Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's sailboard

Men's sailboard competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place between August 11 and 20 in Qingdao, at the Qingdao International Marina. 35 sailors competed in this windsurfing event.

Eleven races were held. Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). If a sailor was disqualified or did not complete the race, 36 points were assigned for that race (one more than the number of sailors in the race). The points were totaled from the best 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. The top 10 athletes advanced to the medal race, where points counted double (2 for first, 4 for second, etc.). The athlete with the lowest total score won.

Medalists

Results

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

Notes

Scoring abbreviations are defined as follows:
* DSQ – Disqualified
* DNF – Did Not Finish

References

* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BCK/SA/36075.shtml Olympic Games Sailing Competition format and rules]
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SA/RPT/SAM102101.shtml#SAM102101 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing RS:X Men - Medal Race Event Reports]