Sailing At The Summer Olympics
Sailing (also known as yachting until 1996) has been one of the Olympic sports since the Games of the I Olympiad, held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Despite being scheduled in the first Olympic program, the races were canceled due to severe weather conditions. Apart from the 1904 Summer Olympics, sailing has been present in every other edition of the Olympic Games.
- For the scoring system used for sailing events during the Olympics look at: Scoring systems for Sailing at the Summer Olympics
- A directory page to all Olympic sailors is given at: List of sailors at the Summer Olympics
- Information about the Sailing at specific Summer Olympics or the used equipment can be found using the table below:
Read more about Sailing At The Summer Olympics: Introduction, Olympic Classes (equipment), Olympic Sailing Venues, Medal Table, Statistics, Sailing Medal Leaders (by Summer Olympiad), Multiple Medalists
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