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Sailors in the Spotlight - 2008 Olympic Sailing Teams

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Boating and Sailing News 04 Aug

Qingdao, China - The greatest amateur sailors in the world are gathering to compete in the 2008 Olympics this week. These are the best of the best, the people whose dedication to sailing is similar to others' dedication to eating and breathing. The training, the devotion, the sacrifices, the out before dawn and in after dusk schedules are about to pay off. “Obsessed,” “driven,” “competitive,” and all the rest of the labels they've heard over the months and years will soon be replaced by one, which will last them the rest of their lives: Olympian.

Of course, every sailor in the Beijing games has the goal to rise above the roles of even this lofty and exclusive club. Each and every one has been focused on the podium, the medals, and most specifically, the gold. For years it has fed their dreams, soothed their bumps and bruises, and given them the push to wake up each day with such a singular goal: to be the very best. Suddenly, after all the preparation, it's happening, the gold is within reach, and in just days it will all be over.

With 400 truly excellent sailors about to take the world's stage under that kind of pressure, how do you choose just one? We certainly couldn't, which is why you'll find this week's spotlight focused more as a floodlight. From every nation competing in Qingdao this year, and every sailing event in the games, YachtPals is proud to both congratulate and introduce the entire 2008 Olympic Sailing Fleet as our latest Sailors in the Spotlight.

Athletes sailing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics listed in alphabetical order (last name first) by country, from Katie Abbott of Canada, to Dominik Zycki from Poland.

Argentina Olympic Sailing Team
Alsogaray, Julio - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Carranza, Saroli Cecilia - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Conte, Javier - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
De la Fuente, Juan - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Espínola, Carlos - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Gutierrez, Florencia - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Lange, Santiago - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Monsegur, Consuelo - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Reutemann, Mariano - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Sesto María, Fernanda - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Australia Olympic Sailing Team
Ashby, Glenn - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Austin, Ben - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Blanck, Sarah - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Bundock, Darren - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Crisp, Jessica - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Farrell, Angela - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Gojnich, Karyn - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Murray, Iain - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Nossiter, Anthony - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Outteridge, Nathan - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Page, Malcolm - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Palfrey, Andrew - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Parkinson, Tessa - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Rechichi, Elise - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Slingsby, Tom - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Weir, Krystal - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Wilmot, Nathan - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Austria Olympic Sailing Team
Delle-Karth, Nico - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Flatscher, Carolina - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Geritzer, Andreas - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Hagara, Roman - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Nehammer, Christian - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Reichstädter, Florian - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Resch, Nikolaus - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Schmid, Matthias - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Spitzauer, Hans - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Steinacher, Hans Peter - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Vogl, Sylvia - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Barbados Olympic Sailing Team
Douglas, Gregory - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)

