Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Tornado

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]

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
← 1992
2000 →

Results

edit
 
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
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts
    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
    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
    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

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

Conditions at the Tornado course areas

edit
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

edit
  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

edit