Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 27 September 1988 at Busan Yachting Center.
For the first time, female sailors exclusively competed in a separate event from the men through the 470 class.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United States |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Denmark |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  East Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Netherlands Antilles |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Virgin Islands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Brazil |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Division II | Bruce Kendall
|
Jan Boersma
|
Michael Gebhardt
|
| Finn | Jose Luis Doreste
|
Peter Holmberg
|
John Cutler
|
| 470 | Thierry Peponnet Luc Pillot
|
Toomas Tyniste Tynou Tyniste
|
Charlie McKee John Shadden
|
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 470 | Lynne Jewell Allison Jolly
|
Birgitta Bengtsson Marit Soderstrom
|
Larissa Moskalenko Irina Tchounikovskaia
|
Mixed[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Dutchman | Jorgen Bojsen-Moller Christian Gronberg
|
Erik Bjorkum Olepetter Pollen
|
Frank McLaughlin John Millen
|
| Star | Michael McIntyre Philip Bryn Valle
|
Hal Haenel Mark Reynolds
|
Nelson Falcao Torben Grael
|
| Tornado | Nicolas Henard Jean-Yves Le Deroff
|
Rex Sellers Christopher Timms
|
Clinio Freitas Lars Grael
|
| Soling | East Germany Thomas Flach Bernd Jaekel Jochen Schuemann |
United States William Baylis Robert Billingham John Kostecki |
Denmark Jesper Bank Jan Dupont Mathiasen Steen Secher |
Statistics[]
- There were 375 total athletes from 60 countries.
- Eli Fuller was the youngest participant with 16 years and 24 days.
- Durward Knowles was the oldest participant with 70 years and 330 days.
- 6 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- New Zealand won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Brazil and Denmark won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Norway won its first medal in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
- Great Britain won its first gold medal in the sport since Montreal 1976.
- Netherlands Antilles and Virgin Islands won their first-ever Olympic medal.
