Sailing at the Summer Paralympics

Sailing has been an official part of the Summer Paralympic Games between 2000 to 2016, after being a demonstration sport in 1996. The International Association for Disabled Sailing is responsible for coordinating the event with the International Paralympic Committee and the hosts.

Sailing at the Summer Paralympics
Governing body	WS
Events	3 (mixed)
Games
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics
Medalists

Paralympic Classes and Disciplines

Discipline	Class	Gender	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
One Person Keelboat	2.4 m	Open	-	X	X	-	-	-
One Person Keelboat	2.4 One Design (Norlin Mk3)	Open	-	-	-	X	X	X
Two Person Keelboat	SKUD 18	Female + (Male or Female)	-	-	-	X	X	X
Three Person Keelboat	Sonar	Open 3 Person	-	X	X	X	X	X
Three Person Keelboat	Sonar	Open 3 Person + Reserve	Demonstration Event	X	X	-	-	-

Medal Tables

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany (GER)	2	3	0	5
2	Australia (AUS)	2	1	1	4
3	United States (USA)	1	2	3	6
4	France (FRA)	1	2	0	3
5	Netherlands (NED)	1	1	2	4
6	Canada (CAN)	1	0	2	3
7	Great Britain (GBR)	1	0	1	2
8	Israel (ISR)	1	0	0	1
9	Denmark (DEN)	0	1	0	1
10	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 nations)		10	10	10	30

Statistics

This table is based upon the names of the sailors who are documented in the Official Olympic Reports although 1996 is not included in the overall totals at it was a demonstration event. The table is currently being built.

Nation	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	Years
Argentina (ARG)												1		1	1	3
Armenia (ARM)										4	3	3		3		13
Australia (AUS)											4	4	6	6	6	26
Austria (AUT)													3		1	4
Brazil (BRA)													3	2	6	11
Canada (CAN)										4	4	4	6	4	6	28
China (CHN)													6			6
Czech Republic (CZE)															1	1
Denmark (DEN)											1	1	1	3		6
Spain (ESP)										4	4	4	1	3	6	22
Estonia (EST)											1	1				2
Finland (FIN)										4	1	1	1	1	1	9
France (FRA)											1	1	4	4	4	14
Great Britain (GBR)										4	4	4	6	6	6	30
Germany (GER)										4	4	4	4	4	4	24
Greece (GRE)													4	4	3	11
Hungary (HUN)													1			1
Ireland (IRL)										4	3	3	5	3	3	21
Israel (ISR)											3	3	3	5	5	19
Italy (ITA)											1	1	4	6	6	18
Japan (JPN)										4	4	4		3		15
Malaysia (MAS)													2	2	1	5
Netherlands (NED)										4	3	3	1	4	2	17
Norway (NOR)										4	4	4	4	6	4	26
New Zealand (NZL)										4	4	4		1	3	16
Philippines (PHI)													2			2
Poland (POL)										3					2	5
Portugal (POR)													2			2
Puerto Rico (PUR)													1	1		2
South Africa (RSA)											1	1				2
Singapore (SIN)													2	2	2	6
Switzerland (SUI)										4	3	3				10
Sweden (SWE)										4	4	4	2		1	15
United States (USA)										4	4	4	6	6	6	30
2.4m Male											16	17	15	15	15	78
2.4m Female											0	0	1	1	1	3
Skud 18 Male													11	11	11	33
Skud 18 Female													11	11	11	33
Sonar Male										59	44	45	41	39	40	268
Sonar Female										0	1	0	1	3	2	7
Male										59	60	62	67	65	66	379
Female										0	1	0	13	15	14	43
Total										59	61	62	80	80	80	422
No Countries										21	30	22	25	23	23	34
No Continents										5	5	6	5	5	5	0
New Nations										21						0
Year	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	4

References

• "Sailing". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
• "Sailing". International Association for Disabled Sailing. Retrieved 6 September 2012.