# Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 470

The Women's 470 Class Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 24 July to 1 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 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total Points | Total -1 |
| | Theresa Zabell (ESP) | Begona Via Dufresne | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 46.0 | 25.0 |
| | Yumiko Shige (JPN) | Alicia Kinoshita | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 60.0 | 36.0 |
| | Ruslana Taran (UKR) | Olena Pakholchik | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 68.0 | 38.0 |
| 4 | Kris Stookey (USA) | Louise Van Voorhis | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 75.0 | 47.0 |
| 5 | Susanne Bauckholt (GER) | Katrin Adlkofer | 16 | 16.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 77.0 | 49.0 |
| 6 | Susanne Ward (DEN) | Michaëla Ward-Meehan | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 89.0 | 56.0 |
| 7 | Federica Salvà (ITA) | Emanuela Sossi | 11 | 11.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 94.0 | 64.0 |
| 8 | Jeni Lidgett (AUS) | Addy Bucek | 7 | 7.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 99.0 | 64.0 |
| 9 | Penny Davis (CAN) | Leigh Andrew-Pearson | PMS | 23.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 119.0 | 76.0 |
| 10 | Ida Andersen (NOR) | Linda Andersen | 12 | 12.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 111.0 | 81.0 |
| 11 | Bethan Raggatt (GBR) | Susan Carr | 5 | 5.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 122.0 | 89.0 |
| 12 | Shany Kedmy (ISR) | Anat Fabrikant | 8 | 8.0 | 15 | 15.0 | DSQ | 23.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 14 | 14.0 | DSQ | 23.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 139.0 | 93.0 |
| 13 | Denise Lyttle (IRL) | Louise Cole | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 131.0 | 95.0 |
| 14 | Lena Carlsson (SWE) | Boel Bengtsson | 18 | 18.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 135.0 | 96.0 |
| 15 | Florence Le Brun (FRA) | Annabel Chaulvin | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 13.0 | PMS | 23.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 140.0 | 98.0 |
| 16 | Leslie Egnot (NZL) | Jan Shearer | 14 | 14.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 21 | 21.0 | PMS | 23.0 | PMS | 23.0 | 147.0 | 101.0 |
| 17 | Aikaterini Kaloudi (GRE) | Emilia Tsoulfa | 9 | 9.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 159.0 | 120.0 |
| 18 | Katalin Bácsics (HUN) | Enikő Németh | 17 | 17.0 | 19 | 19.0 | PMS | 23.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 170.0 | 128.0 |
| 19 | Janja Orel (SLO) | Alenka Orel | 20 | 20.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 185.0 | 143.0 |
| 20 | Cheung Mei Han (HKG) | Tung Chun Mei | 19 | 19.0 | 22 | 22.0 | PMS | 23.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 209.0 | 164.0 |
| 21 | Liu Haimei (CHN) | Ji Fengqin | 15 | 15.0 | 14 | 14.0 | PMS | 23.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 20 | 20.0 | PMS | 23.0 | 20 | 20.5 | 215.5 | 169.5 |
| 22 | Paula Reinoso (ARG) | Sofía Usandizaga | PMS | 23.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 20 | 20.5 | 215.5 | 170.5 |

### Daily standings
## Conditions at the 470 course areas

* Black: Marinas Blue: Alpha course Green: Bravo course Yellow: Charly course Red: Delta course
* Olympic course ZI. S(Start) - 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching)
* Olympic course XI. S(Start) - 1 - 4G - 1 - 4G - 1 - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching)
* Olympic course ZO. S(Start) - 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching)
* Olympic course XO. S(Start) - 1 - 4G - 1 - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching)
| Date | Race | °C | Knot | Meter | Course | Course area |
| 24 July 1996 | I | 28 | 11 | 0.7 | | Charly |
| 25 July 1996 | II | 29 | 13 | 0.7 | XO | Charly |
| 26 July 1996 | III | 28 | 10 | 0.5 | ZI | Charly |
| 26 July 1996 | IV | 28 | 10 | 0.5 | ZI | Bravo |
| 27 July 1996 | V | 28 | 5 | 0.6 | ZO | Bravo |
| 27 July 1996 | VI | 29 | 8 | 0.6 | ZO | Bravo |
| 28 July 1996 | VII | 29 | 6 | 0.7 | ZI | Bravo |
| 29 July 1996 | VIII | 29 | 14 | 0.5 | XI | Charly |
| 30 July 1996 | IX | 28 | 8 | 0.4 | ZO | Charly |
| 30 July 1996 | X | 28 | 9 | 0.5 | ZO | Charly |
| 1 August 1996 | XI | 28 | 7 | 0.5 | ZO | Charly |