Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Tornado

Tornado
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad

Tornado
VenueSavannah
DatesJuly 22 to August 2
Competitors38 from 19 nations
Teams19
Medalists
   Spain
   Australia
   Brazil
Sailing at the
 1996 Summer Olympics 
Mistral Men Women
Europe Women
Laser Open
Finn Men
470 Men Women
Tornado Open
Star Open
Soling Open

The Tornado Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from July 22 to August 2, 1996 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled and sailed. Each team had two discards.

Results


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
[1]
Total
-1
[2]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st Fernando Leon  (ESP)Jose Luis Ballester 22.022.044.055.055.022.044.033.0PMS20.033.0DNC20.070.030.0
2nd Mitch Booth  (AUS)Andrew Landenberger 11.055.066.022.01414.01717.011.011.0PMS20.022.01010.079.042.0
3rd Lars Grael  (BRA)Henrique Pellicano 1212.01616.011.088.066.088.022.055.033.077.033.071.043.0
4 Andreas Hagara  (AUT)Florian Schneeberger 44.033.055.066.011.077.01010.01313.077.01313.011.070.044.0
5 Walter Pirinoli  (ITA)Marco Pirinoli 1616.01212.0PMS20.033.033.055.066.044.055.044.022.080.044.0
6 Frederic Le Peutrec  (FRA)Franck Citeau 88.011.033.077.088.044.055.01111.044.066.099.066.046.0
7 Roland Gabler  (GER)Frank Parlow 1515.088.01111.011.01212.099.099.022.022.011.055.075.048.0
8 John Lovell  (USA)Charlie Ogletree 33.044.088.044.044.01111.033.01212.011.01010.01212.072.048.0
9 Ron van Teylingen  (NED)Herbert Dercksen 1313.066.022.01717.022.066.077.099.0PMS20.055.066.093.056.0
10 Patrick Thorens  (SUI)Stephane Wohnlich 77.099.01313.01111.01010.011.01111.077.01010.01111.01313.0103.077.0
11 Marc Peers  (CAN)Roy Janse 1717.01111.099.099.099.01212.01717.088.099.088.088.0117.083.0
12 Yuriy Konovalov  (RUS)Sergey Myasnikov 1111.01010.077.01212.01818.033.01515.01010.088.01717.01111.0122.087.0
13 David Williams  (GBR)Ian Rhodes 55.077.01212.01010.01313.0DSQ20.088.01414.066.01212.01414.0121.087.0
14 Sergey Kravtsov  (BLR)Viktor Budantsev 99.01515.0PMS20.01616.01111.01010.01616.066.01111.01616.077.0137.0101.0
15 Rex Sellers  (NZL)Brian Jones 1414.01414.01010.01313.01717.01414.01212.01616.01212.01414.044.0140.0107.0
16 Mats Nyberg  (SWE)Magnus Lövdén 1010.0PMS20.01616.01414.077.01616.01414.01515.01313.099.01717.0151.0114.0
17 Serhiy Pryymak  (UKR)Yevhen Chelombitko 66.01313.01414.01515.01515.01313.01313.01717.01414.01515.01818.0153.0118.0
18 Shayne Brodie  (FIJ)Angus Pattie 1818.01717.01515.01818.01616.01515.01818.01818.01515.01818.01515.0183.0147.0
19 Alun Davies  (CAY)Michael Joseph 1919.01818.01717.01919.01919.01818.01919.01919.0PMS20.01919.01616.0203.0164.0

Daily standings

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

Notes

  1. The 1996 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. Total after applying discard.

Conditions at the Tornado course area's

Black: Marinas
Blue: Alpha course
Green: Bravo course
Yellow: Charly course
Red: Delta course 
Olympic course WX.
S(Start) - 1 - 4G - 1 - 4G - 1 - F(Finish downwind) 
DateRace
°C

Knot

Meter
CourseCourse area
23-JUL-1996 I29100.8 Delta
23-JUL-1996 II29130.8WXDelta
26-JUL-1996 III2770.5WXDelta
26-JUL-1996 IV27100.5WXDelta
27-JUL-1996 V28 70.5WXDelta
27-JUL-1996 VI28 80.6WXDelta
28-JUL-1996 VII2960.7WXDelta
28-JUL-1996VIII29 90.6WXDelta
29-JUL-1996 IX29110.6WXDelta
29-JUL-1996 X28110.4WXDelta
30-JUL-1996 XI28 80.4WXDelta

References