| Soling at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Soling | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Kingston | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 19 to 27 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 72 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| Finn | Open |
| 470 | Open |
| Flying Dutchman | Open |
| Tornado | Open |
| Tempest | Open |
| Soling | Open |
The Soling was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario . Seven races were scheduled. 72 sailors, on 24 boats, from 24 nations competed. [1]
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Total | Total – discard | |||||||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||
 |  Denmark | Poul Richard Høj Jensen  | Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hansen | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 13 | 19.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 65.7 | 46.7 | ||
 |  United States | John Kolius | Walter Glasgow Richard Hoepfner | 8 | 14.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 64.4 | 47.4 | ||
 |  East Germany | Dieter Below | Michael Zachries Olaf Engelhardt | 5 | 10.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 60.4 | 47.4 | ||
| 4 |  Soviet Union | Boris Budnikov | Valentin Zamotaykin Nikolai Poliakov | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 81.7 | 48.7 | ||
| 5 |  Netherlands | Geert Bakker | Pieter Keijzer Harald de Vlaming | 14 | 20.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 88.0 | 58.0 | ||
| 6 |  West Germany | Willy Kuhweide | Karsten Meyer Axel May | 7 | 13.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 77.7 | 60.7 | ||
| 7 |  France | Patrick Haegeli | Patrick Oeuvrard Bruno Trouble | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 12 | 18.7 | 87.0 | 64.0 | ||
| 8 |  Canada | Glen Dexter | Sandy MacMillan Andreas Josenhans | 9 | 15.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 87.7 | 68.7 | ||
| 9 |  Sweden | Jörgen Sundelin | Peter Sundelin Stefan Sundelin | 3 | 5.7 | 9 | 15.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 91.7 | 71.7 | ||
| 10 |  Brazil | Gastão Brun | Vicente Brun Andreas Wengert | 9 | 15.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 16 | 22.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 104.4 | 81.4 | ||
| 11 |  Australia | David Forbes | John Anderson Denis O'Neil | 19 | 25.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 14 | 20.0 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 13.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 125.7 | 92.7 | ||
| 12 |  Spain | Juan Costas | Humberto Costas Félix Anglada | 10 | 16.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 15.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 117.0 | 95.0 | ||
| 13 |  Great Britain | Iain MacDonald-Smith | Michael Baker-Harber Barry Dunning | 15 | 21.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 14.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 132.0 | 102.0 | ||
| 14 |  Greece | George Andreadis | Konstantinos Lymberakis Georgios Perrakis | 18 | 24.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 17 | 23.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 133.7 | 108.7 | ||
| 15 |  Italy | Fabio Albarelli | Gianfranco Oradini Leopoldo Di Martino | 16 | 22.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 141.0 | 111.0 | ||
| 16 |  Norway | Peder Lunde Jr. | Morten Rieker Kim Torkildsen | 6 | 11.7 | 20 | 26.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 145.7 | 118.7 | ||
| 17 |  Austria | Hubert Raudaschl | Walter Raudaschl Rudolf Mayr | 13 | 19.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 149.0 | 123.0 | ||
| 18 |  Finland | Matti Jokinen | Matti Paloheimo Reijo Laine | 9 | 15.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 167.0 | 134.0 | ||
| 19 |  New Zealand | Hugh Poole | Gavin Bornholdt Chris Urry | 15 | 21.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 161.0 | 135.0 | ||
| 20 |  Argentina | Pedro Ferrero | Andrés Robinson Jorge Rão | 22 | 28.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 166.0 | 138.0 | ||
| 21 |  Bermuda | Richard Belvin | Gordon Flood Raymond Pitman | 12 | 18.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 171.0 | 141.0 | ||
| 22 |  Puerto Rico | Juan R. Torruella | James Fairbank Lee Gentil | 21 | 27.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 180.0 | 153.0 | ||
| 23 |  Monaco | Gérard Battaglia | Jean-Pierre Borro Claude Rossi | 23 | 29.0 | 23 | 29.0 | 23 | 29.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 23 | 29.0 | 197.0 | 164.0 | ||
| 24 |  Virgin Islands | Dick Johnson | Tim Kelbert Doug Graham | 24 | 30.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 198.0 | 168.0 | ||
Legend:DSQ – Disqualified;RET – Retired; |
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Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The sailing program of 1976 consisted of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, seven races were scheduled from 19 July 1976 to 27 July 1976 off the coast of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. The sailing was done on the triangular-type Olympic courses.
