| Women’s 470[1] at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Line drawing of the 470 | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Qingdao International Sailing Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | First race: 11 August 2008 Last race: 18 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 19 boats | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 women's 470 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 and completed. 38 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed.[3] Ten boats qualified for the medal race.[4][5]
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Race schedule[1][6]
| ● | Practice race | ● | Race on Yellow | ● | Race on Orange | ● | 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 | |
| Women’s 470 | ● | 2 | 2 | 2 | Spare day |
2 | 2 | Spare day |
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Course areas and course configurations [7]
For the 470 course areas A (Yellow) and D (Orange) 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°1'10"N, 120°28'47"E) points to the center of the 0.75nm radius Orange 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.
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Course Areas -
60° Trapezoid Outer Course (O) -
60° 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 but the Women’s 470 competition was executed as scheduled.[8]
Final results[9][10]
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 9 | Race 10 | Medalrace | Total | Total – discard | |||||||||||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||
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 Australia
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Elise Rechichi | Tessa Parkinson | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 18.0 | 52.0 | 43.0 | ||
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 Netherlands
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Marcelien de Koning | Lobke Berkhout | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 69.0 | 53.0 | ||
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 Brazil
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Fernanda Oliveira | Isabel Swan | 11 | 11.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 76.0 | 60.0 | ||
| 4 |  Israel
|
Nike Kornecki | Vered Buskila | 8 | 8.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 85.0 | 66.0 | ||
| 5 |  Italy
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Giulia Conti | Giovanna Micol | 14 | 14.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 94.0 | 75.0 | ||
| 6 |  Great Britain
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Christina Bassadone | Saskia Clark | 8 | 8.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 102.0 | 82.0 | ||
| 7 |  Czech Republic
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Lenka Šmídová | Lenka Mrzílková | 6 | 6.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 14.0 | 95.0 | 83.0 | ||
| 8 |  Austria
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Sylvia Vogl | Carolina Flatscher | 9 | 9.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 8 | 16.0 | 104.0 | 84.0 | ||
| 9 |  Germany
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Stefanie Rothweiler | Vivien Kussatz | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 110.0 | 90.0 | ||
| 10 |  Spain
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Natalia Vía Dufresne | Laia Tutzó | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 10 | 20.0 | 109.0 | 92.0 | ||
| 11 |  France
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Ingrid Petitjean | Gwendolyn Lemaitre | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 9 | 9.0 | - | - | 102.0 | 85.0 | ||
| 12 |  United States
|
Amanda Clark | Sara Mergenthaler | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 7 | 7.0 | - | - | 106.0 | 89.0 | ||
| 13 |  Slovenia
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Vesna Dekleva | Klara Maučec | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 3 | 3.0 | - | - | 112.0 | 92.0 | ||
| 14 |  Japan
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Ai Kondo | Naoko Kamata | 13 | 13.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 13.0 | - | - | 108.0 | 93.0 | ||
| 15 |  Sweden
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Therese Torgersson | Vendela Zachrisson-Santén | 10 | 10.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.0 | - | - | 121.0 | 101.0 | ||
| 16 |  Argentina
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María Fernanda Sesto | Consuelo Monsegur | 16 | 16.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 14 | 14.0 | - | - | 131.0 | 113.0 | ||
| 17 |  Switzerland
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Emmanuelle Rol | Anne-Sophie Thilo | 15 | 15.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 19 | 19.0 | - | - | 134.0 | 114.0 | ||
| 18 |  China
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Wen Yimei | Yu Chunyan | 5 | 5.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 10 | 10.0 | - | - | 139.0 | 119.0 | ||
| 19 |  Singapore
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Toh Liying | Deborah Ong | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 18 | 18.0 | - | - | 176.0 | 156.0 | ||
Legend: – Qualified for next phase; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; |
Daily standings
Further reading
- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- "Beijing 2008". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
References
- ^ a b Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume II Ceremonies and Competitions: Celebration of the Games (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ The 2008 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics: Two Person Dinghy (470), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Two Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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