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Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Tornado

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Tornado
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Tornado
VenueSavannah
Dates22 July to 2 August
Competitors38 from 19 nations
Teams19
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fernando Leon
Jose Luis Ballester
 Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mitch Booth
Andrew Landenberger
 Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lars Grael
Henrique Pellicano
 Brazil
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The Tornado Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 22 July to 2 August 1996 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled and sailed. Each team had two discards.[1]

Results

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Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew 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 Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Fernando Leon  (ESP) Jose Luis Ballester 2 2.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 5 5.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 3 3.0 PMS 20.0 3 3.0 DNC 20.0 70.0 30.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mitch Booth  (AUS) Andrew Landenberger 1 1.0 5 5.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 14 14.0 17 17.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 PMS 20.0 2 2.0 10 10.0 79.0 42.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Lars Grael  (BRA) Henrique Pellicano 12 12.0 16 16.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 6 6.0 8 8.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 3 3.0 7 7.0 3 3.0 71.0 43.0
4  Andreas Hagara  (AUT) Florian Schneeberger 4 4.0 3 3.0 5 5.0 6 6.0 1 1.0 7 7.0 10 10.0 13 13.0 7 7.0 13 13.0 1 1.0 70.0 44.0
5  Walter Pirinoli  (ITA) Marco Pirinoli 16 16.0 12 12.0 PMS 20.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 5 5.0 6 6.0 4 4.0 5 5.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 80.0 44.0
6  Frédéric le Peutrec  (FRA) Franck Citeau 8 8.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 7 7.0 8 8.0 4 4.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 4 4.0 6 6.0 9 9.0 66.0 46.0
7  Roland Gabler  (GER) Frank Parlow 15 15.0 8 8.0 11 11.0 1 1.0 12 12.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 75.0 48.0
8  John Lovell  (USA) Charlie Ogletree 3 3.0 4 4.0 8 8.0 4 4.0 4 4.0 11 11.0 3 3.0 12 12.0 1 1.0 10 10.0 12 12.0 72.0 48.0
9  Ron van Teylingen  (NED) Herbert Dercksen 13 13.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 17 17.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 7 7.0 9 9.0 PMS 20.0 5 5.0 6 6.0 93.0 56.0
10  Patrick Thorens  (SUI) Stéphane Wohnlich 7 7.0 9 9.0 13 13.0 11 11.0 10 10.0 1 1.0 11 11.0 7 7.0 10 10.0 11 11.0 13 13.0 103.0 77.0
11  Marc Peers  (CAN) Roy Janse 17 17.0 11 11.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 12 12.0 17 17.0 8 8.0 9 9.0 8 8.0 8 8.0 117.0 83.0
12  Yuriy Konovalov  (RUS) Sergey Myasnikov 11 11.0 10 10.0 7 7.0 12 12.0 18 18.0 3 3.0 15 15.0 10 10.0 8 8.0 17 17.0 11 11.0 122.0 87.0
13  David Williams  (GBR) Ian Rhodes 5 5.0 7 7.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 13 13.0 DSQ 20.0 8 8.0 14 14.0 6 6.0 12 12.0 14 14.0 121.0 87.0
14  Sergey Kravtsov  (BLR) Viktor Budantsev 9 9.0 15 15.0 PMS 20.0 16 16.0 11 11.0 10 10.0 16 16.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 16 16.0 7 7.0 137.0 101.0
15  Rex Sellers  (NZL) Brian Jones 14 14.0 14 14.0 10 10.0 13 13.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 12 12.0 16 16.0 12 12.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 140.0 107.0
16  Mats Nyberg  (SWE) Magnus Lövdén 10 10.0 PMS 20.0 16 16.0 14 14.0 7 7.0 16 16.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 13 13.0 9 9.0 17 17.0 151.0 114.0
17  Serhiy Priymak  (UKR) Yevhen Chelombitko 6 6.0 13 13.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 15 15.0 13 13.0 13 13.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 153.0 118.0
18  Shayne Brodie  (FIJ) Angus Pattie 18 18.0 17 17.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 16 16.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 18 18.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 15 15.0 183.0 147.0
19  Alun Davies  (CAY) Michael Joseph 19 19.0 18 18.0 17 17.0 19 19.0 19 19.0 18 18.0 19 19.0 19 19.0 PMS 20.0 19 19.0 16 16.0 203.0 164.0

Daily standings

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

Conditions at the Tornado course areas

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Date Race
°C

Knot

Meter
Course Course area
23 July 1996 I 29 10 0.8 Delta
23 July 1996 II 29 13 0.8 WX Delta
26 July 1996 III 27 7 0.5 WX Delta
26 July 1996 IV 27 10 0.5 WX Delta
27 July 1996 V 28 7 0.5 WX Delta
27 July 1996 VI 28 8 0.6 WX Delta
28 July 1996 VII 29 6 0.7 WX Delta
28 July 1996 VIII 29 9 0.6 WX Delta
29 July 1996 IX 29 11 0.6 WX Delta
29 July 1996 X 28 11 0.4 WX Delta
30 July 1996 XI 28 8 0.4 WX Delta

References

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  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Multihull (Tornado), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ The 1996 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ Total after applying discard.

Sources

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