Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Finn
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The Finn competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the men's one-person heavyweight dinghy event and was held in Enoshima, Japan, from 27 July to 3 August 2021.[1] 19 sailors from 19 nations competed in 11 races, including one medal-race where points were doubled.[2] The land venue was Enoshima Yacht Harbour and races were held on Sagami Bay.[1][3]
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| Venue | Enoshima, Japan Sagami Bay, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 27 July – 3 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
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Summary
Alican Kaynar of Turkey was the overnight leader after the first day after two bullets, followed by Zsombor Berecz of Hungary with two second-place finishes in the first two races.[4] Kaynar continued his lead after the second day, where Giles Scott had won the two races of the day.[5]
For the medal race, six sailors were in contention for the medals, with Scott in the front.[6] Giles Scott won the Olympic gold medal, and Great Britain's sixth in a row in the event, which was also the last Finn class gold in the Olympics as the event left the Olympic programme.[7] Berecz, finishing ahead of Scott in the medal race but not enough points ahead to pass him, won the silver medal and Juan Cardona won the bronze medal.[7]
The medals were presented by IOC vice-president from Singapore, Mr Ser Miang Ng (a former World Sailing vice-president) and current World Sailing vice-president Thomasz Chamera of Poland.
Schedule
| Tue 27 Jul | Wed 28 Jul | Thu 29 Jul | Fri 30 Jul | Sat 31 Jul | Sun 1 Aug | Mon 2 Aug | Tue 3 Aug |
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| Race 1 Race 2 |
Race 3 Race 4 |
Race 5 Race 6 |
Rest day | Race 7 Race 8 |
Race 9 Race 10 |
Rest day | Medal race |
Results
| Pos | Helmsman | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | MR | Tot | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Giles Scott |  Great Britain | 9† | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 36 |
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Zsombor Berecz |  Hungary | 2 | 2 | 9† | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 39 |
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Joan Cardona |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13† | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 51 |
| 4 | Nicholas Heiner |  Netherlands | 11† | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 56 |
| 5 | Josh Junior |  New Zealand | 12† | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 79 | 67 |
| 6 | Facundo Olezza |  Argentina | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16† | 15 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 84 | 68 |
| 7 | Jake Lilley |  Australia | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 15† | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 69 |
| 8 | Alican Kaynar |  Turkey | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 7 | RET 20† | 10 | 10 | 10 | 101 | 81 |
| 9 | Max Salminen |  Sweden | 8 | 12† | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 102 | 90 |
| 10 | Tom Ramshaw |  Canada | 13 | 7 | 11 | 14† | 10 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 108 | 94 |
| 11 | Anders Pedersen |  Norway | 14† | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 96 | 82 | |
| 12 | Ioannis Mitakis |  Greece | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 18† | 110 | 92 | |
| 13 | Luke Muller |  United States | 6 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 17† | 109 | 92 | |
| 14 | Jorge Zarif |  Brazil | 7 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 16† | 111 | 95 | |
| 15 | Chen He |  China | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17† | 16 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 141 | 124 | |
| 16 | Kazumasa Segawa |  Japan | 18 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19† | 12 | 17 | 5 | 147 | 128 | |
| 17 | Juan Pérez |  Mexico | 19† | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 164 | 145 | |
| 18 | Andrés Lage |  Venezuela | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19† | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 173 | 154 | |
| 19 | Leo Davis |  South Africa | 17 | 19† | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 178 | 159 |
Source: [3]
Legend: – Qualified for medal race(s); RET – Retired; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;