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Sailing

Games: 24 games in 19 countries
Events: 35

Sports:

Participants: 4,059 (3,627 men and 432 women) from 115 countries
Youngest Participant: POR Frederico Burnay (12 years, 319 days), 1924 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: BAH Durward Knowles (70 years, 323 days), 1988 Summer Games
Top Athlete Medalist(s): BRA Torben Grael (5 medals)
Top Country Medalist(s): USA United States (59 medals)

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Country Medal Leaders

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 19 23 17 59
2 Great Britain 24 15 11 50
3 France 14 12 16 42
4 Sweden 9 12 12 33
5 Norway 17 11 3 31
6 Denmark 12 8 6 26
7 Australia 7 4 8 19
8 Netherlands 4 8 6 18
9 Spain 11 5 1 17
10 New Zealand 7 4 5 16
11 Brazil 6 3 7 16
12 Germany 4 5 5 14
13 Italy 3 3 8 14
14 Soviet Union 4 5 3 12
15 Finland 2 1 6 9
16 Canada 0 3 6 9
17 Belgium 2 4 2 8
18 Argentina 0 4 4 8
19 Austria 3 4 0 7
20 Greece 3 2 2 7
21 West Germany 2 2 3 7
22 East Germany 2 2 2 6
23 Ukraine 1 2 2 5
24 China 1 2 1 4
25 Switzerland 1 2 1 4
26 Portugal 0 2 2 4
27 Mixed team 2 0 1 3
28 Israel 1 0 2 3
29 Bahamas 1 0 1 2
30 Poland 1 0 1 2
31 Russia 0 1 1 2
32 Slovenia 0 1 1 2
33 Japan 0 1 1 2
34 Estonia 0 0 2 2
35 Hong Kong 1 0 0 1
36 Netherlands Antilles 0 1 0 1
37 Lithuania 0 1 0 1
38 Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
39 Cuba 0 1 0 1
40 Ireland 0 1 0 1
41 United States Virgin Islands 0 1 0 1
42 Hungary 0 0 1 1

Athlete Medal Leaders

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Torben Grael (BRA) 2 1 2 5
2 Paul Elvstrøm (DEN) 4 0 0 4
3 Ben Ainslie (GBR) 3 1 0 4
4 Jochen Schümann (GDR, GER) 3 1 0 4
5 Valentin Mankin (URS) 3 1 0 4
6 Robert Scheidt (BRA) 2 2 0 4
7 Tore Holm (SWE) 2 0 2 4
8 Alessandra Sensini (ITA) 1 1 2 4
9 Carlos Espínola (ARG) 0 2 2 4
10 Rodney Pattisson (GBR) 2 1 0 3
11 Mark Reynolds (USA) 2 1 0 3
12 Magnus Konow (NOR) 2 1 0 3
13 Jesper Bank (DEN) 2 0 1 3
14 Marcelo Ferreira (BRA) 2 0 1 3
15 Paul Foerster (USA) 1 2 0 3
16 Léon Huybrechts (BEL) 1 2 0 3
17 Ole Berntsen (DEN) 1 1 1 3
18 Barbara Kendall (NZL) 1 1 1 3
19 Martin Hindorff (SWE) 1 0 2 3
20 Ruslana Taran (UKR) 0 1 2 3
21 E. Michelet (FRA) 0 1 2 3
22 Bob Maas (NED) 0 1 2 3
23 Jacques Baudrier (FRA) 0 1 2 3

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