4 4.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 14 14.0 23 23.0 11 11.0 19 19.0 DSQ 57.0 2 2.0 19 19.0 4 4.0 159.0 79.0
10  Hamish Pepper  (NZL) 15 15.0 PMS 57.0 19 19.0 19 19.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 3 3.0 21 21.0 6 6.0 10 10.0 162.0 84.0
11  Mark Lyttle  (IRL) DSQ 57.0 13 13.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 14 14.0 5 5.0 8 8.0 DSQ 57.0 10 10.0 10 10.0 18 18.0 202.0 88.0
12  Francesco Bruni  (ITA) 12 12.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 4 4.0 24 24.0 20 20.0 PMS 57.0 10 10.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 17 17.0 171.0 90.0
13  Serge Kats  (NED) 6 6.0 PMS 57.0 12 12.0 13 13.0 5 5.0 7 7.0 22 22.0 DSQ 57.0 19 19.0 11 11.0 3 3.0 212.0 98.0
14  Franz Urlesberger  (AUT) 19 19.0 30 30.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 16 16.0 23 23.0 14 14.0 12 12.0 6 6.0 9 9.0 15 15.0 175.0 122.0
15  Guillaume Florent  (FRA) 7 7.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 12 12.0 25 25.0 21 21.0 21 21.0 8 8.0 14 14.0 22 22.0 DSQ 57.0 218.0 136.0
16  Dave Hibberd  (RSA) 10 10.0 10 10.0 20 20.0 20 20.0 8 8.0 17 17.0 31 31.0 13 13.0 29 29.0 18 18.0 22 22.0 198.0 138.0
17  Jens Eckardt  (DEN) 31 31.0 16 16.0 17 17.0 11 11.0 7 7.0 8 8.0 26 26.0 17 17.0 13 13.0 27 27.0 DNF 57.0 230.0 142.0
18  Philippe Bergmans  (BEL) 11 11.0 11 11.0 25 25.0 10 10.0 20 20.0 15 15.0 25 25.0 22 22.0 28 28.0 24 24.0 6 6.0 197.0 144.0
19  Luis Echenique  (CHI) 20 20.0 PMS 57.0 31 31.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 16 16.0 9 9.0 26 26.0 31 31.0 15 15.0 8 8.0 246.0 158.0
20  Aleksandr Zelenovsky  (BLR) 38 38.0 23 23.0 28 28.0 26 26.0 21 21.0 18 18.0 13 13.0 16 16.0 15 15.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 229.0 163.0
21  Nick Adamson  (USA) 9 9.0 DSQ 57.0 13 13.0 7 7.0 13 13.0 14 14.0 10 10.0 DSQ 57.0 27 27.0 14 14.0 DSQ 57.0 278.0 164.0
22  Antón Garrote  (ESP) 17 17.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 36 36.0 26 26.0 31 31.0 18 18.0 18 18.0 17 17.0 12 12.0 DSQ 57.0 265.0 172.0
23  Kim Ho-kon  (KOR) 16 16.0 18 18.0 30 30.0 5 5.0 15 15.0 12 12.0 35 35.0 28 28.0 32 32.0 26 26.0 23 23.0 240.0 173.0
24  Peter Šaraškin  (EST) 14 14.0 27 27.0 21 21.0 29 29.0 30 30.0 33 33.0 12 12.0 14 14.0 18 18.0 21 21.0 20 20.0 239.0 176.0
25  Robert Hirst  (IVB) 39 39.0 19 19.0 29 29.0 17 17.0 31 31.0 25 25.0 32 32.0 9 9.0 20 20.0 30 30.0 12 12.0 263.0 192.0
