Sailing at the Friendship Games

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Sailing at the Friendship Games was contested in seven events. 470 and Finn classes took place at Lake Balaton, Hungary between 20 and 25 August 1984, while Flying Dutchman, Soling, Star, Tornado and Windglider classes were contested at Pirita Yachting Centre in Tallinn, Soviet Union between 19 and 26 August 1984.

Medal summary[edit]

Although multiple competitors from one country were allowed to compete, only one team per country could receive a medal.[1] If two or three teams from one country would finish in the top three, only the best one would receive a medal.[1][2]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
470  East Germany (GDR)
Ullrich Vater
Michael Schrotter
3.0  East Germany (GDR)
Jörn Borowski
Egbert Swensson
30.4  Hungary (HUN)
György Fundák
Gábor Zalai
32.7
Finn  Oleg Khoperskiy (URS) 3.0  Jacek Sobkowiak (POL) 16.7  Frank Butzmann (GDR) 32.4
Flying Dutchman  Soviet Union (URS)
Aleksandr Shpilko
Viktor Budantsev
11.7  Soviet Union (URS)
Sergey Borodinov
Vladislav Akimenko
26.7  Hungary (HUN)
Szabolcs Detre
Zsolt Detre
32.4
Windglider  Nikolay Kravchenko (URS) 8.7  Sergey Samokish (URS) 14.0  László Keczéry (HUN) 39.4
Soling  East Germany (GDR)
Helmar Nauck
Norbert Hellriegel
Sven Diedering
5.7  East Germany (GDR)
Wolf Eberhard Richter
Bernd Jäkel
Thomas Flach
23.4  Soviet Union (URS)
Boris Budnikov
Gennady Strakh
Oleg Miron
27.4
Star  Soviet Union (URS)
Guram Biganishvili
Aleksandr Zybin
14.4  Soviet Union (URS)
Andrey Balashov
Aleksandr Muzychenko
32.4  Canada (CAN)
Steven Flekenstein
Robert Muru
34.8
Tornado  Soviet Union (URS)
Serhiy Priymak
Edgar Teryokhin
5.7  Soviet Union (URS)
Viktor Potapov
Sergey Kuzovov
25.0  Poland (POL)
Krzysztof Zawalski
Ireneusz Butowski
62.4

Medal table[edit]

  *   Host nation (Soviet Union)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)*5117
2 East Germany (GDR)2024
3 Hungary (HUN)*0325
4 Poland (POL)0213
5 Canada (CAN)0101
6 Finland (FIN)0011
Totals (6 entries)77721

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Chmielewski (1987), p. 223
  2. ^ Staff writer(s) 1984.

References[edit]

  • Chmielewski, Zbigniew; et al. (1987). Na olimpijskim szlaku 1984. Sarajewo, Los Angeles (in Polish). Warsaw: Sport i Turystyka. pp. 197–189, 223. ISBN 83-217-2610-0.
  • Trzciński, Tomasz; et al. (1985). Gwiazdy sportu '84 (in Polish). Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. p. 94. ISBN 83-03-01177-4.
  • Staff writer(s) (1984). "На регате "Дружба" (At "Friendship" regatta)". Катера и яхты (in Russian). 112: 18–23. Retrieved 2018-08-10.