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Sailing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er
The mixed 49er was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Sixteen races (last one a medal race) were scheduled. Only thirteen races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 38 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race. Race schedule Course areas and course configurations For the 49er course areas A and E were used. The location ''(36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E)'' points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Yellow course area and the location ''(36°2'21"N, 120°25'32"E)'' points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Red course area. The target time for the course was about 30 minutes for all races. The race management could choose from several lengths of the course configuration. File:Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Course area's.png, Course Areas File:Windward - Leeward 2008 Sailing Olympics.png, Windward - Leeward Course (W) Windwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingdao International Sailing Centre
The Qingdao International Sailing Centre () is a sailing marina located on the former site of the Beihai Shipyard by Qingdao's Fushan Bay at Shandong Province in China. It was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions. Wind conditions vary greatly from very light winds to +15 knots. During the Olympic competitions, fog was also an occasional factor. The venue hosted “Good Luck Beijing - 2006" and in May 2008, the IFDS Qingdao International Regatta, where Olympic and Paralympic sailors got a headstart on familiarizing themselves with the venue and weather conditions. Access from the Qingdao Paralympic Village to the dock, work areas, etc. was provided by numerous golf carts making endless daytime rounds. Both ends of the work area had two cranes apiece, which could lift large keelboats like the Sonar from cradles and lower these into the water. At night, a laser light show from the main breakwater lighthouse would play from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Fonseca
André Otto da Fonseca (born 8 August 1978) is a Brazilian sailor, who specialized in the double-dinghy (470) and skiff ( 49er) classes. A three-time Olympian (2000, 2004, and 2008), he started his career as a double-handed dinghy sailor in Sydney, before switching to the skiff for the remaining two editions of the Games, finishing in sixth and seventh place, respectively. A Florianópolis native, Fonseca trained most of his competitive sporting career at Santa Catarina Yacht Club ( pt, Iate Clube de Santa Catarina). Fonseca made his Olympic debut in Sydney 2000. There, he and his partner Alexandre Paradeda finished twenty-sixth in the men's 470 class with a net grade of 171, sparing them from the sterns of the fleet by a 33-point edge over the Hungarian duo of Marcell Goszleth and Ádám Szörényi. Fonseca switched to the skiff boat with his new partner Rodrigo Duarte and eventually surprised the 19-crew fleet with a spectacular sixth overall position in the 49er at his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frode Bovim
Frode Bovim (born 22 August 1977) is a Norwegian sailor. He received a silver medal in the '' 49er class'' at the 2003 world championships, together with Christoffer Sundby.World Championship – Sailing Medalists – ''hickoksports.com'' (Retrieved on August 17, 2008) He competed at the in together with Christoffer Sundby, where they finished 4th in the ''49er class''. At the |
Christopher Gundersen
Christopher Maxo Guldahl Gundersen (born 16 October 1983) is a Norwegian sailing (sport), sailor and world champion. He received a gold medal in the Europe (dinghy), Europe class at the 2004 Europe World Championships, World Championships. Gundersen lives permanently in Oslo, together with his wife, the former sailor Siren Sundby. He studied medicine at the University of Oslo. He competed in the 49er (dinghy), 49er class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. References External links * * * 1983 births Living people Norwegian male sailors (sport) Europe class world champions World champions in sailing for Norway Olympic sailors for Norway Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er Sportspeople from Bærum {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukio Makino
is a Japanese sailor. He belongs to Toyota Motor East Japan. Life and career Makino was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on May 6, 1980. He graduated from Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. In 2008, he participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and placed 12th in Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification, 49er class. In the men's 49er class at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he placed 18th. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics, he paired up with Kenji Takahashi in men's 49er class, and placed 18th. References 1980 births Living people Japanese male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Japan Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er Sportspeople from Kumamoto Prefecture {{Japan-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Ishibashi
is a Japanese sailor. He competed in the 49er event at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ... and finished in 12th position. References External links * * 1973 births Living people Japanese male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Japan Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er Sportspeople from Fukuoka Prefecture {{Japan-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Andrade
Francisco Catalão Rebelo Andrade (born August 6, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Portuguese sailor. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in the 49er class, finishing in 11th and 8th place respectively. References External links * * 1980 births Living people Portuguese male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Portugal Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er {{Portugal-yachtracing-bio-stub Portuguese people of Brazilian descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Lima
Jorge Manuel Roxo Martins de Lima (born 29 January 1981) is a Portuguese sailor who specialized in Soozie ( 49er). He represented Portugal, along with his partner Francisco Andrade, at the 2008, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He has trained for Cascais Naval Club ( pt, Clube Naval de Cascais) throughout most of his sporting career under his personal coach Pedro Pinto. As of September 2014, Lima is ranked twenty-fourth in the world for the men's skiff class by the International Sailing Federation, following his successes at the European Championships, and 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain. Lima qualified as a skipper for the Portuguese squad in the 49er class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by placing twelfth and receiving a berth from the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Teaming with crew member Francisco Andrade in the opening series, the Portuguese duo recorded a net score of 100 points to establish an eleventh-place finish in a flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yann Rocherieux
Yann Rocherieux (born 13 January 1983) is a French yacht racer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ... in the skiff event with Emmanuel Dyen finishing 10th. References 1983 births Living people French male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for France Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Dyen
Emmanuel Dyen (born 29 June 1979) is a French sailor. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er, 49er class. References External links * * 1979 births Living people French male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for France Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 49er {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Rhodes (sailor)
Ben Christopher Rhodes (born 10 May 1981 in Southampton) is a British sailor. Together with teammate Stevie Morrison, Rhodes became the 2007 World champion in the 49er boat. In 2008, they won the silver medal in the same event, behind the Australians Nathan Outteridge and Ben Austin, while in 2006, they won the bronze medal. Education Rhodes was educated at two co-educational independent schools: at ''St. Peter's School'' in the coastal village of Lympstone in Devon, followed by ''Exeter School'', in the city of Exeter (also in Devon), in South West England. Life and career Rhodes started sailing at age five at the Exe Sailing club in Exmouth along with Morrison. Rhodes was said to be far more interested in sailing than Steve, who preferred to watch football. They came in sixth at their first world championship in 2003, and picked up their first gold at the 2006 European Championships. He has three superstitions: his boat has to have a name, he salutes magpies, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Morrison
Stephen James "Stevie" Morrison (born 25 November 1978, in Eastbourne) is a successful British yachtsman who has enjoyed success in a classes from the International Cadet to the 49er. He is the son of Phil Morrison, the British yacht designer. Education Morrison was educated at The Beacon Church of England Primary School, a voluntary aided state primary school in the port city of Exmouth in Devon, followed by Exeter School, a co-educational independent school in the city of Exeter (also in Devon), in South West England. Life and career Together with teammate Ben Rhodes, Morrison became the 2007 World champion in the 49er dinghy. In 2008 they won the silver medal in the same event, behind the Australians Nathan Outteridge and Ben Austin, while in 2006 they won the bronze medal. That same year Morrison won the European 49er title. Other sailing results ;Other achievements :2005 – Medemblik, Holland Regatta, 1st, 49er :2006 – Hyères, Semaine Olympique Française, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
