Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser

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Men's Laser[1]
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Laser dinghy.svg
Line drawing of the Laser
Venue Qingdao International Sailing Centre
Dates First race: August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)
Last race: August 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)
Competitors 43 from 43 nations
Medalists
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1st Paul Goodison  Great Britain
2nd Vasilij Žbogar  Slovenia
3rd Diego Romero  Italy
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Sailing at the
 2008 Summer Olympics 
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RS:X men women
Laser Radial women
Laser men
Finn open
470 men women
49er open
Tornado open
Yngling women
Star men

The Laser 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. Only ten races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 43 sailors, on 43 boats, from 43 nations competed.[3] Ten boats qualified for the medal race.[4]

Race schedule[1][5]

 ●  Practice race  ●  Race on Yellow  ●  Race on Green  ●  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
Men's Laser ● 2 1 No
wind		 1 1 1 3 ●

Course areas and course configurations [6]

For the Laser course areas A (Yellow) and C (Green) 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°2'44"N, 120°28'9"E) points to the center of the 0.75nm radius Green 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

  • 70° Trapezoid Outer Course (O)

  • 70° Trapezoid Inner Course (I)

  • Windward - Leeward Course (W)

Outer courses

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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. Due to lack of wind (< 1.6 knots) one racing day had to be cancelled and the medal race needed to be postponed to the next day.[7]

Final results[8][9]

