Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:Sailing
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:Weymouth
Portland
Dates:1 – 6 September
Competitors:80 Sailors
65 Male Sailors
15 Female Sailors
23 Nations
41 Boats
Prev:2008
Next:2016

Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] in London was held from August in Weymouth and Portland. XYZ competitors representing XYZ countries will compete in three keelboat classes - the 2.4mR, the SKUD 18, and the Sonar, took part in sailing in the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Competitors had a wide range of physical disabilities including degenerative nerve disease, blindness, missing limbs and polio.

Boats were prepared and launched from the docks of the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy.

Events

Three sailing events were held. All were mixed events, meaning that men and women could compete together.

International disability classification in sailing is done by a committee, which gives each competitor a number score with lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability. Sailors were classified under the IFDS Functional Classification System. To take part in Paralympic sailing, an athlete must have a score of 7 or less.

Event BoatClassifications
Open Single-Person Keelboat2.4mRAll sailors are required to have a minimal disability or a higher level of disability as defined in the FCS 2008-12.
Two-Person Keelboat SKUD 18Crew shall include a female with disability and one severely disabled sailor with a 1-2 point classification.
Open Three-Person Keelboat SonarThe total Sonar crew points shall not exceed 14 points.

The 2-person keelboat (SKUD18) was the only Paralympic class keelboat with a spinnaker, emblazoned with the national flag of each country. Of the 11 countries competing in the SKUD event, all had a female competitor with a disability.

Results

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their sailors (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

One Person Keelboat - 2.4 Metre

16 boats are to take part in the 2.4MR class.

RankAthleteRacewidth=1% rowspan=45Points
width=401width=402width=403width=404width=405width=406width=407width=408width=409width=4010width=4011
(Cancelled)
TotNet
213(11)1114853726
43514(11)611014635
52166(9)46164637
1(17)
44102135326144
672(10)9622645747
387513(17)
33286952
(8)46875777(17) DNS7356
7610153(17)
88738467
99821185(13)1178370
10 105(15)71241596109378
11 13(14)91421091452110187
12 11(13)11357121016(17) DNF
13 14101412(16)3111214911599
14 (15)111298(17) DSQ10111314120103
15 1212131314(17)
14151512137120
16 (16)151616151216(17) OCS1213 148131

Two Person Keelboat - SKUD 18

RankNation (skipper first)Racewidth=1% rowspan=45Points
width=401width=402width=403width=404width=405width=406width=407width=408width=409width=4010width=4011TotNet
122(3)2121121714
3(5)113214232520
21(4)21342352722
4334(12)
433644634
56
666(9)65515546
6775(12)
658467464
868(10)5776897868
7(10)987887778473
108(11)945991187868
10 99578(11)10109108877
11 11111011(12)
101111101110896

Open Three-Person Keelboat - Sonar

RankNation (skipper first)Racewidth=1% rowspan=45Points
width=301width=302width=303width=304width=305width=306width=307width=308width=309width=3010width=3011
Cancelled
TotNet
(8)2211332152820
6168641(9)544940
(10)4545181816137
251(15)
112107235742
48454(13)10
DPI
7235845
13(15)
28973696247
3683285103(13)3022
(12)109636115987967
9(13)39131146778168
10 591076778(12)118168
11 11771010102(13)10108976
12 711(12)1112512121169886
13 131211129(14)13111312119105
14 (14)141313141214141414135121

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-02-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120163941/http://www.london2012.com/paralympic-sailing . 20 January 2012 . dmy-all .