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Tornado
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Tornado
VenueKingston
Dates31 July – 8 August 1976 (1976-07-31 – 1976-08-08)
Competitors29 from 14 nations
Teams14
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  West Germany
1980 →
Sailing at the
1976 Summer Olympics
FinnOpen
470Open
Flying DutchmanOpen
TornadoOpen
TempestOpen
SolingOpen

The Tornado was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 29 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed. It was the time the event had been included on the Olympic sailing program.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total Points Total-1
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Reg White  (GBR) John Osborn 1 0.0 1 0.0 5 10.0 1 0.0 4 8.0 1 0.0 DNS 20.0 38.0 18.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  David McFaull  (USA) Michael Rothwell 8 14.0 10 16.0 1 0.0 4 8.0 2 3.0 2 3.0 4 8.0 52.0 36.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jörg Spengler  (FRG) Jörg Schmall 2 3.0 2 3.0 11 17.0 7 13.0 5 10.0 3 5.7 2 3.0 54.7 37.7
4  Brian Lewis  (AUS) Warren Rock RET 20.0 6 11.7 2 3.0 12 18.0 1 0.0 6 11.7 1 0.0 64.4 44.4
5  Peter Kolni  (SWE) Jörgen Kolni, Sven-Bertil Johansson 9 15.0 7 13.0 3 5.7 2 3.0 9 15.0 12 18.0 3 5.7 75.4 57.4
6  Walter Steiner  (SUI) Albert Schiess 3 5.7 3 5.7 9 15.0 9 15.0 11 17.0 4 8.0 8 14.0 80.4 63.4
7  Larry Woods  (CAN) Michael de la Roche 6 11.7 11 17.0 4 8.0 8 14.0 7 13.0 7 13.0 5 10.0 86.7 69.7
8  Franco Pivoli  (ITA) Cesare Biagi 5 10.0 4 8.0 12 18.0 5 10.0 6 11.7 8 14.0 DSQ 21.0 92.7 71.7
9  Peter Due  (DEN) Per Kjaergaard 4 8.0 5 10.0 13 19.0 3 5.7 12 18.0 11 17.0 10 16.0 93.7 74.7
10  Chris de Cazenove  (FRA) Bruno de Cazenove 7 13.0 9 15.0 7 13.0 11 17.0 8 14.0 5 10.0 6 11.7 93.7 76.7
11  Hans Prack  (AUT) Bernhard Prack 10 16.0 8 14.0 6 11.7 10 16.0 3 5.7 10 16.0 9 15.0 94.4 78.4
12  Vladimir Vassiliev [ru]  (URS) Vyacheslav Tineyev 11 17.0 12 18.0 8 14.0 13 19.0 10 16.0 13 19.0 7 13.0 116.0 97.0
13  Pekka Narko  (FIN) Juha Siira 12 18.0 RET 20.0 10 16.0 6 11.7 14 20.0 9 15.0 DSQ 21.0 121.7 100.7
14  Chris Stater  (PUR) Richard Darmanin 13 19.0 13 19.0 14 20.0 14 20.0 13 19.0 14 20.0 11 17.0 134.0 114.0

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, PMS = Premature Start, YMP = Yacht Materially Prejudiced
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Tornado during the 1976 Summer Olympics

Notes

  1. The 1976 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. Total after applying discard.

References

  1. "Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics: Multihull (Tornado), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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