Tom Ashley of New Zealand won the gold medal of the men's RS:X at the Olympic Sailing Regatta in Qingdao on Wednesday.
Placing third into the medal race, Ashley finished second by the first mark and was left behind by Israel at the second mark with a 12-second margin. He maintained his position and sailed steadily to the finishing line, totalling 52 points overall to claim the title.
Julien Bontemps of France took the silver medal with 53 points and the bronze medal went to Shahar Zubari of Israel with 58 points.
Chan King Yin of Hong Kong, China won the medal race and lied sixth overall with 84 points.
(Xinhua News Agency August 20, 2008)
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China's Yin Jian was crowned champion of RS:X Women at the Olympic Sailing Regatta in Qingdao on Wednesday, winning her country's first ever Olympic sailing gold.
Yin used her knowledge of local water to the best effect. Despite a fourth and three fifth finishes by the first four marks, Yin Jian collected her composure and stormed back to the third by the finishing line, gaining 39 points overall to claim the title.
A roar went up from the fans lining the viewing wall just outside the venue when they realized Yin had won gold by finishing third in the final medal race after fighting back from fifth and out of contention for the title.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, a small collision with another competitor in the 10th round relegated Yin to a silver medal finish, just two agonizing points shy of a gold medal.
China has already won two Olympic silver medals in windsurfing, with Zhang Xiaodong in Barcelona in 1992 and Yin Jian in Athens in 2004, plus the Laser Radial bronze won by Xu Lijia on Tuesday.
Alessandra Sensini from Italy took the silver medal with 40 points overall and Bryony Shaw from Britain claimed the bronze medal totaling 45 points.
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Fernando Echavarri and Anton Paz of Spain crossed the finish line in fourth,
one boat ahead of Glenn Ashby and Darren Bundock of Australia to win the Tornado (Multihull)
gold medal on a blustery final day of Sailing in Qingdao.
　　World No. 1 Ashby and Bunddock held onto the silver medal position,
with Santiago Lange and Carlos Espinola of Argentina winning bronze.
Paul Goodison claimed Laser gold at the Olympic Sailing Regatta here on Tuesday, winning the third gold for Britain in the regatta.
Taking an 18-point lead into the double-points race, Paul Goodison used the tactic to block his nearest rival Sweden to maintain his lead in the medal race. He forced Sweden to the last of the 10-boat fleet through all the marks while Goodison himself keeping the 9th position till the end.
Goodison's actions also cost the Sweden a medal even though he went into the race in 2nd place overall.
Jonas Warrer and Martin Ibsen of Denmark were declared gold medal winners after a day of drama in 49er (Skiff) Sailing on Monday,
August 18.
Athens 2004 Olympic gold medalists Iker Martinez de Lizarduy and Xabier Fernandez of Spain took silver and German brothers Jan Peter and Hannes Peckolt won bronze.
The Danes crossed the finish line in seventh place in the double points medal race, enough for them to claim gold,
and then had to survive a protest lodged by the Race Committee against them using another competitor's boat.
Warrer Ibsen broke their mast as they jockeyed in the start area and raced back to shore to borrow the Croatian (Pavle Kostov
and Peter Cupac) boat. They made it back to the start with seconds to spare and later explained the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) had given them permission to use the Croatians' boat.
The 49er sailors faced high, choppy seas with 18-knot winds in pouring rain which forced a spate of boats to capsize.
Australian duo Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson claimed the gold of the Women's Two Person Dinghy
at the Olympic Sailing Regatta on Monday.
Marcelien de Koning and Lobke Berkhout from the Netherlands secured the silver medal with 53 points.
The bronze medal went to Fernanda Oliveira and Isabel Swan from Brazil with 60 points.
Yin Jian wins China's first ever Olympic Sailing goldYin Jian wins China's first ever Olympic Sailing gold
China's Yin Jian was crowned champion of Women's RS:X (Windsurfer Women) at the Olympic Sailing Regatta on Wednesday,
winning China's first ever Olympic Sailing gold.
Alessandra Sensini from Italy took the silver medal and Bryony Shaw from Great Britain claimed the bronze medal.
Yin Jian poses on the podium. (Photo credit: Xinhua)
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