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Rank		 Country Helmsman Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Medalrace Total Total
–
discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st  Great Britain Paul Goodison 15 15.0 2 2.0 15 15.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 6 6.0 9 18.0 78.0 63.0
2nd  Slovenia Vasilij Žbogar 24 24.0 4 4.0 14 14.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 11 11.0 18 18.0 1 1.0 11 11.0 2 4.0 95.0 71.0
3rd  Italy Diego Romero 6 6.0 3 3.0 5 5.0 36 36.0 10 10.0 15 15.0 11 11.0 9 9.0 10 10.0 3 6.0 111.0 75.0
4  Portugal Gustavo Lima 5 5.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 27 27.0 17 17.0 6 6.0 16 16.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 5 10.0 103.0 76.0
5  New Zealand Andrew Murdoch 2 2.0 5 5.0 40 40.0 20 20.0 24 24.0 5 5.0 5 5.0 17 17.0 1 1.0 1 2.0 121.0 81.0
6  Sweden Rasmus Myrgren 7 7.0 16 16.0 8 8.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 13 13.0 22 22.0 7 7.0 2 2.0 10 20.0 105.0 83.0
7  Argentina Julio Alsogaray 1 1.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 28 28.0 14 14.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 31 31.0 16 16.0 4 8.0 123.0 92.0
8  France Jean Baptiste Bernaz 19 19.0 1 1.0 12 12.0 9 9.0 6 6.0 10 10.0 30 30.0 5 5.0 34 34.0 6 12.0 138.0 104.0
9  Canada Mike Leigh 13 13.0 23 23.0 26 26.0 5 5.0 4 4.0 3 3.0 28 28.0 2 2.0 19 19.0 7 14.0 137.0 109.0
10  Norway Kristian Ruth 10 10.0 11 11.0 17 17.0 10 10.0 3 3.0 8 8.0 13 13.0 21 21.0 38 38.0 8 16.0 147.0 109.0
11  Russia Igor Lisovenko 11 11.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 8 8.0 7 7.0 26 26.0 37 37.0 19 19.0 7 7.0 - - 133.0 96.0
12  Croatia Luka Radelić 26 26.0 15 15.0 7 7.0 21 21.0 1 1.0 21 21.0 3 3.0 16 16.0 17 17.0 - - 127.0 101.0
13  Cyprus Pavlos Kontides 8 8.0 7 7.0 24 24.0 14 14.0 5 5.0 12 12.0 14 14.0 29 29.0 35 35.0 - - 148.0 113.0
14  Spain Javier Hernández 17 17.0 25 25.0 11 11.0 3 3.0 28 28.0 BFD 44.0 19 19.0 13 13.0 5 5.0 - - 165.0 121.0
15  Greece Evangelos Cheimonas 22 22.0 21 21.0 9 9.0 11 11.0 DSQ 44.0 BFD 44.0 9 9.0 6 6.0 8 8.0 - - 174.0 130.0
16  Poland Maciej Grabowski 9 9.0 19 19.0 22 22.0 18 18.0 16 16.0 23 23.0 32 32.0 20 20.0 4 4.0 - - 163.0 131.0
17  Uruguay Alejandro Foglia 12 12.0 27 27.0 33 33.0 7 7.0 36 36.0 4 4.0 6 6.0 26 26.0 18 18.0 - - 169.0 133.0
18  Turkey Kemal Muslubaş 4 4.0 42 42.0 27 27.0 19 19.0 15 15.0 27 27.0 7 7.0 15 15.0 32 32.0 - - 188.0 146.0
19  Austria Andreas Geritzer 28 28.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 30 30.0 20 20.0 BFD 44.0 DNC 44.0 18 18.0 9 9.0 - - 201.0 157.0
20  China Shen Sheng 40 40.0 35 35.0 6 6.0 4 4.0 37 37.0 14 14.0 10 10.0 28 28.0 25 25.0 - - 199.0 159.0
21  Virgin Islands Thomas Barrows 20 20.0 28 28.0 20 20.0 24 24.0 26 26.0 31 31.0 15 15.0 10 10.0 21 21.0 - - 195.0 164.0
22  Australia Tom Slingsby 21 21.0 22 22.0 21 21.0 22 22.0 35 35.0 20 20.0 12 12.0 11 11.0 40 40.0 - - 204.0 164.0
23  Denmark Anders Nyholm 18 18.0 26 26.0 19 19.0 15 15.0 19 19.0 BFD 44.0 27 27.0 27 27.0 13 13.0 - - 208.0 164.0
24  Estonia Deniss Karpak 16 16.0 20 20.0 41 41.0 37 37.0 38 38.0 2 2.0 DNC 4.0 35 35.0 14 14.0 - - 207.0 166.0
25  United States Andrew Campbell 14 14.0 18 18.0 1 1.0 26 26.0 32 32.0 BFD 44.0 8 8.0 DSQ 44.0 31 31.0 - - 218.0 174.0
26  Chile Matías del Solar 3 3.0 34 34.0 30 30.0 25 25.0 21 21.0 9 9.0 25 25.0 23 23.0 DNE 44.0 - - 214.0 180.0
27  Brazil Bruno Fontes 31 31.0 17 17.0 31 31.0 12 12.0 12 12.0 24 24.0 35 35.0 22 22.0 39 39.0 - - 223.0 184.0
28 23x15px South Korea Ha Jee-min 23 23.0 33 33.0 37 37.0 31 31.0 13 13.0 17 17.0 17 17.0 34 34.0 22 22.0 - - 227.0 190.0
29  Hungary Zsombor Berecz 27 27.0 31 31.0 36 36.0 23 23.0 18 18.0 22 22.0 24 24.0 14 14.0 37 37.0 - - 232.0 195.0
30  Finland Pierre Collura 25 25.0 10 10.0 18 18.0 41 41.0 23 23.0 25 25.0 20 20.0 33 33.0 DNE 44.0 - - 239.0 198.0
31  Czech Republic Martin Trčka 29 29.0 36 36.0 38 38.0 13 13.0 29 29.0 19 19.0 26 26.0 DNF 44.0 12 12.0 - - 246.0 202.0
32  Seychelles Allan Julie 33 33.0 37 37.0 13 13.0 33 33.0 27 27.0 16 16.0 21 21.0 30 30.0 30 30.0 - - 240.0 203.0
33  Guatemala Juan Ignacio Maegli DSQ 44.0 9 9.0 39 39.0 16 16.0 BFD 44.0 32 32.0 39 39.0 12 12.0 15 15.0 - - 250.0 206.0
34  Netherlands Rutger van Schaardenburg 32 32.0 29 29.0 34 34.0 32 32.0 25 25.0 18 18.0 38 38.0 25 25.0 20 20.0 - - 253.0 215.0
35  Japan Yoichi Iijima 36 36.0 32 32.0 16 16.0 17 17.0 31 31.0 BFD 44.0 31 31.0 DNF 44.0 28 28.0 - - 279.0 235.0
36  Singapore Koh Seng Leong 35 35.0 41 41.0 29 29.0 39 39.0 BFD 44.0 33 33.0 23 23.0 3 3.0 36 36.0 - - 283.0 239.0
37  Switzerland Christoph Bottoni 34 34.0 13 13.0 32 32.0 40 40.0 39 39.0 BFD 44.0 36 36.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 - - 285.0 241.0
38  Malaysia Kevin Lim BFD 44.0 24 24.0 28 28.0 42 42.0 22 22.0 34 34.0 34 34.0 39 39.0 26 26.0 - - 293.0 249.0
39  Venezuela José Ruíz 39 39.0 40 40.0 23 23.0 29 29.0 40 40.0 29 29.0 33 33.0 32 32.0 24 24.0 - - 289.0 249.0
40  Dominican Republic Raúl Aguayo 37 37.0 30 30.0 35 35.0 38 38.0 34 34.0 28 28.0 29 29.0 36 36.0 29 29.0 - - 296.0 258.0
41  Luxembourg Marc Schmit 30 30.0 39 39.0 25 25.0 35 35.0 30 30.0 35 35.0 41 41.0 40 40.0 33 33.0 - - 308.0 267.0
42  United Arab Emirates Adil Mohammad 38 38.0 38 38.0 42 42.0 43 43.0 11 11.0 36 36.0 42 42.0 38 38.0 27 27.0 - - 315.0 272.0
43  Barbados Gregory Douglas 41 41.0 43 43.0 43 43.0 34 34.0 33 33.0 30 30.0 40 40.0 37 37.0 41 41.0 - - 342.0 299.0

Legend: BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not compete; DNF – Did not finish;
QUA – Qualified for next phase;
Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.


Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the Laser during the 2008 Summer Olympics

Notes

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Other information

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Further reading

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References

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  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.
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