# Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Tornado

The Tornado Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 22 July to 2 August 1996 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled and sailed. Each team had two discards.

## Results

| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Race I | Race I | Race II | Race II | Race III | Race III | Race IV | Race IV | Race V | Race V | Race VI | Race VI | Race VII | Race VII | Race VIII | Race VIII | Race IX | Race IX | Race X | Race X | Race XI | Race XI | Total Points | Total -1 |
| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Total Points | Total -1 |
| | Fernando Leon (ESP) | Jose Luis Ballester | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | PMS | 20.0 | 3 | 3.0 | DNC | 20.0 | 70.0 | 30.0 |
| | Mitch Booth (AUS) | Andrew Landenberger | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | PMS | 20.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 79.0 | 42.0 |
| | Lars Grael (BRA) | Henrique Pellicano | 12 | 12.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 71.0 | 43.0 |
| 4 | Andreas Hagara (AUT) | Florian Schneeberger | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 70.0 | 44.0 |
| 5 | Walter Pirinoli (ITA) | Marco Pirinoli | 16 | 16.0 | 12 | 12.0 | PMS | 20.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 80.0 | 44.0 |
| 6 | Frédéric le Peutrec (FRA) | Franck Citeau | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 66.0 | 46.0 |
| 7 | Roland Gabler (GER) | Frank Parlow | 15 | 15.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 75.0 | 48.0 |
| 8 | John Lovell (USA) | Charlie Ogletree | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 72.0 | 48.0 |
| 9 | Ron van Teylingen (NED) | Herbert Dercksen | 13 | 13.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 9 | 9.0 | PMS | 20.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 93.0 | 56.0 |
| 10 | Patrick Thorens (SUI) | Stéphane Wohnlich | 7 | 7.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 103.0 | 77.0 |
| 11 | Marc Peers (CAN) | Roy Janse | 17 | 17.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 117.0 | 83.0 |
| 12 | Yuriy Konovalov (RUS) | Sergey Myasnikov | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 122.0 | 87.0 |
| 13 | David Williams (GBR) | Ian Rhodes | 5 | 5.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 13 | 13.0 | DSQ | 20.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 121.0 | 87.0 |
| 14 | Sergey Kravtsov (BLR) | Viktor Budantsev | 9 | 9.0 | 15 | 15.0 | PMS | 20.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 137.0 | 101.0 |
| 15 | Rex Sellers (NZL) | Brian Jones | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 140.0 | 107.0 |
| 16 | Mats Nyberg (SWE) | Magnus Lövdén | 10 | 10.0 | PMS | 20.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 151.0 | 114.0 |
| 17 | Serhiy Priymak (UKR) | Yevhen Chelombitko | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 153.0 | 118.0 |
| 18 | Shayne Brodie (FIJ) | Angus Pattie | 18 | 18.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 183.0 | 147.0 |
| 19 | Alun Davies (CAY) | Michael Joseph | 19 | 19.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 19.0 | PMS | 20.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 203.0 | 164.0 |

## Conditions at the Tornado course areas

* Black: Marinas Blue: Alpha course Green: Bravo course Yellow: Charly course Red: Delta course
* Olympic course WX. S(Start) - 1 - 4G - 1 - 4G - 1 - F(Finish downwind)
| Date | Race | °C | Knot | Meter | Course | Course area |
| 23 July 1996 | I | 29 | 10 | 0.8 | | Delta |
| 23 July 1996 | II | 29 | 13 | 0.8 | WX | Delta |
| 26 July 1996 | III | 27 | 7 | 0.5 | WX | Delta |
| 26 July 1996 | IV | 27 | 10 | 0.5 | WX | Delta |
| 27 July 1996 | V | 28 | 7 | 0.5 | WX | Delta |
| 27 July 1996 | VI | 28 | 8 | 0.6 | WX | Delta |
| 28 July 1996 | VII | 29 | 6 | 0.7 | WX | Delta |
| 28 July 1996 | VIII | 29 | 9 | 0.6 | WX | Delta |
| 29 July 1996 | IX | 29 | 11 | 0.6 | WX | Delta |
| 29 July 1996 | X | 28 | 11 | 0.4 | WX | Delta |
| 30 July 1996 | XI | 28 | 8 | 0.4 | WX | Delta |