Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 470

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Women’s 470[1]
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Line drawing of the 470
VenueQingdao International Sailing Centre
DatesFirst race: 11 August 2008 (2008-08-11)
Last race: 18 August 2008 (2008-08-18)
Competitors38 from 19 nations
Teams19 boats
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Elise Rechichi
Tessa Parkinson		  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcelien de Koning
Lobke Berkhout		  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fernanda Oliveira
Isabel Swan		  Brazil
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The women's 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre.[2] Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 38 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed.[3] Ten boats qualified for the medal race.[4][5]

Race schedule[1][6][edit]

 ●  Practice race  ●  Race on Yellow  ●  Race on Orange  ●  Medal race on Yellow
Date August
7
Thu		 8
Fri		 9
Sat		 10
Sun		 11
Mon		 12
Tue		 13
Wed		 14
Thu		 15
Fri		 16
Sat		 17
Sun		 18
Mon		 19
Tue		 20
Wed		 21
Thu		 22
Fri		 23
Sat		 24
Sun
Women’s 470 ● 2 2 2 Spare
day 		2 2 Spare
day 		●

Course areas and course configurations [7][edit]

For the 470 course areas A (Yellow) and D (Orange) were used. The location (36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Yellow course area and the location (36°1'10"N, 120°28'47"E) points to the center of the 0.75nm radius Orange course area. The target time for the course was about 60 minutes for the races and 30 minutes for the medal race. The race management could choose from several course configurations.

  • Course Areas
    Course Areas
  • 60° Trapezoid Outer Course (O)
    60° Trapezoid Outer Course (O)
  • 60° Trapezoid Inner Course (I)
    60° Trapezoid Inner Course (I)
  • Windward - Leeward Course (W)
    Windward - Leeward Course (W)

Outer courses[edit]

  • O1: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
  • O2: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
  • O3: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH

Inner courses[edit]

  • I1: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
  • I2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
  • I3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH

Windward-Leeward courses[edit]

  • W2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
  • W3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
  • W4: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH

Weather conditions[edit]

In the lead up to the Olympics many questioned the choice of Qingdao as a venue with very little predicted wind. During the races the wind was pretty light and quite unpredictable but the Women’s 470 competition was executed as scheduled.[8]

Final results[9][10][edit]

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Medalrace Total Total
–
discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia Elise Rechichi Tessa Parkinson 2 2.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 9 18.0 52.0 43.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands Marcelien de Koning Lobke Berkhout 3 3.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 10 10.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 16 16.0 5 10.0 69.0 53.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Brazil Fernanda Oliveira Isabel Swan 11 11.0 16 16.0 5 5.0 10 10.0 7 7.0 6 6.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 1 2.0 76.0 60.0
4  Israel Nike Kornecki Vered Buskila 8 8.0 13 13.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 19 19.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 11 11.0 15 15.0 2 4.0 85.0 66.0
5  Italy Giulia Conti Giovanna Micol 14 14.0 7 7.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 4 4.0 19 19.0 12 12.0 6 6.0 3 6.0 94.0 75.0
6  Great Britain Christina Bassadone Saskia Clark DSQ 20.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 15 15.0 13 13.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 15 15.0 5 5.0 4 8.0 102.0 82.0
7  Czech Republic Lenka Šmídová Lenka Mrzílková 6 6.0 4 4.0 12 12.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 9 9.0 1 1.0 7 14.0 95.0 83.0
8  Austria Sylvia Vogl Carolina Flatscher 9 9.0 DSQ 20.0 13 13.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 13 13.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 8 16.0 104.0 84.0
9  Germany Stefanie Rothweiler Vivien Kussatz 7 7.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 9 9.0 5 5.0 12 12.0 OCS 20.0 8 8.0 8 8.0 12 12.0 6 12.0 110.0 90.0
10  Spain Natalia Vía Dufresne Laia Tutzó 4 4.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 13 13.0 10 10.0 13 13.0 17 17.0 2 2.0 17 17.0 10 20.0 109.0 92.0
11  France Ingrid Petitjean Gwendolyn Lemaitre 1 1.0 11 11.0 16 16.0 8 8.0 17 17.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 13 13.0 9 9.0 - - 102.0 85.0
12  United States Amanda Clark Sara Mergenthaler 12 12.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 17 17.0 7 7.0 6 6.0 17 17.0 7 7.0 - - 106.0 89.0
13  Slovenia Vesna Dekleva Klara Maučec DSQ 20.0 3 3.0 8 8.0 16 16.0 12 12.0 3 3.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 14 14.0 3 3.0 - - 112.0 92.0
14  Japan Ai Kondo Naoko Kamata 13 13.0 15 15.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 14 14.0 1 1.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 1 1.0 13 13.0 - - 108.0 93.0
15  Sweden Therese Torgersson Vendela Zachrisson-Santén 10 10.0 14 14.0 18 18.0 DSQ 20.0 19 19.0 8 8.0 5 5.0 14 14.0 5 5.0 8 8.0 - - 121.0 101.0
16  Argentina María Fernanda Sesto Consuelo Monsegur 16 16.0 18 18.0 17 17.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 16 16.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 10 10.0 14 14.0 - - 131.0 113.0
17  Switzerland Emmanuelle Rol Anne-Sophie Thilo 15 15.0 9 9.0 7 7.0 13 13.0 3 3.0 15 15.0 OCS 20.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 19 19.0 - - 134.0 114.0
18  China Wen Yimei Yu Chunyan 5 5.0 10 10.0 19 19.0 17 17.0 16 16.0 14 14.0 OCS 20.0 12 12.0 16 16.0 10 10.0 - - 139.0 119.0
19  Singapore Toh Liying Deborah Ong 17 17.0 17 17.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 18 18.0 18 18.0 OCS 20.0 16 16.0 19 19.0 18 18.0 - - 176.0 156.0

Legend:   – Qualified for next phase; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line;
Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

Daily standings[edit]

Graph showing the daily standings in the Women’s 470 during the 2008 Summer Olympics

Further reading[edit]

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  • "Beijing 2008". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume II Ceremonies and Competitions: Celebration of the Games (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. ^ The 2008 Olympic scoring system was used.
  4. ^ For the medal race the top ten boats qualified. Each position scored double points. All medal races were sailed on course area Yellow in front of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre.
  5. ^ "Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics: Two Person Dinghy (470), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ^ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  7. ^ "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  9. ^ Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Two Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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