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Sailing

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About the sport ›

Sailing made its Olympic debut in Paris 1900 with both men’s and women’s competitions. With the exception of St Louis 1904, the sport has appeared at every Olympic Games since.

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First event ›

July 29 - 12:00Men's Finn

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Venue

Weymouth and Portland
Located in Dorset on the south coast of England, Weymouth and Portland provides some of the best natural sailing waters in the UK, with facilities on land to match.

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Beijing 2008 Sailing competition
Beijing 2008 Sailing competition
Beijing 2008 Sailing competition
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Beijing 2008 Sailing competition
Beijing 2008 Sailing competition
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Completed Sailing venue Weymouth and Portland
Completed Sailing venue Weymouth and Portland
Completed Sailing venue Weymouth and Portland
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Located in Dorset on the south coast ...

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Beijing 2008 medal table ›


Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold Silver Bronze
GBR	4	1	1	gold medals: 4 4 Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze silver medals: 1 bronze medals: 1
AUS	2	1	0	gold medals: 2 2 Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze silver medals: 1 bronze medals: 0
ESP	1	1	0	gold medals: 1 1 Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze silver medals: 1 bronze medals: 0

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Events

Men's competition

Women's competition

Did you know?

The sport’s name was changed from Yachting to Sailing at the Sydney 2000 Games.
Great Britain was the most successful nation in the Sailing competitions at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.
The most successful Olympic sailor is Denmark’s Paul Elvstrom. He won the first of his four gold medals at consecutive Games in 1948, and was still competing in 1988 at the age of 60.
Crown Prince Olav of Norway won gold in the Six-metre Sailing class at the Amsterdam 1928 Games.