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Sailing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Tornado
The Mixed Tornado was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 30 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race. Race schedule Course areas and course configurations For the Tornado 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°2'44"N, 120°28'9"E)'' points to the center of the 0.75nm radius Pink course area. The target time for the course was about 60 minutes for the races and 30 minutes for the medal race. The race management could choose from several course configurations. File:Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Course area's.png, Course Areas File:Windward Leeward Tornado 2008 Sailing Olympics.png, Windward - Leeward Course (W) Windward-leeward courses * W2: Start – ... [...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] |
Edoardo Bianchi (sailor)
Edoardo Bianchi (born 25 May 1985) is an Italian former sailor, who specialized in the multihull ( Tornado) class. Together with his partner Francesco Marcolini, he was named one of the country's top sailors in the mixed multihull catamaran for two consecutive Olympic editions (2004 and 2008), finishing each in the top ten, respectively. A member of Yacht Club Italiano in his native Genoa, Bianchi trained most of his competitive sailing career under the tutelage of his personal coach and Barcelona 1992 Olympian Angelo Glisoni. Bianchi made his Olympic debut in Athens 2004, sailing with the 33-year-old skipper Marcolini in the Tornado class. There, the Italian duo rocketed to a solid tenth overall spot against a 17-boat fleet at the end of eleven-race series, accumulating a net grade of 78 points. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Bianchi competed for the second time with Marcolini in the Tornado class. Building up their Olympic selection, the Italian duo finished a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Youjia
Luo Youjia (; born 1977-09-13 in Dongfang, Hainan) is a male Chinese sports sailor who competed for Team China 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 .... He competed with Chen Xiuke. Luo Youjia's English name is Jacky. Major performances *1997/2005 National Games - 8th/7th 470 class References * http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5142 1977 births Living people Chinese male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for China Sportspeople from Hainan Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Tornado People from Dongfang {{PRChina-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andriy Shafranyuk
Andriy Olehovych Shafranyuk ( uk, Андрій Олегович Шафранюк, also transliterated Shafraniuk, born 9 February 1984) is a Ukrainian former sailor, who specialized in the multihull ( Tornado) class. Together with his partner Pavlo Kalynchev, he was named one of the country's top sailors in the mixed multihull catamaran for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in a distant thirteenth position. Throughout his competitive sporting career, Shafranyuk trained as a member of the sailing squad for Ukraïna Mykolaïv. Shafranyuk competed for the Ukrainian sailing squad, as a crew member in the Tornado class, 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 ... in Beijing. Leading up to their maiden Games, he and skipper Kalynchev formally acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlo Kalynchev
Pavlo Pavlovych Kalynchev ( uk, Павло Павлович Калінчев; born 6 June 1981) is a Ukrainian former sailor, who specialized in the multihull ( Tornado) class. Together with his partner Andriy Shafranyuk, he was named one of the country's top sailors in the mixed multihull catamaran for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in a distant thirteenth position. Throughout his competitive sporting career, Kalynchev trained as a member of the sailing squad for Ukraïna Mykolaïv. Kalynchev competed for the Ukrainian sailing squad, as a skipper in the Tornado class, 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 ... in Beijing. Leading up to their maiden Games, he and crew member Shafranyuk formally accepted a berth forfeited by New Zealand, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Godefroid
Sébastien (Sebbe) Godefroid (born 19 March 1971) is a Belgian sailor. He won a silver medal in sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He also competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, but has not won another medal. He placed 7th in both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was the Belgian flag bearer during the opening ceremony. He ultimately placed 12th alongside his helmsman Carolijn Brouwer in the Tornado-class. Results * 1996: 3rd European Championship Finn * 1996: 2nd Olympic Games Atlanta Finn * 1998: 1st European Championship Finn * 2000: 2nd World Championship Finn * 2000: 7th Olympic Games Sidney Finn * 2001: 3rd European Championship Finn * 2001: 1st World Championship Finn * 2004: 7th Olympic Games Athens Finn * 2007: 2nd World Championship Tornado (with Carolijn Brouwer) * 2008: 12th Olympic Games Beijing Tornado (with Carolijn Brouwer Carolijn Mariëlle Brouwer (born 25 July 1973, in Leiden) is a sailor fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolijn Brouwer (sailor)
