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Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Finn

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A flag representing the International Finn Class, a popular type of sailing dinghy.

The Finn was one of the sailing events at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. This event brought together sailors from around the world to compete in seven exciting races. A total of 28 sailors from 28 different nations participated, each on their own boat. The Finn class is known for its single-person dinghy, making it a challenging and thrilling competition for the athletes.

Results

The Finn sailing event was part of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Long Beach, California. Seven races were planned for the competition.

Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailors from 28 different countries participated, with each country sending one sailor and one boat. The results showed who finished each race and their overall standing. Some sailors did not finish all races or were disqualified, and certain results were not counted toward the final score.

Finn Course Map

DNF = Did Not Finish, DSQ = Disqualified, PMS = Premature Start
Crossed out results did not count for the total result.
= Male, = Female

Daily standings


Rank
Helmsman (Country)Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal
Points
Total
-1
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Russell Coutts  (NZL)10.0713.023.023.02127.035.7510.061.734.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Bertrand  (USA)DSQ35.0510.010.010.023.0510.0814.072.037.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Terry Neilson  (CAN)23.023.0510.01420.0510.010.0611.757.737.7
4 Joaquín Blanco  (ESP)DSQ35.0814.01824.048.0611.723.010.095.760.7
5 Wolfgang Gerz  (FRG)510.0611.7814.0713.035.7611.7DNF35.0101.166.1
6 Chris Pratt  (AUS)713.048.01218.0915.010.0915.01117.086.068.0
7 Michael Mcintyre  (GBR)1319.01521.048.0611.748.01016.048.091.770.7
8 Jorge Zarif Neto  (BRA)814.010.0611.71925.01117.01521.0915.0103.778.7
9 Mark Neeleman  (NED)915.0915.0713.0DSQ35.01016.01117.035.7116.781.7
10 Ingvar Bengtsson  (SWE)1016.02228.01016.02329.0713.048.023.0113.084.0
11 Peter Holmberg  (ISV)1117.01925.035.71521.0814.0713.01016.0111.786.7
12 Lasse Hjortnæs  (DEN)1925.01117.01319.035.71319.01420.0713.0118.793.7
13 Bill O'Hara  (IRL)48.01016.0915.0814.02228.01925.01218.0124.096.0
14 Esko Rechardt  (FIN)611.71218.01622.01218.0915.0DNF35.01521.0140.7105.7
15 Paolo Semeraro  (ITA)35.72632.01521.01016.02026.01319.01319.0138.7106.7
16 Armanto Ortolano  (GRE)1420.035.71420.01319.01521.01723.0DNF35.0143.7108.7
17 Luc Choley  (FRA)1218.02127.02228.01723.01218.01218.01420.0152.0124.0
18 Eric Mergenthaler  (MEX)1824.02026.01117.01117.01420.01622.02228.0154.0126.0
19 Juan Maegli  (GUA)1622.01622.02026.02026.01622.0814.01723.0155.0129.0
20 Jean-Marc Holder  (TRI)2127.01420.01723.0510.02430.02026.01925.0161.0131.0
21 Per Arne Nilsen  (NOR)1521.01319.0DSQ35.01622.01723.01824.01824.0168133.0
22 Philippe Willems  (BEL)1723.01723.01925.01824.01824.0PMS35.01622.0176.0141.0
23 Guy Grossmith  (ZIM)2026.01824.02127.02228.01925.02127.02026.0183.0155.0
24 Arshad Choudhry  (PAK)2228.02430.02329.02127.02329.02228.02127.0198.0168.0
25 Tu Guangming  (CHN)2329.02329.02430.02430.02531.0PMS35.02329.0213.0178.0
26 David Ashby  (FIJ)2531.02531.02632.02531.02632.02329.02531.0217.0185.0
27 Derek Hudson  (BOT)2430.02733.02531.02632.02733.0DNF35.02430.0224.0189.0
28 Nasser Karam  (EGY)DNF35.02834.02733.02733.02834.02430.0DNF35.0234.0199.0

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