| Event: | Soling |
| Games: | 1972 Summer |
| Dates: | First race: Last race: |
| Competitors: | 80 |
| Nations: | 26 |
| Teams: | 26 |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silvernoc: | SWE |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Next: | 1976 |
The Soling was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled. Only six races were sailed due to weather conditions. 80 sailors, on 26 boats, from 26 nation competed.[1]
Because of insufficient wind the scheduled race in the Soling was postponed on 5 September 1972. Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until 8 September. Finally for the Soling only six regattas took place. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.
| ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
| Date | August | September | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th Sat | 27th Sun | 28th Mon | 29th Tue | 30th Wed | 31st Thu | 1st Fri | 2nd Sat | 3rd Sun | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | ||
| Soling (planning) | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | Spare day | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | Spare day | |||||||
| Soling (actual) | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | Spare day | ● | No wind | Fog | ● | ||||||||
For the Soling course area A (Alpha) was used. The location (54°29'50'’N, 10°22'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle. The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.
These are the results of the Soling event.