Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Laser Radial class
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Women's Laser Radial class competition at the 2008 Summer Olympic regatta
took place from August 12 to 19 in Qingdao
, at the Qingdao International Marina.
28 sailors competed in this Laser Radial
single-handed dinghy racing series.
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, 29 points were assigned for that race (1 more than for a last place finish). 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.
All the medal winners in this event made their Olympic debut at the Beijing
2008 games: Anna Tunnicliffe
of Team USA
won the gold medal, Gintarė Volungevičiūtė (Lithuania) and Xu Lijia
(People's Republic of China) won silver and bronze respectively.
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....
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.
28 sailors competed in this Laser Radial
Laser Radial
The Laser Radial is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser Standard, with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to...
single-handed dinghy racing series.
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, 29 points were assigned for that race (1 more than for a last place finish). 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.
All the medal winners in this event made their Olympic debut at the 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...
2008 games: Anna Tunnicliffe
Anna Tunnicliffe
Anna Tunnicliffe is a sailor, most notably of the women's olympic single-handed . As a member of the 2008 US Olympic team she won a gold medal in the Women's Laser Radial class. In 2008, she also placed second at the women's world championship of the snipe class held in Roquetas de Mar...
of Team USA
Team USA
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won the gold medal, Gintarė Volungevičiūtė (Lithuania) and Xu Lijia
Xu Lijia
Xu Lijia is a female Chinese sports sailor who won a bronze medal for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.She races Laser Radial class single-handed dinghies...
(People's Republic of China) won silver and bronze respectively.
Medalists
Results
Race M was 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 | |||
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4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
2 | 2 | CAN | 4 | 37 | |
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3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
6 | 4 | CAN | 2 | 42 | |
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3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | CAN | 6 | 50 | |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | CAN | 8 | 62 | |
| 5 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 3 | |
1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | CAN | 16 | 77 | |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | |
10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | CAN | 10 | 90 | |
| 7 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | CAN | 18 | 90 | |
| 8 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
CAN | 20 | 91 | |
| 9 | 5 | 21 | 11 | |
21 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | CAN | 12 | 109 | |
| 10 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 18 | |
13 | CAN | 14 | 112 | |
| 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 21 | |
CAN | 98 | ||
| 12 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 6 | |
23 | CAN | 104 | ||
| 13 | 27 | 25 | |
13 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | CAN | 107 | ||
| 14 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 18 | |
5 | 8 | CAN | 107 | ||
| 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | |
7 | 4 | 17 | 14 | CAN | 109 | ||
| 16 | |
12 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 17 | CAN | 111 | ||
| 17 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | |
25 | 7 | CAN | 111 | ||
| 18 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |
CAN | 115 | ||
| 19 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
21 | CAN | 124 | ||
| 20 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 24 | |
18 | 10 | CAN | 127 | ||
| 21 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 20 | |
19 | 13 | 16 | CAN | 127 | ||
| 22 | 10 | 16 | |
21 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 15 | CAN | 128 | ||
| 23 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 15 | |
CAN | 128 | ||
| 24 | |
2 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 19 | CAN | 142 | ||
| 25 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 24 | |
26 | 16 | 3 | CAN | 148 | ||
| 26 | 9 | 26 | 27 | |
14 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 27 | CAN | 163 | ||
| 27 | 7 | |
26 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | CAN | 168 | ||
| 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 23 | |
23 | 27 | 25 | CAN | 202 |