Belarus Olympic Sailing Team
Desukevich, Sergei - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Drozdovskaya, Tatiana - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Logunov, Pavel - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Zhukavets, Mikalai - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
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Belgium Olympic Sailing Team
Brouwer, Carolijn - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Godefroid, Sebastien - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Van Acker, Evi - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Brazil Olympic Sailing Team
Albrecht, Samuel - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Couto, Eduardo - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Duarte, Rodrigo - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Fonseca, Andre - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Freitas, Patricia - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Oliveira, Fernanda - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Prada, Bruno - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Santos, Ricardo - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Scheidt, Robert - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Silva, Bruno - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Silva, Fabio - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Swan, Isabel - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Bulgaria Olympic Sailing Team
Konstantinova-Bontemps, Irina - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
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Canada Olympic Sailing Team
Abbott, Katie - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Bone, Oliver - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Cook, Gordon - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Cook, Christopher - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Girke, Nikola - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Henderson, Martha - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Johansson, Oskar - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Leigh, Michael - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Locas, Stéphane - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Plavsic, Zachary - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Provan, Jennifer - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Remocker, Ben - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Ross, Lisa - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Stittle, Kevin - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
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Chile Olympic Sailing Team
Del Solar, Matias - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Chinese Taipei Olympic Sailing Team
Chang, Hao - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
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Columbia Olympic Sailing Team
Grillo, Santiago - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
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Croatia Olympic Sailing Team
Cupac, Petar - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Fantela, Sime - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kljakovic, Gaspic Ivan - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kostov, Pavle - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Lovrovic, Marin Jr. - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Marenic, Igor - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Mikulicic, Siniša - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Mratovic, Luka - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Petronijevic, Mateja - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Radelic, Luka - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Cyprus Olympic Sailing Team
Cariolou, Andreas - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Hadjidamianou, Gabriella - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Kontides, Pavlos - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Papadopoulos, Haris - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Czech Republic Olympic Sailing Team
Maier, Michael - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Mrzilkova, Lenka - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Smidova, Lenka - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Trcka, Martin - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Denmark Olympic Sailing Team
Hoegh-Christensen, Jonas - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Honor, Bettina - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Ibsen, Martin Kirketerp - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
K. Jonas - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Nyholm, Anders - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Warrer, Jonas - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
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Dominican Republic Olympic Sailing Team
Aguayo, Raul - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Estonia Olympic Sailing Team
Ahun, Johannes - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Karpak, Deniss - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Finland Olympic Sailing Team
Collura, Pierre Angelo - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Elomaa, Heikki - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Klemetz, Maria - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Lehtinen, Silja - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Lindgren, Niklas - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Nirkko, Tapio - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Petäjä, Tuuli - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Tenkanen, Tuula - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Väresmaa, Livia - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
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France Olympic Sailing Team
Bausset, Olivier - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Bernaz, Jean Baptiste - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Bontemps, Julien - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Charbonnier, Nicolas - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Dyen, Emmanuel - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Espagnon, Christophe - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Florent, Guillaume - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Gerecht, Julie - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Le Helley, Anne - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Lemaitre, Gwendolyn - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Lepesant, Catherine - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Merret, Faustine - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Petitjean, Ingrid - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Rambeau, Pascal - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Revil, Xavier - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Rocherieux, Yann - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Rohart, Xavier - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Steyaert, Sarah - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Germany Olympic Sailing Team
Bleck, Julia - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Borkowski, Ingo - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Hoepfner, Ute - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Kussatz, Vivien - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Niemann, Petra - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Peckolt, Hannes - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Peckolt, Jan-Peter - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Pickel, Marc - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Polgar, Johannes - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Rothweiler, Stefanie - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Schuemann, Ulrike - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Spalteholz, Florian - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)

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Olympics Sailing

Great Britain Olympic Sailing Team
Ainslie, Charles Benedict - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Ayton, Sarah - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Bassadone, Christina - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Clark, Penny - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Clark, Saskia - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Dempsey, Nick - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Glanfield, Joe - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Goodison, Paul - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Howden, Will - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
McMillan, Leigh - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Morrison, Stephen - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Percy, Iain - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Rhodes, Ben - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Rogers, Nick - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Shaw, Bryony - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Simpson, Andrew - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Webb, Sarah - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Wilson, Pippa - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)