26  Rod Davies  (CAN) 22 22.0 PMS 57.0 24 24.0 25 25.0 17 17.0 28 28.0 23 23.0 25 25.0 26 26.0 23 23.0 9 9.0 279.0 194.0
27  Dimitrios Theodorakis  (GRE) 21 21.0 28 28.0 16 16.0 18 18.0 33 33.0 26 26.0 28 28.0 20 20.0 25 25.0 25 25.0 24 24.0 264.0 203.0
28  Tomoyuki Sasaki  (JPN) 24 24.0 22 22.0 22 22.0 21 21.0 19 19.0 19 19.0 42 42.0 31 31.0 30 30.0 29 29.0 26 26.0 285.0 212.0
29  Andrey Kirilyuk  (RUS) 36 36.0 25 25.0 26 26.0 31 31.0 32 32.0 24 24.0 29 29.0 19 19.0 22 22.0 20 20.0 16 16.0 280.0 212.0
30  Ricardo Fabini  (URU) 25 25.0 12 12.0 38 38.0 23 23.0 22 22.0 32 32.0 16 16.0 30 30.0 35 35.0 DSQ 57.0 21 21.0 311.0 216.0
31  Tamás Eszes  (HUN) DSQ 57.0 20 20.0 33 33.0 43 43.0 37 37.0 30 30.0 27 27.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 28 28.0 DSQ 57.0 348.0 234.0
32  Cao Xiaobo  (CHN) 30 30.0 24 24.0 32 32.0 28 28.0 28 28.0 29 29.0 30 30.0 27 27.0 38 38.0 32 32.0 13 13.0 311.0 241.0
33  Antonio Goeters  (MEX) 34 34.0 38 38.0 42 42.0 30 30.0 43 43.0 36 36.0 17 17.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 33 33.0 30 30.0 350.0 265.0
34  Paul Dielemans  (AHO) 33 33.0 21 21.0 23 23.0 42 42.0 29 29.0 27 27.0 39 39.0 35 35.0 24 24.0 36 36.0 DSQ 57.0 366.0 267.0
35  Rodion Luka  (UKR) 27 27.0 34 34.0 43 43.0 37 37.0 44 44.0 34 34.0 3 3.0 23 23.0 36 36.0 37 37.0 DSQ 57.0 375.0 274.0
36  Ben Tan  (SIN) 41 41.0 PMS 57.0 34 34.0 24 24.0 27 27.0 35 35.0 38 38.0 37 37.0 39 39.0 31 31.0 19 19.0 382.0 284.0
37  Kevin Lim  (MAS) 32 32.0 26 26.0 36 36.0 34 34.0 35 35.0 39 39.0 48 48.0 33 33.0 40 40.0 41 41.0 25 25.0 389.0 300.0
38  Allan Julie  (SEY) YMP 22.0 36 36.0 27 27.0 DNF 57.0 38 38.0 44 44.0 47 47.0 42 42.0 34 34.0 35 35.0 27 27.0 409.0 305.0
39  John van Batenburg Stafford  (CAY) 37 37.0 29 29.0 44 44.0 27 27.0 34 34.0 38 38.0 41 41.0 36 36.0 52 52.0 45 45.0 32 32.0 415.0 318.0
40  Alp Alpagut  (TUR) 35 35.0 32 32.0 37 37.0 40 40.0 40 40.0 40 40.0 40 40.0 41 41.0 33 33.0 38 38.0 33 33.0 409.0 328.0
41  John Tabone  (MLT) 26 26.0 39 39.0 35 35.0 44 44.0 49 49.0 42 42.0 33 33.0 38 38.0 46 46.0 46 46.0 34 34.0 432.0 337.0
42  Malcolm Smith  (BER) 40 40.0 31 31.0 41 41.0 32 32.0 42 42.0 45 45.0 46 46.0 40 40.0 43 43.0 34 34.0 35 35.0 429.0 338.0
43  Karl James  (ANT) 45 45.0 35 35.0 39 39.0 35 35.0 39 39.0 DNF 57.0 34 34.0 45 45.0 49 49.0 40 40.0 28 28.0 446.0 340.0
