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Sailing At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 470
The Men's 470 Class Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 24 July to 1 August 1996 in Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ..., United States. Points were awarded based on placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled and sailed. Each team had two discards, meaning each team was allowed to discard their two worst results. Results Daily standings Conditions at the 470 course areas Notes References * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 470 470 Men 470 class sailing competitions Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Britain, British British America, colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's Georgia (U.S. state)#Major cities, fifth-most-populous city, with a 2024 estimated population of 148,808. The Savannah metropolitan area, Georgia's List of metropolitan areas in Georgia (U.S. state), third-largest, had an estimated population of 431,589 in 2024. Savannah attracts millions of visitors each year to its cobblestone streets, parks, and notable historic buildings. These include the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeniy Burmatnov
Yevgeny Burmatnov (born 19 April 1966) is a Russian sailor. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1966 births Living people Russian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the Unified Team Olympic sailors for Russia Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Rensch
Ronald Rensch (8 July 1966 – 7 December 2021) was a German sailor. He competed in the men's 470 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1966 births 2021 deaths German male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Germany Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Sportspeople from Neuruppin 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Trigkonis
Konstantinos Trigkonis (; 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 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 .... 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] |
Andreas Kosmatopoulos
Andreas Kosmatopoulos (born 26 September 1968) is a Greek yacht racer who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Personal Kosmatopoulos is married with Işın Şahinöz. He also married with Sofia Bekatorou Sofia Bekatorou (; born 26 December 1977) is a Greek sailing champion. Career She has participated in over hundreds of main class events including 2004 Summer Olympics sailing competition, where she won the gold medal in the women's double- ... and they have two children. References External links * 1968 births Living people Greek male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Greece Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 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 – 470 Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toomas Tõniste
Toomas Tõniste (born 26 April 1967) is an Estonian sailor and politician, and the former Minister of Finance. Career in sports Tõniste competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He won a silver and a bronze medal in the men's 470 class, for the Soviet Union (silver, 1988) and for Estonia (bronze, 1992). He did so with his twin brother Tõnu Tõniste. Education Tõniste graduated from Tallinn University. Career in politics Between 2007 and 2015, Tõniste was a member of the 11th and 12th Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia), serving as Chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs. On 7 June 2017, Tõniste replaced Sven Sester as Minister of Finance of Estonia. Other activities European Union organizations * European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors * European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors International organizations * European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnu Tõniste
Tõnu Tõniste (born 26 April 1967) is an Estonian Olympic sailor. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988, winning a silver and a bronze medal in the men's 470 class The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. Equipped with a spinnaker, trapeze and a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, it is designed to plane easily, and good teamwork i ..., for the Soviet Union (silver, 1988) and for Estonia (bronze, 1992). He did so with his twin brother Toomas Tõniste. Now he is sailing in team Lenny in the Melges 24 class. References External links Melges 24 Hall of Fame, Corinthian Melges 24 European Champions by Year melges24.com ** 2011 Aarhus, Denmark Tõnu Tõniste (EST) ** 2014 Balatonfüred, Hungary Tõnu Tõniste (EST) * * * * 1967 births Living people Sailors (sport) from Tallinn Estonian male sailors (sport) Soviet male sailors (sport) Estonian twins Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiko Sánchez
Francisco Sánchez Luna, known as Kiko Sánchez (born 19 September 1965) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 470 class at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ..., together with Jordi Calafat. References External links * 1965 births Living people Spanish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Spain Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 470 class world champions World champions in sailing for Spain 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Calafat
Jordi Calafat (born 27 June 1968) is a Spanish sailor and Olympic champion. He won the Optimist World Championship in 1983. He also won a gold medal in the 470 Class at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Kiko Sánchez. He joined Alinghi and helped them prepare for the 2007 America's Cup The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and '' Match Race'' in the sport of sailing. As per the Deed of Gift .... References External links * 1968 births Living people Spanish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Spain Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 470 class world champions Optimist class world champions TP 52 class world champions World champions in saili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Burnham
Kevin Lobdell Burnham (December 21, 1956 – November 27, 2020) was an American two-time Olympic medalist in the sport of sailing. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Morgan Reeser in the 470 class. Having competed in Olympic Trials in 1992, 1996, and 2004, Burnham never gave up on his dream of winning a gold medal. In the 2004 Olympics he won the gold medal with Paul Foerster in the 470 class. Kevin was the oldest gold medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games 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 .... Burnham was an 11-time U.S. champion in various boats. He was a sailing coach for various international teams, and he was the Head International 420 Coach for LIMA, The Long Island Mid Atlantic Sailing Team, from September 2015 until March 2017. Burnham died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Reeser
Morgan Irwin Reeser (born November 14, 1962) is a sailor from the United States, who competed in two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Kevin Burnham in the Men's 470 class and lost out on a second medal after being scored OCS during the final race of the 1996 Olympic Games. He won the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship and was named College Sailor of the Year twice, in 1983 and 1984. Reeser coached Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa of Greece to an Olympic gold medal in the women's 470 class in 1992. He also coached Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain to an Olympic silver medal in men's 470 class in 2012. He has won 23 world championships in classes such as the Melges 20, Melges 32, Etchells, and J70. He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale ( ) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Rodríguez (sailor)
Martín Rodríguez (born 5 October 1974) is an Argentine sailor. He competed in the men's 470 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1974 births Living people Argentine male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Argentina Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