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Greece Olympic Sailing Team
Athena Frey, Antonia - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Bekatorou, Sofia - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Chimonas, Evangelos - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kaklamanakis, Nikolas - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Kosmatopoulos, Andreas - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kravarioti, Virginia - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Mantzaraki, Efi - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Papadopoulos, Andreas - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Papadopoulou, Sofia - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Papathanasiou, Emilios - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Paschalidis, Iordanis - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Trigonis, Konstantinos - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
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Guatamala Olympic Sailing Team
Maegli, Juan Ignacio - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Hong Kong Olympic Sailing Team
Chan, King Yin - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Chan, Wai Kei - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
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Hungary Olympic Sailing Team
Berecz, Zsombor - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Detre, Diana - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Gadorfalvi, Aron - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
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India Olympic Sailing Team
Johal Nachhatar, Singh Johal - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Indonesia Olympic Sailing Team
I Gusti, Made Oka - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
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Ireland Olympic Sailing Team
Goodbody, Timothy - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Lawton, Philip - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Milne, Stephen - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Owens, Gerald - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
O'Leary, Peter - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Peelo, Ciara - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Israel Olympic Sailing Team
Buskila, Vered - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Davidovich, Maayan - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Edelman, Nufar - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Gal, Udi - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kliger, Gideon - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kornecki, Nike - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Zubari, Shahar - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
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Italy Olympic Sailing Team
Bianchi, Edoardo - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Calligaris, Chiara - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Conti, Giulia - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Heidegger, Fabien - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Marcolini, Francesco - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Micol, Giovanna - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Negri, Diego - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Nevierov, Larissa - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Pignolo, Giulia - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Poggi, Giorgio - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Romero, Diego - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Scognamillo, Francesca - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Sensini, Alessandra - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Sibello, Gianfranco - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Sibello, Pietro - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Trani, Andrea - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Viale, Luigi - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Zandona, Gabrio - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Japan Olympic Sailing Team
Iijima, Yoichi - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Ishibashi, Akira - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Kamata, Naoko - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kondo, Ai - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kosuge, Yasuko - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Makino, Yukio - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Matsunaga, Tetsuya - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Tomizawa, Makoto - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Ueno, Taro - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Korea Olympic Sailing Team
Ha, Jeemin - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kim, Hyeong Tae - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Lee, Taehoon - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Yoon, Cheul - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Lithuania Olympic Sailing Team
Volungeviciute, Gintare - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Luxembourg Olympic Sailing Team
Schmit, Marc - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Malaysia Olympic Sailing Team
Lim, Kevin - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Mexico Olympic Sailing Team
Elias, Calles Wolf Tania - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Mier y Teran, David - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Vega, Demita - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
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Netherlands Olympic Sailing Team
Berkhout, Lobke - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Bes, Annemieke - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Booth, Mitch - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Bouman, Casper - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Coster, Kalle - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Coster, Sven - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
De Koning, Marcelien - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Mulder, Mandy - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Nieuwenhuis, Pim - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Postma, Pieter-Jan - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Van Schaardenburg, Rutger - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Witteveen, Merel - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
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New Zealand Olympic Sailing Team
Aleh, Jo - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Ashley, Tom - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Burling, Peter - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Evans, Carl - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kendall, Barbara - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Murdoch, Andrew - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Pepper, Hamish - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Slater, Dan - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Williams, Carl - Star (Men's Keelboat)
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Norway Olympic Sailing Team
Bovim, Frode - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Fredriksen, Lise Birgitte - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Gjerpen, Cathrine - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Gundersen, Christopher - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Koefoed, Alexandra - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Moberg, Peer - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Ruth, Kristian - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Stalstrom, Jannicke - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Sundby, Siren - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
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Paraguay Olympic Sailing Team
Cerutti, Florencia - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Peru Olympic Sailing Team
Schmidt, Paloma - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Poland Olympic Sailing Team
Czajkowski, Marcin - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Grabowski, Maciej - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Kierkowski, Krzysztof - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Klepacka, Zofia - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Kusznierewicz, Mateusz - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Miarczynski, Przemyslaw - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Piasecki, Patryk - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Szotynska, Katarzyna - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Szukiel, Rafal - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Zieminski, Kacper - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Zycki, Dominik - Star (Men's Keelboat)
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Portugal Olympic Sailing Team
Andrade, Francisco - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Domingos, Afonso - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Lima, Gustavo - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Lima, Jorge - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Marinho, Álvaro - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Nunes, Miguel - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Rodrigues, João - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Santos, Bernardo - Star (Men's Keelboat)
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Peoples Republic of China Olympic Sailing Team
Chen, Xiuke - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Deng, Daokun - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Hu, Xianqiang - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Li, Fei - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Li, Hongquan - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Li, Xiao Ni - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Luo, Youjia - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Shen, Sheng - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Song, Xiaqun - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Wang, Aichen - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Wang, He - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Wang, Weidong - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Wen, Yimei - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Xu, Lijia - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Yin, Jian - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Yu, Chunyan - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Yu, Yanli - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Zhang, Peng - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Russia Olympic Sailing Team
Bazyuk, Tatiana - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Chernova, Anastasia - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Ivanova, Natalia - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Krutskikh, Diana - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Lisovenko, Igor - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Sheremetyev, Maxim - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Sheremetyev, Mikhail - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Skornyakov, Eduard - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Skudina, Ekaterina - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Tokarev, Alexey - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
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Seychelles Olympic Sailing Team
Julie, Allan - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Singapore Olympic Sailing Team
Koh, Seng Leong - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Koh, Terence - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Lo, Man Yi - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Ong, Deborah - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Toh, Liying - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Xu, Yuanzhen - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Slovakia Olympic Sailing Team
Pollak, Patrik - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
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Slovenia Olympic Sailing Team
Dekleva, Vesna - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Hmeljak, Karlo - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Maucec, Klara - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Nevecny, Mitja - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Vincec, Gasper - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Zbogar, Vasilij - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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South Africa Olympic Sailing Team
Alison, Penny - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Provoyeur, Dominique - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Rew, Kim - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
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Spain Olympic Sailing Team
Azon, Monica - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Azon, Sandra - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Echavarri, Fernando - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Fernandez, Gaztanaga Xabier - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Hernández, Javier - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Martinez de Lizard, Iker - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Palos, Oscar - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Pastor, Lafuente ivan - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Paz Blanco, Anton - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Pisonero, Graciela - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Romero, Steensma Susana - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Sanz, Mercé - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Sarmiento, Aaron - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Trujillo, Rafael Joaquin - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Tutzó, Laia - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Via-Dufresne, Natalia - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Sweden Olympic Sailing Team
Birgmark, Daniel - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Dahlberg, Anton - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Ekstrom, Anders - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Lindberg, Jonas - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Loof, Fredrik - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Myrgren, Rasmus - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Ostling, Sebastian - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Santen, Vendela - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Söderström, Karin - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Torgersson, Therese - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Torlén, Kalle - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
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Switzerland Olympic Sailing Team
Bottoni, Christoph - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Brugger, Nathalie - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
De Maria, Enrico - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Etter, Tobias - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Marazzi, Flavio - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Rol, Emmanuelle - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Stauffacher, Richard - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Steiger, Felix - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Thilo, Anne-Sophie - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Thailand Olympic Sailing Team
Boonsawad, Ek - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Tansai, Napalai - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
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Turkey Olympic Sailing Team
Cinar, Ates - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Cinar, Deniz - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Icingir, Ertugrul - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Koktenturk, Sedef - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Muslubas, Kemal - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Tufekci, Ali Kemal - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Ukraine Olympic Sailing Team
Kalynchev, Pavlo - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Leonchuk, George - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Luka, Rodion - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Maslivets, Olga - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Oberemko, Maxim - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Shafranyuk, Andriy - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
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United Arab Emirates Olympic Sailing Team
Adil Khalid, Mohammad - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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Uruguay Olympic Sailing Team
Foglia, Alejandro - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
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US Virgin Islands Olympic Sailing Team
Barrows III, Thomas - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)

