Sailing at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[dcro 10,182]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

And with this, rest in peace heavyweight sailing.

Well, it's the only class where one nation can apparently take six straight golds so...

[heywoodu 13,560]

Just now, dcro said:

Well, it's the only class where one nation can apparently take six straight golds so...

So? The racing was good. Now we'll move to having four events in the sailing program of which 99% of people will have no idea it's even part of the sport of 'sailing'  

[LDOG 2,199]

 fails to win a medal in sailing for the first time since 1992 

[Grassmarket 2,757]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

France bumps straight into the Dutch boat

Crew mutinies, lynches the captain, proclaims the boat an autonomous republic & are are sunk by cannon fire off Finisterre. 

 

Oh, hang on, this is the Olympic thread? Thought we were in the history thread for a moment there. 

[Vektor 3,195]

The results of Berecz at the Olympic Games

 

2008: 29

2012: 21

2016: 12

2020: 2

 

I am not sure when was the last time I have seen such a consistent improvement from Olympic cycle to Olympic cycle until they became an Olympic medalist. And this is in a sport where we are severely handicapped compared to other countries (even if we obviously have one big lake). 

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17 minutes ago, dcro said:

hasn't lost this event since 1996...

Robert Scheidt . His name is engraved on every British heart. 

[hckošice 13,265]

Women's 49er FX
Final Results

 

Brazil

Martine Grael

Kahena Kunze

76

 

Germany

Tina Lutz

Susann Beucke

83

 

Netherlands

Annemiek Bekkering

Annette Duetz

88

 

Final Results Here

[Gianlu33 3,574]

Gold medal for Tita/Banti

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Men's 49er
Final Results

 

Great Britain

Dylan Fletcher

Stuart Bithell

58

 

New Zealand

Peter Burling

Blair Tuke

58

 

Germany

Erik Heil

Thomas Ploessel

70

 

Final Results Here

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Men's Finn
Final Results

 

Giles SCOTT

36

 

  Zsombor BERECZ

39

 

Joan CARDONA MENDEZ

51

 

Final Results Here