Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Sailing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics:

Medal table

RankCountryGold Silver Bronze

1Great Britain320

2Australia211

3Austria200

4USA121

5Italy110

6=Denmark100

6=Finland100

7Germany021

8Argentina012

9Brazil011

10Netherlands010

11New Zealand002

12=Norway001

12=Sweden001

12=Ukraine001

Men's Events

Sailboard (Mistral)

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(AUT)	38
Silver	(ARG)	43
Bronze	(NZL)	48

=Single-Handed Dinghy (Finn)=

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(GBR)	35
Silver	(ITA)	46
Bronze	(SWE)	47

=Double-Handed Dinghy (470)=

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(AUS)	38
Silver	(USA)	42
Bronze	(ARG)	57

Women's Events

Sailboard (Mistral)

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(ITA)	15
Silver	(GER)	15
Bronze	(NZL)	19

=Single-Handed Dinghy (Europe)=

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(GBR)	37
Silver	(NED)	39
Bronze	(ARG)	51

=Double-Handed Dinghy (470)=

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(AUS)	33
Silver	(USA)	47
Bronze	(UKR)	48

Open Events

=Single-Handed Dinghy (Laser)=

The competition concluded on September 29, 2000. In the final 2 races held on that day, Ben Ainslie was able to hold off Robert Scheidt's last bid for the title, which had begun the day before, when the Brazilian won the fourth-before-last race and placed fifth in the third-to-last race, bringing the gap between himself and Ainslie to 4 points, the closest thus far.

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(GBR)	42
Silver	(BRA)	44
Bronze	(AUS)	60

=High Performance Dinghy (49er)=

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(FIN)	55
Silver	(GBR)	60
Bronze	(USA)	64

=Two-Person Keelboat (Star)=

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(USA)	34
Silver	(GBR)	35
Bronze	(BRA)	39

=Multihull (Tornado)=

Medal	Athlete	Score
Gold	(AUT)	16
Silver	(AUS)	25
Bronze	(GER)	38

Fleet/Match Race, Keelboat (Soling)

Medal	Athlete
Gold	(DEN)
Silver	(GER)
Bronze	(NOR)