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Sailing At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn
The Men's Finn (dinghy), Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics program in Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre. Eleven races were scheduled and completed with one discard. 25 sailors, on 25 boats, from 25 nations competed. Race schedule Course area and course configuration Weather conditions Final results {{Sailing result block , event = Olympics , classinsigna = Finn insigna.png , crew = no , sailno = no , boatsname = no , races = 11 , total = yes , netto = yes , resultlines = {{Sailing result line , year = 2004 , qualified = no , rank = gold , countrycode = GBR , helmsman = {{Sailor, Ben Ainslie , fleetrace01 = {{Fleetrace, place=9, points= 9.0 , fleetrace02 = {{Fleetrace, place=DSQ, points=26.0, discard=yes , fleetrace03 = {{Fleetrace, place=1, po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre
The Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre hosted the sailing events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe .... The center is located about four miles from downtown Athens along the coast. It was officially opened on August 2, 2004, a few weeks before the Olympics, though test events were conducted at the site in August 2002 and 2003. The center had a capacity of 1,600 for the medal ceremonies. After the Olympics, the site was turned over to the private sector (Seirios AE), and will become a marina with a 1,000+ yacht capacity, as part of Athens' revitalized waterfront. References Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic sailing venues Sports venues in Athens Elliniko-Argyroupoli Sailing in Greece Marinas in Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Barker (yachtsman)
Dean Raymond Barker (born 8 April 1973) is a New Zealand yachtsman. He is best known internationally for his participation in America's Cup yacht races. Early life and family Barker was born in 1973 in Takapuna, New Zealand. Barker's father is the New Zealander Ray Barker of the Barkers Clothing retail chain. Dean Barker was educated at Westlake Boys High School. Barker married former New Zealand field hockey representative Mandy Smith in February 2004. They have four children, three daughters; Mia, Olivia & Isla and one son, Matteo. Dean Barker is also a major shareholder iKiwi Yachting Consultants Early sailing career Barker sailed from an early age, starting out in Optimist and P Class dinghies, before graduating to Lasers and Finns. Olympic Games * 1996 – Unsuccessfully trialed to represent New Zealand in the Finn for the 1996 Olympic Games. * 2000 – Did not participate in the New Zealand selection trials due to America's Cup commitments. * 2004 – Represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 FINN Positions During The Serie
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imre Taveter
Imre Taveter (born 21 April 1967, in Keila) is a retired Estonian sailor who specialized in the Finn class. He started sailing in the Optimist class in 1976 at Kalev Yacht Club, in the Pirita district of Tallinn. Taveter won U18 Youth Championships titles of Soviet Union in the Finn class in 1984 and in 1985. He won the European U21 Junior Championships title in the Finn class (Çeşme, Turkey) in 1987. Taveter has won 9 Estonian Championships titles in the Finn class (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003). He ended his career as a full time athlete in 1996. Since then he continued to practice sailing sport as an amateur. He has been selected to compete for Estonia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and has trained on years 1999-2004 at Pärnu Yacht Club. Taveter made his Olympic debut, as a 33-year-old yachtsman, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he finished twenty-second in the Finn class with a grade of 102. In 2001 he starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Marchesini
Michele Marchesini (born 30 April 1968) is an Italian sailor. He competed in the Finn event at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Italian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Italy Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn Sportspeople from Verona 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Colla
Alejandro Juan Colla (born 26 December 1970) is an Argentine sailor. He competed in the Finn event at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes .... References External links * * 1970 births Living people Argentine male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Argentina Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Krutskikh
Vladimir Krutskikh (born 24 April 1973) is a Russian sailor. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes .... References External links * 1973 births Living people Russian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Russia Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn Finn masters world champions World champions in sailing for Russia Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gašper Vinčec
Gašper Vinčec (born 5 April 1981) is a Slovenian former sailor, who specialized in the Finn class. He represented his country Slovenia in two editions of the Summer Olympic Games (2004 and 2008) and came closest to the medal haul in the final race of his signature fleet, finishing in seventh place. Outside his Olympic career, Vinčec picked up a bronze at the 2007 ISAF Worlds in Cascais, Portugal, becoming the first Slovenian sailor to ascend the podium since the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. A member of the country's Finn yacht club (), Vinčec trained most of his competitive sporting career under the tutelage of his personal coach Roman Teply. Vinčec made his Olympic debut in Athens 2004, sailing in the Finn class. There, he accumulated a net grade of 151 points to obtain the lowly twentieth overall spot out of 25 entrants at the end of the eleven-race series. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Vinčec qualified for his second Slovenian team in the open Finn class. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaap Zielhuis
Jacob Dirk "Jaap" Zielhuis (born 2 July 1966 in Heerde) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Zielhuis represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Zielhuis took 19th place in the Finn. During the Sydney Olympics 2000 Zielhuis was coach of the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team. Nowadays Zielhuis is coach of the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team The Royal Netherlands Watersport Association () is the national governing body for the sports of sailing, surfing, and canoeing in the Netherlands, recognised by World Sailing, the global governing body for the sport of sailing. History The org .... Further reading 2000 Olympics (Sydney) * * 2004 Olympics (Athens) * * References Living people 1966 births People from Heerde Dutch male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn Olympic sailors for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Gelderland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Clarke (sailor)
Richard Clarke (born 20 November 1968, in Toronto) is a Canadian former yacht racer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... In 2001–02, he was a crewmember on Illbruck in the Volvo Ocean Race. References 1968 births Living people Sailors (sport) from Toronto Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Canada Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Star Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Sailors at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists in sailing Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Fellmann
Michael Fellmann (born 20 December 1969) is a German sailor. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes .... References External links * * 1969 births Living people German male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Germany Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn Sportspeople from Kempten im Allgäu 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
