Men's Laser class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao

Qingdao

' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...

, at the Qingdao International Marina. 43 sailors competed in this Laser dinghy

Laser (dinghy)

The International Laser Class sailboat, also called Laser Standard and the Laser One is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy. According the Laser Class Rules the boat may be sailed by either one or two people, though it is rarely sailed by two. The design, by Bruce Kirby, emphasizes...

 competition.

Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). The points were totaled from the top 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. If a sailor was disqualified or did not complete the race, 44 points were assigned for that race (as there were 43 sailors in this competition). The top 10 sailors at that point competed in the final race, with placings counting double for final score. The sailor with the lowest total score won.

Medalists

Results

Race M is the medal race in which only the top 10 competitors took part.

Rank	Athlete	Race											Net Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
	align=left	|15	2	15	1	9	7	1	4	6	CAN	18	63
	align=left	|24	4	14	6	2	11	18	1	11	CAN	4	71
		6	3	5	36	10	15	11	9	10	CAN	6	75
4		5	8	3	27	17	6	16	8	3	CAN	10	76
5	align=left	|2	5	40	20	24	5	5	17	1	CAN	2	81
6		7	16	8	2	8	13	22	7	2	CAN	20	83
7		1	12	10	28	14	1	2	31	16	CAN	8	92
8	align=left	|19	1	12	9	6	10	30	5	34	CAN	12	104
9	align=left	|13	23	26	5	4	3	28	2	19	CAN	14	109
10	align=left	|10	11	17	10	3	8	13	21	38	CAN	16	109
11		11	14	4	8	7	26	37	19	7	CAN
96
12	align=left	|26	15	7	21	1	21	3	16	17	CAN
101
13	align=left	|8	7	24	14	5	12	14	29	35	CAN
113
14	align=left	|17	25	11	3	28	BFD	19	13	5	CAN
121
15	align=left	|22	21	9	11	DSQ	BFD	9	6	8	CAN
130
16	align=left	|9	19	22	18	16	23	32	20	4	CAN
131
17	align=left	|12	27	33	7	36	4	6	26	18	CAN
133
18	align=left	|4	42	27	19	15	27	7	15	32	CAN
146
19	align=left	|28	6	2	30	20	BFD	DNS	18	9	CAN
157
20	align=left	|40	35	6	4	37	14	10	28	25	CAN
159
21	align=left	|18	26	19	15	19	BFD	27	27	13	CAN
164
22	align=left	|20	28	20	24	26	31	15	10	21	CAN
164
23	align=left	|21	22	21	22	35	20	12	11	40	CAN
164
24	align=left	|16	20	41	37	38	2	4	35	14	CAN
166
25	align=left	|3	34	30	25	21	9	25	23	DNE	CAN
170
26	align=left	|14	18	1	26	32	BFD	8	DSQ	31	CAN
174
27	align=left	|31	17	31	12	12	24	35	22	39	CAN
184
28	align=left	|23	33	37	31	13	17	17	34	22	CAN
190
29	align=left	|25	10	18	41	23	25	20	33	DNE	CAN
195
30	align=left	|27	31	36	23	18	22	24	14	37	CAN
195
31	align=left	|29	36	38	13	29	19	26	DNF	12	CAN
202
32	align=left	|33	37	13	33	27	16	21	30	30	CAN
203
33	align=left	|DSQ	9	39	16	BFD	32	39	12	15	CAN
206
34	align=left	|32	29	34	32	25	18	38	25	20	CAN
215
35	align=left	|36	32	16	17	31	BFD	31	DNF	28	CAN
235
36	align=left	|35	41	29	39	BFD	33	23	3	36	CAN
239
37	align=left	|34	13	32	40	39	BFD	36	24	23	CAN
241
38	align=left	|DSQ	24	28	42	22	34	34	39	26	CAN
249
39	align=left	|39	40	23	29	40	29	33	32	24			249
40	align=left	|37	30	35	38	34	28	29	36	29	CAN
258
41	align=left	|38	38	42	43	11	36	42	38	27	CAN
272
42	align=left	|30	39	25	35	30	35	41	40	33	CAN
277
43	align=left	|41	43	43	34	33	30	40	37	41	CAN
299