Sailing was an official part of the Summer Paralympic Games between 2000 and 2016, after being a demonstration sport in 1996. The International Association for Disabled Sailing was responsible for coordinating the event with the International Paralympic Committee and the hosts.
Paralympic Classes and Disciplines
Discipline Class Gender 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 One Person Keelboat 2.4 m Open - X X - - - One Person Keelboat 2.4 One Design (Norlin Mk3) Open - - - X X X Two Person Keelboat SKUD 18 Female + (Male or Female) - - - X X X Three Person Keelboat Sonar Open 3 Person - X X X X X Three Person Keelboat Sonar Open 3 Person + Reserve Demonstration Event - - - - -
Medal tables
Paralympic sailing venues
Edition Year Host City Sailing venue Opening Closing View Classes 10 1996 Atlanta All 11 2000 Sydney Sydney All 12 2004 Athens Athens Sept All 13 2008 Beijing Qingdao All 14 2012 London Weymouth and Portland AUG All 15 2016 Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro All
Statistics Events 1 2 2 3 3 3 - 14 Boats 15 32 31 41 41 41 - 201 2.4m - Male - 17 16 15 15 15 - 78 2.4m - Female - 0 0 1 1 1 - 3 Skud 18 - Male - - - 11 11 11 - 33 Skud 18 - Female - - - 11 11 11 - 33 Sonar - Male 59 44 45 41 39 40 - 268 Sonar - Female 0 1 0 1 3 2 - 7 Sailors - Male 59 61 61 67 65 66 - 379 Sailors - Female 0 1 0 13 15 14 - 43 Sailors - Total 59 62 61 80 80 80 - 422 First Time Competitors 59 50 37 49 33 31 - 259 Nations 15 22 21 25 23 23 - 129 Nations - First Time 15 8 0 10 0 1 - 34 96 00 04 08 12 16
Medalist Multiple Medalists
PositionSailorCountryPeriod Gold Silver Bronze TotalClasses 1 Damien Seguin 2004 - 2016 2 1 0 3 2.4 Metre Daniel Fitzgibbon 2008 - 2016 2 1 0 3 SKUD 18 3 Liesl Tesch 2012 - 2016 2 0 (2) 0 (1) 2 (5) SKUD 18 4 Jens Kroker 2000 - 2016 1 2 0 3 Sonar 5 Heiko Kroeger 2000 - 2016 1 1 0 2 2.4 Metre Siegmund Mainka 2008 - 2016 1 1 0 2 Sonar Marcel Van De Veen 2004 - 2012 1 1 0 2 Sonar Mischa Rossen 2000 - 2012 1 1 0 2 Sonar Robert Prem 2008 - 2012 1 1 0 2 Sonar Udo Hessels 1996 - 2012 1 1 0 2 Sonar 11 Paul Tingley 2000 - 2016 1 0 2 3 2.4 Metre Sonar 12 Colin Harrison 2004 - 2016 1 0 1 2 Sonar Graeme Martin 2000 - 2008 1 0 1 2 Sonar Helena Lucas 2008 - 2016 1 0 1 2 2.4 Metre Russell Boaden 2008 - 2016 1 0 1 2 Sonar 28 John McRoberts 1996 - 2016 0 2 1 3 SKUD 18 29 Jean-Paul Creignou 2004 - 2012 0 1 1 2 Sonar Thomas Brown 2000 - 2012 0 1 1 2 2.4 Metre 48 Alexandra Rickham 2008 - 2016 0 0 2 2 SKUD 18 John Ross-Duggan 1996 - 2004 0 0 2 2 Sonar Niki Birrell 2008 - 2016 0 0 2 2 SKUD 18 Thierry Schmitter 2004 - 2012 0 0 2 2 2.4 Metre
2.4m / Norlin Mk3 Medalists
SKUD 18 Medalists
Sonar Medalists
References