# Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Finn

The Finn Men's 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. Ten races were sailed. Each sailor had two discards.
This was the last time that a British sailor did not win this event.

## Results

| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | 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 | Total Points | Total -1 |
| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total Points | Total -1 |
| | Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL) | 10 | 10.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 62.0 | 32.0 |
| | Sebastien Godefroid (BEL) | 13 | 13.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 85.0 | 45.0 |
| | Roy Heiner (NED) | 21 | 21.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 83.0 | 50.0 |
| 4 | Hans Spitzauer (AUT) | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 5.0 | PMS | 32.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 98.0 | 54.0 |
| 5 | Fredrik Lööf (SWE) | 8 | 8.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 91.0 | 57.0 |
| 6 | Paul McKenzie (AUS) | 9 | 9.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 115.0 | 67.0 |
| 7 | Jose Maria van der Ploeg (ESP) | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 15 | 15.0 | DNS | 32.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 118.0 | 69.0 |
| 8 | Ian Ainslie (RSA) | 25 | 25.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 123.0 | 72.0 |
| 9 | Richard Clarke (CAN) | 14 | 14.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 10 | 10.0 | PMS | 32.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 135.0 | 75.0 |
| 10 | Christoph Bergmann (BRA) | 19 | 19.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 120.0 | 79.0 |
| 11 | Jali Mäkilä (FIN) | 17 | 17.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 125.0 | 82.0 |
| 12 | Richard Stenhouse (GBR) | 18 | 18.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 124.0 | 83.0 |
| 13 | Craig Monk (NZL) | 22 | 22.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 139.0 | 86.0 |
| 14 | Michael Maier (CZE) | 3 | 3.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 134.0 | 86.0 |
| 15 | Philippe Presti (FRA) | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 125.0 | 87.0 |
| 16 | Luca Devoti (ITA) | 7 | 7.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | PMS | 32.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 147.0 | 90.0 |
| 17 | Yuriy Tokovy (UKR) | 2 | 2.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 133.0 | 91.0 |
| 18 | Oleg Khoperskiy (RUS) | 27 | 27.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 161.0 | 107.0 |
| 19 | Karlo Kuret (CRO) | DSQ | 32.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 165.0 | 109.0 |
| 20 | Michael Fellmann (GER) | 15 | 15.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 173.0 | 121.0 |
| 21 | Bjørn Westergaard (DEN) | 12 | 12.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 4 | 4.0 | PMS | 32.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 179.0 | 122.0 |
| 22 | Vasco Batista (POR) | 16 | 16.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 178.0 | 129.0 |
| 23 | Will Martin (USA) | PMS | 32.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 2 | 2.0 | PMS | 32.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 200.0 | 136.0 |
| 24 | John Driscoll (IRL) | 23 | 23.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 190.0 | 142.0 |
| 25 | Marek Valášek (SVK) | 5 | 5.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 203.0 | 148.0 |
| 26 | Farkas Litkey (HUN) | 11 | 11.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 219.0 | 165.0 |
| 27 | Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE) | 26 | 26.0 | 21 | 21.0 | DNF | 32.0 | 27 | 27.0 | PMS | 32.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 29 | 29.0 | DNF | 32.0 | 259.0 | 195.0 |
| 28 | Dumitru Frățilă (ROM) | 20 | 20.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 254.0 | 199.0 |
| 29 | Mark Clarke (CAY) | 28 | 28.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 28 | 28.0 | PMS | 32.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 262.0 | 202.0 |
| 30 | Manuel Méndez (PUR) | 24 | 24.0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 30.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 30 | 30.0 | 29 | 29.0 | DSQ | 32.0 | 31 | 31.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 292.0 | 229.0 |
| 31 | Geoffrey Taylor (FIJ) | 29 | 29.0 | 31 | 31.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 30 | 30.0 | DNF | 32.0 | 31 | 31.0 | 30 | 30.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 30.0 | 296.0 | 233.0 |

### Daily standings
## Conditions at the Finn course area's

* Black: Marinas Blue: Alpha course Green: Bravo course Yellow: Charly course Red: Delta course
* Olympic course ZU. S(Start) - 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - F(Finish reaching)
| Date | Race | °C | Knot | Meter | Course | Course area |
| 22 July 1996 | I | 30 | 7 | 0.4 | ZU | Charly |
| 23 July 1996 | II | 29 | 10 | 0.8 | ZU | Charly |
| 23 July 1996 | III | 29 | 13 | 0.8 | ZU | Charly |
| 24 July 1996 | IV | 28 | 11 | 0.7 | ZU | Delta |
| 25 July 1996 | V | 29 | 13 | 0.7 | ZU | Delta |
| 26 July 1996 | VI | 28 | 4 | 0.4 | ZU | Charly |
| 26 July 1996 | VII | 27 | 10 | 0.5 | ZU | Charly |
| 27 July 1996 | VIII | 28 | 5 | 0.6 | ZU | Charly |
| 28 July 1996 | IX | 29 | 6 | 0.7 | ZU | Charly |
| 29 July 1996 | X | 28 | 11 | 0.6 | ZU | Charly |