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Sailing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn
The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races (the last one a medal race) were scheduled. Only nine races were completed, including the medal race, due to lack of wind. 26 sailors, on 26 boats, from 26 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race. Race schedule Course areas and course configurations For the Finn course areas A and E (Pink) were used. The location ''(36°2'23"N, 120°23'12"E)'' points to the center of the 0.6 nm radius Yellow course area and the location ''(36°2'44"N, 120°28'9"E)'' points to the center of the 0.75 nm radius Pink course area. The target time for the course was about 75 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:70 Degree Trapezoid Outer Course 2008 Sailing Olympic ... [...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 Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, Windsurfing, windsurfer, or Kitesurfing, kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (Land sa ... 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 car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Couto
Eduardo Couto (born 18 March 1985) is a Brazilian former sailor, who specialized in the Laser Radial and Finn classes. He won a gold medal in the Laser Radial boat at the class-associated 2005 Worlds in Fortaleza, before switching to a heavyweight division on his only Olympic trip to Beijing 2008. Couto is a member of the Rio de Janeiro Yacht Club (). Couto competed for the Brazilian sailing squad in the Finn class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as .... Nearly six months earlier, he was selected over the teenager Jorge Zarif to lock the country's top Finn berth for the Games, based on his aggregate scores in a lineup of international regattas approved by the Brazilian Sailing Confederation. Couto enjoyed the series comfortabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhonny Senen Bilbao Bande
Jhonny Senen Bilbao Bande (born 9 October 1974) is a Venezuelan former sailor, who specialized in the Finn class. He represented his nation Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing last out of 26 registered sailors. A member of Centro de Vela Ligera in his native Anzoategui province, Bilbao trained for the country's sailing federation under the tutelage of his personal coach and father José. Bilbao competed for the Venezuelan sailing squad, as a 33-year-old, in the Finn class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Building up to his Olympic selection, he formally accepted a berth forfeited by Germany, as the next highest-ranked sailor vying for qualification, at the Finn Gold Cup in Melbourne, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... Bilbao accumu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Maier (sailor)
Michal Maier (born May 7, 1964) is a Czech sailor. He competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics in the Finn class: 1996 (14th position) 2000 (19th), 2004 (15th), 2008 (25th) and 2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ... (21st). Maier was the oldest among Czech participants at the 2012 Olympics, with an age of at time of his closing race. References External links * 1964 births Living people Czech male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the Czech Republic Finn masters world champions World champions in sailing for the Czech Republic Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Peng (sailor)
Zhang Peng (born 1981-06-04 in Qingdao, Shandong) 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 officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro .... Peng placed 24th in the Finn Heavyweight Dinghy Mixed event. Major performances *2001 National Games – 2nd Finn class; *2002/2005/2006/2007 National Championships – 1st Finn class; *2005/2007/2008 National Champions Tournament – 1st Finn class References 1981 births Living people Chinese male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for China Sportspeople from Qingdao Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn {{PRChina-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nachhatar Singh Johal
Nachhatar Singh Johal (born 1979) is an Indian sailor. He was born in Jalandhar, Punjab. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ..., where he placed 23rd in the '' Finn class''. References External links * 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Jalandhar Indian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for India Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn {{India-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haris Papadopoulos
Haris Papadopoulos (; born 26 October 1983) is a Cypriot dinghy sailor, who specialized in the Laser and Finn classes. As of October 2012, he is ranked no. 50 in the world for the Finn class by the International Sailing Federation. Papadopoulos made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed twenty-eighth out of forty-two sailors in the open laser class by one point shorter of his record from Canada's Bernard Luttmer, attaining a net score of 244. Four years after competing in his last Olympics, Papadopoulos qualified for his second Cypriot team, as a 24-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by finishing twenty-ninth from the Finn Gold Cup in Melbourne, Australia. He placed twenty-second in the preliminary races of the open Finn class, by three points larger of his record from Ireland's Tim Goodbody Tim Goodbody (born 1983) is an Irish sailor. He competed at the 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Goodbody
Tim Goodbody (born 1983) is an Irish sailor. He competed at the 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ... Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he placed 21st in the Finn class. References External links * 1983 births Living people Irish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Ireland Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors (sport) from Dublin (city) 21st-century Irish sportsmen {{Ireland-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Kemal Tüfekçi
Ali Kemal Tüfekçi (born 8 September 1973) is a Turkish former sailor, who specialized in the Laser and Finn classes. He represented his country Turkey in the single-handed boat at the 2000 Summer Olympics, before switching to a heavyweight version on his second trip to Beijing 2008. Tüfekçi trained throughout his sporting career for Istanbul Sailing Club (). Tüfekçi made his Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, sailing in the Laser class. There, he accumulated a net grade of 254 points to take a lowly thirty-fourth overall spot out of 43 entrants at the end of the eleven-race series. Tüfekçi sought to bid for his second consecutive trip to the Games in Athens 2004, but he lost to the newcomer and eventual two-time Olympian Kemal Muslubaş based on the federation's selection criteria. Eight years after his maiden Games, Tüfekçi gained some weight and thereby moved to the larger Finn class for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Building up to his Olympic selection, he fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peer Moberg
Peer Moberg (born 14 February 1971) is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received a bronze medal in the ''Laser class''. He competed in the Finn class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as .... References External links * * 1971 births Living people Norwegian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Norway Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in sailing 5.5 Metre class sailors Europe class sailors Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Norwegian spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapio Nirkko
Tapio Kalevi Nirkko (born 24 August 1984 in Espoo) is a Finnish 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, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in the Men's Finn class. References Finnish male sailors (sport) Living people Olympic sailors for Finland Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Finn Sportspeople from Espoo 1984 births Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Finn 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Skornyakov
Eduard Mikhaylovich Skornyakov (Эдуард Михайлович Скорняков, born 16 October 1980) is a Russian sailor. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he placed 17th in the Finn class. He competed in the same class at 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 ..., finishing in 17th again. References External links * * * 1980 births Living people Russian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Russia Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Finn 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
