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Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Tempest

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Competitors
  
42 from 21 nations

Teams
  
21

Location
  
Kiel, Germany

Venue
  
Kiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum)

Dates
  
First race: August 29, 1972 (1972-08-29) Last race: September 8, 1972 (1972-09-08)

The Tempest was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nation competed.

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Race schedule

Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until September 8. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.

Course area and course configuration

For the Tempest course area B(ravo) was used. The location (54°30'30'’N, 10°13'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle. The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.

Final results

Legend: DSQ – Disqualified;
Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

Gender: – male; – female;

References

Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Tempest Wikipedia