Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held from 31 July to 8 August 1984 at the Long Beach Olympic Harbour.
The Olympic sailing program extended its event size to seven from six in Moscow 1980 with the addition of the men's windsurfing.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Windglider | Stephan van den Berg
|
Randall Scott Steele
|
Bruce Kendall
|
Mixed[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn | Russell Coutts
|
John Bertrand
|
Terry Neilson
|
| 470 | Luis Doreste Roberto Molina
|
Stephen Benjamin Hans Christopher Steinfeld
|
Thierry Peponnet Luc Pillot
|
| Flying Dutchman | William Carl Buchan Jonathan McKee
|
Evert Bastet Terry McLaughlin
|
Peter Allam Jonathan Richards
|
| Star | William Earl Buchan Stephen Erickson
|
Joachim Griese Michael Marcour
|
Giorgio Goria Alfio Peraboni
|
| Tornado | Rex Sellers Christopher Timms
|
Jay Glaser Randy Smyth
|
John Anderson Chris Cairns
|
| Soling | United States Roderick Davis Robert Haines Edward Trevelyan |
Brazil Daniel Adler Torben Grael Ronaldo Senfft |
Canada Steve Calder Hans Fogh John Kerr |
Statistics[]
- There were 300 total athletes from 60 countries, with only two of them comprising of females.
- Anthony Steven Fhilp was the youngest participant with 15 years and 47 days.
- Paul Elvstroem was the oldest participant with 56 years and 165 days.
- 9 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- New Zealand won its first 3 medals in the sport since Tokyo 1964.
- Netherlands won its first medal in the sport since London 1948.