Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games
| Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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 Sailing pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Royal Canadian Yacht Club Sugar Beach |
| Dates | July 12–19 |
| No. of events | 10 (2 men, 3 women, 5 open) |
| Competitors | 148 from 20 nations |
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| Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Events | ||
| RS:X | men | women |
| Laser | men | |
| Laser Radial | women | |
| 49er FX | women | |
| Sunfish | open | |
| Snipe | open | |
| Lightning | open | |
| Hobie 16 | open | |
| J/24 | open | |
Sailing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 12 to 19 at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club's ferry station and parking lot on the mainland side of the harbour.[1][2] Spectator viewing areas were available for free on Sugar Beach and the surrounding boardwalk.[3] A total of ten events were contested (two for men, three for women and five mixed gender events).[2]
Originally nine medal events were scheduled to be contested at the games, but a tenth medal event (the women's 49erFX) was added to the program. This was done to get the event to have more gender equality.[4]
The top placing athlete from North America and South America in the men's laser and women's laser radial, all qualified for the sailing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]
Competition schedule
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The following is the competition schedule for the sailing competitions:[6]
| P | Preliminary races | M | Medal race |
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's RS:X | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
| Men's Laser | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
| Women's RS:X | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
| Women's Laser Radial | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
| Women's 49erFX | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
| Open Sunfish | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
| Open Snipe | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
| Lightning | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
| Hobie 16 | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
| Open J/24 | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M |
Competition format
[edit]All ten classes contested a series of opening races and conclude with a medal race which consisted of the top 50% of the boats (with a five boat minimum). All boats competed in a twelve series opening race, except the RS:X and 49erFX (which competed in a sixteen race opening series). The first six days saw all boats compete in two races each except the RS:X and 49erFX, which competed in three races on the first four days of racing. The last two days of competition saw five medal races each.[7]
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Canada* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Mexico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Medalists
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Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS:X | Ricardo Santos Brazil | David Mier Mexico | Mariano Reutemann Argentina |
| Laser | Juan Ignacio Maegli Guatemala | Robert Scheidt Brazil | Lee Parkhill Canada |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS:X | Patrícia Freitas Brazil | Demita Vega Mexico | Marion Lepert United States |
| Laser Radial | Paige Railey United States | Dolores Moreira Uruguay | Fernanda Decnop Brazil |
| 49erFX | Argentina Maria Sol Branz Victoria Travascio | Brazil Martine Grael Kahena Kunze | United States Paris Henken Helena Scutt |
Open events
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Participating nations
[edit]A total of 21 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (16)
Aruba (1)
Brazil (18)
Canada (18)
Chile (14)
Colombia (7)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (3)
Ecuador (7)
El Salvador (1)
Guatemala (5)
Mexico (11)
Peru (10)
Puerto Rico (5)
Saint Lucia (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
United States (14)
Uruguay (2)
Venezuela (6)
Virgin Islands (4)
Qualification
[edit]A total of 140 sailors and 85 boats qualified to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of one boat in each of the ten events and a maximum of eighteen athletes. Each event had different qualifying events that began in 2013.[8] However, on December 22, 2014 the Pan American Sailing Federation announced the total quota was raised to 148 athletes and 93 boats (with the laser and laser standard events each receiving an additional four boats). This was done because the event became an Olympic qualifier.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Report to the Members of the Pan American Sailing Federation (PASAF) on the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 19 and 20 July 2014 in Toronto" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Ng, Callum (8 June 2015). "Venue Guide: Sugar Beach to become viewpoint for TO2015 sailing". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "10th Medal at Toronto2015 for 49FX=". panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Qualification System for Sailing, 2015 Pan American Games" (PDF). panamsailing.org/ (2nd ed.). Pan American Sailing Federation. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Notice of Race 2015 Pan American Games Regatta" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation (PASAF). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "2015 Qualifying System and Regatta Schedule" (PDF). panamsailing.org/ (2nd ed.). Pan American Sailing Federation. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