Carolijn Mariëlle Brouwer (born 25 July 1973, in Leiden) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented this country for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Brouwer as helmsman of the Dutch with Alexandra Verbeek as crew took the 13th place in the Women's 470. In the 2004 Olympics Brouwer returned to the Olympics in Europe and took 19th place. Brouwer than switched to the Tornado and qualified for the 2008 Olympics. However this time she sailed for Belgium. As helmsman, with crew Sébastien Godefroid she took 12th place. She received the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award in 1998 and 2018. Brouwer was crewmember in three Volvo Ocean Races: * '' Amer Sports Too'' in 2001–02 (8th edition) * ''Team SCA ''Team SCA'' is a Volvo Ocean 65 yacht. She finished sixth in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race skippered by Samantha Davies. Following the race, the boat was refitted for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race but did not compete. The boat was renamed ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Espagnon
Christophe Espagnon (born 6 January 1976) is a French sailor, who specialized in the multihull ( Tornado) class. Together with his partner Xavier Revil, he was named one of the country's top sailors in the mixed multihull catamaran for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in a distant eleventh position. Outside his Olympic career, he and Revil gave the home crowd a further reason to celebrate with a bronze-medal finish at the 2005 Tornado Worlds in La Rochelle. A member of La Rochelle Sailing Regatta (french: Société des Régates Rochelaises), Espagnon trained most of his competitive sporting career under the tutelage of his personal coach Philippe Neiras. Espagnon competed for the French sailing squad, as a 32-year-old crew member in the Tornado class, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Building up their Olympic selection, he and skipper Revil finished a credible sixth in the golden fleet phase to lock one of the eleven quota places offered at the 2007 ISAF Worlds in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Revil
Xavier Revil (born 28 May 1971) is a French sailor, who specialized in the multihull ( Tornado) class. Together with his partner Christophe Espagnon, he was named one of the country's top sailors in the mixed multihull catamaran for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in a distant eleventh position. Outside his Olympic career, he and Espagnon gave the home crowd a further reason to celebrate with a bronze-medal finish at the 2005 Tornado Worlds in La Rochelle. A member of the local sailing regatta club in his current hometown Annecy (french: Société des Régates à Voile d'Annecy), Revil trained most of his competitive sporting career under the tutelage of his personal coach Philippe Neiras. Revil competed for the French sailing squad, as a 37-year-old skipper in the Tornado class, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Building up their Olympic selection, he and crew member Espagnon finished a credible sixth in the golden fleet phase to lock one of the eleven quota places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Trigkonis
Konstantinos Trigkonis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Τριγκώνης; born 2 July 1970) is a Greek yacht racer. He competed in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 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 .... References External links * 1970 births Living people Greek male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Greece Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Tornado Tornado class world champions F18 class world champions World champions in sailing for Greece {{Greece-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iordanis Paschalidis
Iordanis Paschalidis (born 1 February 1967) is a Greek yacht racer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 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 .... References 1967 births Living people Greek male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Greece Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Tornado Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Tornado Tornado class world champions F18 class world champions World champions in sailing for Greece {{Greece-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Peter Steinacher
Hans-Peter Steinacher (born 9 September 1968 in Zell am See) is an Austrian sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the '' Tornado class'' with Roman Hagara at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They won the gold medal again at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Along with his teammate Roman Hagara, he has won the Austrian Sports Personality of the Year twice, in 2000 and 2004. In December 2021 Alinghi founder Ernesto Bertarelli Hans Peter Steinacher announced the launch of the new Alinghi Red Bull Racing. Bertarelli will continue to represent the Société Nautique de Genève, the yacht club they won the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, the 2003 America's Cup, and the 2007 America's Cup for. America's Cup & Red Bull Youth America's Cup Since 2009 he has focused more on the big boat scene with Roman Hagara, including competing on an America's Cup yacht at Hagara-Steinacher Racing (HS Racing) in the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series. Under the flag of the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
