Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 9 to 21 August 2008 at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Australia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  China |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Netherlands |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  France |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Lithuania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Argentina |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Israel |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| RS:X | Tom Ashley
|
Julien Bontemps
|
Shahar Zubari
|
| Laser | Paul Goodison
|
Vasilij Zbogar
|
Diego Romero
|
| 470 | Malcolm Page Nathan Wilmot
|
Joe Glanfield Nick Rogers
|
Olivier Bausset Nicolas Charbonnier
|
| Star | Iain Percy Andrew Simpson
|
Bruno Prada Robert Scheidt
|
Anders Ekstrom Fredrik Loof
|
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| RS:X | Yin Jian
|
Alessandra Sensini
|
Bryony Shaw
|
| Laser Radial | Anna Tunnicliffe
|
Gintare Volungeviciute
|
Xu Lijia
|
| 470 | Tessa Parkinson Elise Rechichi
|
Lobke Berkhout Marcelien de Koning
|
Fernanda Oliveira Isabel Swan
|
| Yngling | Great Britain Sarah Ayton Sarah Webb Pippa Wilson |
Netherlands Annemieke Bes Mandy Mulder Merel Witteveen |
Greece Sofia Bekatorou Virginia Kravarioti Sofia Papadopoulou |
Mixed[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn | Ben Ainslie
|
Zach Railey
|
Guillaume Florent
|
| 49er | Martin Kirketerp Ibsen Jonas Warrer
|
Xavier Fernandez Iker Martinez de Lizarduy
|
Hannes Peckolt Jan Peter Peckolt
|
| Tornado | Fernando Echavarri Anton Paz
|
Glenn Ashby Darren Bundock
|
Carlos Espinola Santiago Lange
|
Statistics[]
- There were 400 total athletes from 62 countries.
- Peter Burling was the youngest participant with 17 years and 222 days.
- John Dane was the oldest participant with 58 years and 31 days.
- 6 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Israel won their only medal in the edition of the Olympic Games.