Sailing/Yachting is an

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starting from the Games of the 1st

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( 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled

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, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1980 consisted of a total of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 19 to 29 July 1980 of the coast of

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(district of

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, in present-day

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), in that time and annexed part of the

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at the

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. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.

Venue

Olympic Yachting Centre Pirita (Open Street Map)

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. Since Moscow was not a suitable place the

Olympic Yachting Centre in Pirita Tallinn Olympic Yachting Centre ( et, Tallinna Olümpiapurjespordikeskus, abbreviated TOP; also ''Pirita Yachting Centre'') is a sport complex in Pirita, Tallinn, Estonia. The complex built in 1980 as sailing infrastructure for 1980 Summer Olymp ...

was constructed for the 1980 Olympic Sailing event.

Competition

Overview

Continents

* Europe * Africa * Americas

Countries

1980 Olympic boycott

The boycott influenced most sailing events. For example, in the

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 ...

, the Canadian world champion team of

Glen Dexter Glen Vincent Dexter (born 1 November 1952) is a Canadian former sailor who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the youngest Olympic sailing crew at the 1976 Olympics, with fellow sailors Andreas Josenhans and Sandy MacMillan. ...

Andreas Josenhans Andreas Josenhans (born 12 September 1950) is a German-born Canadian sailor who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Career He was a member of the youngest of the Olympic sailing crews at the Montreal 1976 Olympics, with fellow sailors Glen Dex ...

and andy McMillanwere absent. In several countries alternative sailing events, like a Flying Dutchman event in Luxembourg, were organized.

Classes (equipment)

Medal summary

Winners of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow Sailing Tallinn 23 February 2015

Medal table

Remarks

Sailors

During the sailing regattas at the 1980 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: * , Valentin Mankin multi medalist in the Star * ,

Mihai Butucaru Mihai Butucaru (born 29 January 1958) is a Romanian sailor. He competed in the Finn event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), of ...

later committee member of EurosafEurosaf
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References

Sources

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