44  Brett Chivers  (GUM) 29 29.0 37 37.0 50 50.0 45 45.0 36 36.0 37 37.0 45 45.0 44 44.0 44 44.0 39 39.0 29 29.0 435.0 340.0
45  Michael Green  (LCA) 42 42.0 40 40.0 40 40.0 38 38.0 41 41.0 41 41.0 37 37.0 32 32.0 42 42.0 44 44.0 31 31.0 428.0 342.0
46  Yang Fung  (HKG) 44 44.0 33 33.0 47 47.0 39 39.0 46 46.0 43 43.0 44 44.0 29 29.0 47 47.0 43 43.0 36 36.0 451.0 357.0
47  Robert Dunkley  (BAH) 48 48.0 41 41.0 46 46.0 41 41.0 45 45.0 46 46.0 43 43.0 43 43.0 41 41.0 42 42.0 37 37.0 473.0 379.0
48  Horia Ispaș  (ROM) 43 43.0 43 43.0 49 49.0 DNF 57.0 47 47.0 DNF 57.0 24 24.0 DSQ 57.0 45 45.0 48 48.0 38 38.0 508.0 394.0
49  Khalifa Al-Hitmi  (QAT) 46 46.0 42 42.0 45 45.0 DNF 57.0 48 48.0 DNF 57.0 DSQ 57.0 34 34.0 37 37.0 47 47.0 41 41.0 511.0 397.0
50  Gastón Vedani  (ECU) 47 47.0 44 44.0 48 48.0 48 48.0 50 50.0 DNF 57.0 36 36.0 39 39.0 48 48.0 50 50.0 39 39.0 506.0 399.0
51  Mohamed Al-Sada  (BRN) 50 50.0 45 45.0 51 51.0 47 47.0 DNF 57.0 DNS 57.0 50 50.0 47 47.0 50 50.0 49 49.0 40 40.0 543.0 429.0
52  Rodney Reader  (BAR) 52 52.0 47 47.0 52 52.0 46 46.0 52 52.0 DNF 57.0 PMS 57.0 48 48.0 54 54.0 51 51.0 42 42.0 558.0 444.0
53  Constantino Scarpetta  (PAR) 51 51.0 46 46.0 53 53.0 DNF 57.0 51 51.0 DNF 57.0 DSQ 57.0 46 46.0 51 51.0 52 52.0 43 43.0 564.0 450.0
54  Tiko Crofoot  (FIJ) YMP 48.0 49 49.0 54 54.0 DNF 57.0 53 53.0 DNF 57.0 PMS 57.0 51 51.0 53 53.0 54 54.0 44 44.0 577.0 463.0
55  Mohamed Youssouf  (DJI) 53 53.0 48 48.0 56 56.0 DNF 57.0 DNF 57.0 DNS 57.0 51 51.0 50 50.0 56 56.0 53 53.0 45 45.0 583.0 469.0
56  Luca Belluzzi  (SMR) 54 54.0 DNF 57.0 55 55.0 DNF 57.0 DNC 57.0 DNC 57.0 49 49.0 49 49.0 55 55.0 55 55.0 46 46.0 591.0 477.0

Daily standings

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

Conditions at the Laser course areas

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Date Race
°C

Knot

Meter
Course Course area
23 July 1996 I 29 10 0.8 Bravo
23 July 1996 II 29 16 0.7 ZI Bravo
24 July 1996 III 28 11 0.7 Bravo
24 July 1996 IV 29 14 0.8 Bravo
25 July 1996 V 29 13 0.7 ZI Bravo
25 July 1996 VI 29 19 0.1 ZI Bravo
26 July 1996 VII 26 4 0.4 ZO Bravo
26 July 1996 VIII 27 10 0.5 ZO Bravo
29 July 1996 IX 28 11 0.6 XI Bravo
29 July 1996 X 28 11 0.4 XI Bravo
31 July 1996 XI 28 10 0.6 ZI Bravo

Notes

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

References

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