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starting from the Games of the 1st

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, Greece). With the exception of

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and possibly the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1992 consisted of a total of ten sailing classes (disciplines). For each class races were scheduled from 27 July 1992 to 4 August 1992 of the coast of

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on the

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Venue

300px, left, Barcelona Olympic Course Areas 1992. According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or as close as possible to the city which the IOC has chosen. The weather conditions in Barcelona were found suitable for sailing. The waterfront of Barcelona was completely restructured for the Olympics. The Olympic port became one of the key Olympic areas of Barcelona. The Olympic sailing competition was held in the Mediterranean waters outside the Olympic Harbor. The new harbor was designed to be the base for the Olympic sailors and a key factor in the opening up of the city to the sea. This was achieved by a Special Town Plan for the “Parc de Mar” Area including a harbor which satisfy the requirements of sailors and organizers. The new harbor serves after the Games as a marina. A total of five race areas were created on the Mediterranean Sea.

Competition

Overview

Continents

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* North America *

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Countries

Classes (equipment)

Medal summary

Women's Events

Men's Events

Mixed Events

Medal table

Further information

Sailing

* It was the first Olympic sailing contest where, besides fleet racing, a combination format of fleetracing and

match racing A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head. In sailboat racing it is differentiated from a fleet race, which almost always involves three or more competitors competing against each other, and team racing where teams consi ...

was also used.

Soling The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as " Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soli ...

employed this latter format.

Sailors

During the sailing regattas at the 1992 Summer Olympics the following people notable outside sailing took part: * Royalty ** , Prince Felipe of

(later King Felipe VI), as midperson in the Soling

Notes

References

* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sailing At The 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 in sailing 1992 Summer Olympics events 1992