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Sailing Olympics

US Olympic Sailing Team
Barger, Ben - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Barkow, Sally - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Biehl, Graham - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Campbell, Andrew - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Capozzi, Deborah - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Clark, Amanda - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Dane, John - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Howe, Carolyn - Yngling (Women's Keelboat)
Lovell, John - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
McNay, Stuart - 470 (Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Mergenthaler, Sarah - 470 (Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy)
Ogletree, Charles - Tornado (Multihull Sailboat)
Railey, Zach - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Rast, Christopher - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
Rios, Nancy Damian - RS:X (Women's Windsurfing)
Sperry, Austin - Star (Men's Keelboat)
Tunnicliffe, Anna - Laser Radial (Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Wadlow, Tim - 49er (Doublehanded Open Skiff)
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Venezuela Olympic Sailing Team
Bilbao, Johnny - Finn (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)
Flores, Carlos - RS:X (Men's Windsurfing)
Ruiz, Jose Miguel - Laser (Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy)

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-- Sailing at the 2008 Olympics - Quick Look at Olympic Sailing Classes --

Multihull Sailboat = Tornado
Skiff Doublehanded Open Sailboat = 49er
Women's Windsurfer = RS:X
Women's One Person Sailing Dinghy = Laser Radial
Women's Two Person Sailing Dinghy = 470
Women's Keelboat = Yngling
Men's Windsurfer = RS:X
Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy = Laser
Men's One Person Sailing Dinghy = FINN
Men's Two Person Sailing Dinghy = 470
Men's Keelboat = Star

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READ MORE ABOUT SAILING AT THE Olympics:

Olympics (all news, photos, boat information, and blogs about sailing at the Olympics)
Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics - Sailing
Olympic Goo - Algae Invades Qingdao Sailing Venue
From the Olympic Sailing Center in China
Spy Drones, Algae, and Dirty Air - Sailing at the Olympics
Goo Gone - Sailing Center Cleared of Algae for the Olympics
Interview with Sarah Mergenthaller of the US Olympic Sailing Team

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