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| Sailing was represented in five categories and ten competitions at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. EUROSAF has dedicated the past week to the Sailing Olympians. Each day, we briefly introduced one category and highlighted the winners: |
| Windsurfing (Men/Women) iQFOIL. Not to be stopped – foiling has also reached Olympic windsurfing and brings spectacular pictures of surfers flying about one meter above sea and waves. Men: 24 athletes sailed 23 races Gold: Tim Reuveny, Israel Silver: Grae Morris, Australia Bronze: Luuc van Opzeeland, Netherlands Women: 24 athletes sailed 23 races Gold: Marta Maggetti, Italy Silver: Sharon Kantor, Israel Bronze: Emma Wilson, Great Britain |
| Skiff (Men/Women) 49er. Doublehanded, double trapeze and for the first time a carbon rigg. The Olympic skiff class, included in the Olympics since 2000, is known for its ability to quickly get into gliding positions. With favorable wind conditions, particularly downwind, these boats can reach speeds of up to 45 km/h. Men: 20 teams sailed 13 races Gold: Diego Botin le Clever & Florian Trittel Paul, Spain Silver: Isaac McHardie & William McKenzie, New Zealand Bronze: Ian Barrows & Hans Henken, USA Women: 20 teams sailed 13 races Gold: Odile van Arnold & Annette Duetz, Netherlands Silver: Vilma Bobeck & Rebecca Netzler, Sweden Bronze: Sarah Steyaert & Charline Picon, France |
| Dinghy (Men/Women) ILCA. The most popular class in Olympic sailing, with the largest worldwide spread and easiest access into the world of high performance sailing. Men and women using the same hull with different rigs and sails. Men: 43 athletes sailed 9 races Gold: Matt Wearn, Australia Silver: Pavlos Kontipedes, Cyprus Bronze: Stefano Peschiera, Peru Women: 43 athletes sailed 10 races Gold: Marit Bouwmeester, Netherlands Silver: Line Flex Hoest, Norway Bronze: Sarah Douglas, Canada |
| Mixed (Dinghy/Multihull) The 470 has a long Olympic tradition, until Tokyo 2021 two medals have been given – in men and women class. In Paris we have seen the premiere for mixed teams. Nacra 17. This full-foiling catamaran followed the Tornado as only Olympic multihull class and was sailed mixed from the start in 2016. 470: 10 teams sailed 9 races Gold : Lara Vadlau & Lukas Maehr, Austria Silver: Keiju Okada & Miho Yoshioka, Japan Bronze: Anton Dahlberg &Lovisa Karlsson, Sweden Nacra 17: 19 teams sailed 13 races Gold: Ruggeri Tita & Caterina Marianna Banti, Italy Silver: Mateo Majdalani & Eugenia Bosch, Argentina Bronze: Mica Wilkonson & Erica Dawson, New Zealand |
| Kite (Men/Women) Formula Kite. Premiere for kitesurfing and premiere for kites with foils: Speed, action and with a “final four” a totally different format for the medal decision on the final day of racing. Men: 20 athletes sailed 7 races, semifinals and finals Gold: Valentin Bontus, Austria Silver: Toni Vodisek, Slovenia Bronze: Maximilian Maeder, Singapore Women: 20 athletes sailed 6 races, semifinals and finals Gold: Eleanor Aldridge, Great Britain Silver: Lauriane Nolot, France Bronze: Annelous Lammerts, Netherlands |
| “The Executive Board of the European Sailing Federation is especially excited with its European members about the great results. We congratulate you!”, EUROSAF president Josep M. Pla summarizes. Fotocredit: World Sailing |
