| Date | 31 July – 8 August 1984 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Long Beach Marina, Long Beach, California (Bravo Course) | |
| Participants | 38 from 19 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best 6 of 7 scores to count for final placement. | |
The medals in this event were still in doubt after six races. American skipper William Earl Buchan started very poorly in the final race, but when a wind shift hit, his boat picked up speed, and he shot past the leaders to win the seventh race, their third race win, and the gold medal. The Italians appeared to be headed for victory but missed a mark and had to reverse course to go around the buoy.
Buchan’s son, William Carl Buchan, also won a gold medal in Los Angeles, in the Flying Dutchman class.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |  USA | 29.7 | 55.7 | .0 (1) | 15.0 (9) | 26.0 ( | 3.0 (2) | 11.7 (6) | .0 (1) | 0.0 (1) | Gold | |||||
| Steve Erickson • William Earl Buchan | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | West Germany |  FRG | 41.4 | 67.4 | 26.0 ( | 8.0 (4) | 8.0 (4) | 11.7 (6) | .0 (1) | 8.0 (4) | 5.7 (3) | Silver | |||||
| Joachim Griese • Michael Marcour | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Italy |  ITA | 43.5 | 56.5 | 5.7 (3) | 11.7 (6) | 5.7 (3) | 13.0 (7) | 5.7 (3) | 3.0 (2) | 11.7 (6) | Bronze | |||||
| Alfio Peraboni • Giorgio Gorla | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sweden |  SWE | 43.7 | 57.7 | 8.0 (4) | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) | 8.0 (4) | 14.0 (8) | 11.7 (6) | 10.0 (5) | ||||||
| Henrik Eyermann • Kent Carlsson | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Austria |  AUT | 53.4 | 72.4 | 11.7 (6) | 19.0 (13) | .0 (1) | 17.0 (11) | 16.0 (10) | 5.7 (3) | 3.0 (2) | ||||||
| Hubert Raudaschl • Karl Ferstl | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Greece |  GRE | 67.0 | 86.0 | 3.0 (2) | .0 (1) | 17.0 (11) | 19.0 (13) | 17.0 (11) | 16.0 (10) | 14.0 (8) | ||||||
| Ilias Chatzipavlis • Leonidas Pelekanakis | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Spain |  ESP | 74.0 | 94.0 | 14.0 (8) | 20.0 (14) | 16.0 (10) | 10.0 (5) | 8.0 (4) | 13.0 (7) | 13.0 (7) | ||||||
| Antonio Gorostegui • José Luis Doreste | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Netherlands |  NED | 76.0 | 102.0 | 26.0 ( | 13.0 (7) | 19.0 (=13) | .0 (1) | 3.0 (2) | [26.0] ( | 15.0 (9) | ||||||
| Boudewijn Binkhorst • Willem van Walt Meijer | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Great Britain |  GBR | 78.0 | 101.0 | 10.0 (5) | 18.0 (12) | 14.0 (8) | 23.0 (17) | 18.0 (12) | 10.0 (5) | 8.0 (4) | ||||||
| Iain Woolward • John Maddocks | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | The Bahamas |  BAH | 81.4 | 103.4 | 17.0 (11) | 22.0 (16) | 11.7 (6) | 5.7 (3) | 13.0 (7) | 17.0 (11) | 17.0 (11) | ||||||
| Montague Higgs • Steven Kelly | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Australia |  AUS | 81.7 | 107.7 | 26.0 ( | 5.7 (3) | 10.0 (5) | 18.0 (12) | 15.0 (9) | 14.0 (8) | 19.0 (13) | ||||||
| Colin Beashel • Richard Coxon | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Brazil |  BRA | 82.0 | 100.0 | 15.0 (9) | 14.0 (8) | 13.0 (7) | 15.0 (9) | 10.0 (5) | 15.0 (9) | 18.0 (12) | ||||||
| Eduardo de Souza • Roberto Souza | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Canada |  CAN | 92.0 | 118.0 | 13.0 (7) | 10.0 (5) | 20.0 (15) | 14.0 (8) | 19.0 (13) | 26.0 ( | 16.0 (10) | ||||||
| Lawrence Lemieux • Witold Gesing | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Switzerland |  SUI | 106.0 | 127.0 | 16.0 (10) | 21.0 (15) | 15.0 (9) | 16.0 (10) | 21.0 (15) | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | ||||||
| Josef Steinmayer • Reto Heilig | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Venezuela |  VEN | 114.0 | 140.0 | 18.0 (12) | 16.0 (10) | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | 23.0 (17) | 19.0 (13) | 26.0 ( | ||||||
| Christian Flebbe • John Drew-Bear | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Chile |  CHI | 126.0 | 151.0 | 21.0 (15) | 17.0 (11) | 19.0 (=13) | 22.0 (16) | 25.0 (19) | 23.0 (17) | 24.0 (18) | ||||||
| Carlos Rossi • Rodrigo Zuazola | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Portugal |  POR | 128.0 | 153.0 | 19.0 (13) | 25.0 (19) | 21.0 (16) | 24.0 (18) | 20.0 (14) | 22.0 (16) | 22.0 (16) | ||||||
| António Mardel Correia • Henrique Anjos | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | United States Virgin Islands |  ISV | 130.0 | 156.0 | 20.0 (14) | 23.0 (17) | 26.0 ( | 21.0 (15) | 22.0 (16) | 21.0 (15) | 23.0 (17) | ||||||
| John Foster, Jr. • John Foster, Sr. | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Barbados |  BAR | 133.0 | 159.0 | 22.0 (16) | 24.0 (18) | 22.0 (17) | 26.0 ( | 24.0 (18) | 20.0 (14) | 21.0 (15) | ||||||
| Bruce Bayley • Howard Palmer | |||||||||||||||||