The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.
The Tempest was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 32 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed.
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled with 40 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competing.
The 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 56 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.
The Tornado was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 29 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed. It was the time the event had been included on the Olympic sailing program.
Bernard "Ben" Staartjes was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel, Germany. With crew Cees Kurpershoek he took the 5th place in the Tempest. In 1976 Staartjes represent the Netherlands again in the Tempest. This time with crew Ab Ekels They took 8th place. Later Staartjes specialized in the Star.
Albert Sybrandus "Ab" Ekels is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Canada. With helmsman Ben Staartjes Ekels took the 8th place in the Tempest. Ekels later specialized in the Star and Dragon together with fellow crew members Harald de Vlaming and helmsman Pieter Keijzer.
Geert Alle Bakker was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. With crew Pieter Keijzer and Harald de Vlaming Bakker took the 5th place in the Soling. Since in 1980 The Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Bakker again in the Soling represented his National Olympic Committee under the Dutch NOC flag. This time with crew Dick Coster and his son Steven Bakker They took again 5th place.
Pieter Keijzer is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Canada. With helmsman Geert Bakker and fellow crew member Harald de Vlaming Keijzer took the 5th place in the Soling. Pieter later specialized as helmsman in the Dragon, racing together with Ab Ekels and Harald de Vlaming.
Harald de Vlaming (born 28 June 1954, Baarn – died 23 January 2023, Obergurgl was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics Kingston, Ontario, Canada. With helmsman Geert Bakker and fellow crew member Pieter Keijzer De Vlaming took the 5th place in the Soling. De Vlaming later specialized as crew in the Dragon, racing together with Ab Ekels and helmsman Pieter Keijzer.
Robert Willem van Werkhoven is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Canada. With his brother Joop van Werkhoven as helmsman Van Werkhoven took the 13th place in the 470.
Sjoerd Steven Vollebregt is a sailor from the Netherlands who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario. With twin brother Erik Vollebregt as helmsman, Vollebregt finished 14th in the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman. Since in 1980 the Netherlands boycotted the Moscow Olympics, Vollebregt represented his National Olympic Committee under the Dutch NOC flag in the Flying Dutchman. Again with his brother as helmsman, he took 7th place.
Jan Erik Vollebregt is a sailor from the Netherlands who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario. With twin brother Sjoerd Vollebregt as crew, Vollebregt finished 14th in the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman. Since in 1980 the Netherlands boycotted the Moscow Olympics, Vollebregt represented his National Olympic Committee under the Dutch NOC flag in the Flying Dutchman. Again with his brother as crew, he took 7th place.
Benedictus Antonius Maria "Dick" Coster is a sailor from the Netherlands. Since the Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Coster represented his National Olympic Committee at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, USSR under the Dutch NOC flag. With Geert Bakker as helmsman and fellow crew member Steven Bakker, Coster took the 5th place in the Soling. During the 1976 Olympics Coster was substitute for the Dutch Soling team.
Reijo Laine is a sailor from Finland, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Matti Jokinen and fellow crew member Matti Paloheimo they took the 18th place.
James Fairbank was a sailor from Puerto Rico, who represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Acapulco, Mexico and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as crew member in the Soling. With helmsman Juan R. Torruella and fellow crew member Lee Gentil they took the 22nd place.
Richard W. "Dick" Johnson was a sailor from United States Virgin Islands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as helmsman in the Soling. With crew members Tim Kelbert and Doug Graham they took the 24th place.
