| | Event type
One Person Dinghy (Laser), Open
| Date | 15 – 22 August 2004 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympiako Kentro Istioploias Agiou Kosma, Athina | |
| Participants | 42 from 42 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best ten of eleven scores to count for final placement. | |
The last two Olympic Laser competitions had come down to Brazil’s Robert Scheidt and Britain’s Ben Ainslie, with Scheidt winning gold in 1996 and Ainslie in 2000. Ainslie, however, had moved to the Finn class, in which he would win the 2004 Olympic gold medal. This left the class open for Scheidt, who hardly needed help, as earlier in 2004 he had won his seventh World Championship in the class. Scheidt won his second Olympic gold medal in Athina, but had to work to do it, winning only one race and having to race on the final day.
Scheidt would switch to the Star class after winning the 2005 Worlds, winning Olympic silver and bronze in that class in 2008 and 2012, respectively. In 2013, however, he switched back to Laser and won his ninth World Championship in that class, giving him 12 in all, as he won Star World titles in 2007, 2011, and 2012. Scheidt’s five Olympic medals through 2012 makes him the all-time leader among Olympic sailors, tied with Ainslie, and another Brazilian, Torben Grael, who his won fifth medal in Athina, a gold in the Star class.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | Race #8 | Race #9 | Race #10 | Race #11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Scheidt |  BRA | 55.0 | 74.0 | 3.0 (3) | 8.0 (8) | 1.0 (1) | 3.0 (3) | 8.0 (8) | 4.0 (4) | 19.0 (19) | 12.0 (12) | 7.0 (7) | 3.0 (3) | 6.0 (6) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Andreas Geritzer |  AUT | 68.0 | 102.0 | 4.0 (4) | 1.0 (1) | 34.0 (34) | 7.0 (7) | 1.0 (1) | 2.0 (2) | 12.0 (12) | 15.0 (15) | 12.0 (13) | 4.0 (4) | 10.0 (10) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Vasilij Žbogar |  SLO | 76.0 | 97.0 | 21.0 (21) | 13.0 (13) | 3.0 (3) | 8.0 (8) | 4.0 (4) | 1.0 (1) | 14.0 (14) | 1.0 (1) | 14.0 (15) | 5.0 (5) | 13.0 (13) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Paul Goodison |  GBR | 81.0 | 109.0 | 13.0 (13) | 3.0 (3) | 28.0 (28) | 5.0 (5) | 11.0 (11) | 7.0 (7) | 1.0 (1) | 9.0 (9) | 8.0 (8) | 7.0 (7) | 17.0 (17) | |||
| 5 | Gustavo Lima |  POR | 88.0 | 116.0 | 1.0 (1) | 15.0 (15) | 7.0 (7) | 28.0 (28) | 14.0 (14) | 19.0 (19) | 6.0 (6) | 4.0 (4) | 2.0 (2) | 1.0 (1) | 19.0 (19) | |||
| 6 | Karl Suneson |  SWE | 104.0 | 129.0 | 5.0 (5) | 10.0 (10) | 9.0 (9) | 25.0 (25) | 2.0 (2) | 9.0 (9) | 4.0 (4) | 8.0 (8) | 17.0 (18) | 15.0 (15) | 25.0 (25) | |||
| 7 | Hamish Pepper |  NZL | 108.3 | 134.3 | 24.0 (24) | 9.0 (9) | 26.0 (26) | 11.0 (11) | 9.0 (9) | 5.0 (5) | 13.0 (13) | 3.0 (3) | 11.3 (12) | 2.0 (2) | 21.0 (21) | |||
| 8 | Mark Mendelblatt |  USA | 111.0 | 140.0 | 2.0 (2) | 14.0 (14) | 20.0 (20) | 6.0 (6) | 6.0 (6) | 10.0 (10) | 29.0 (29) | 22.0 (22) | 16.0 (17) | 6.0 (6) | 9.0 (9) | |||
| 9 | Michael Blackburn |  AUS | 112.0 | 144.0 | 18.0 (18) | 2.0 (2) | 10.0 (10) | 19.0 (19) | 5.0 (5) | 6.0 (6) | 2.0 (2) | 20.0 (20) | 13.0 (14) | 17.0 (17) | 32.0 (32) | |||
| 10 | Luis Martínez |  ESP | 120.0 | 156.0 | 19.0 (19) | 7.0 (7) | 13.0 (13) | 4.0 (4) | 19.0 (19) | 18.0 (18) | 5.0 (5) | 7.0 (7) | 4.0 (4) | 24.0 (24) | 36.0 (36) | |||
| 11 | Maciej Grabowski |  POL | 125.0 | 155.0 | 8.0 (8) | 23.0 (23) | 30.0 (30) | 20.0 (20) | 3.0 (3) | 3.0 (3) | 8.0 (8) | 16.0 (16) | 10.0 (10) | 20.0 (20) | 14.0 (14) | |||
| 12 | Diego Romero |  ARG | 134.0 | 177.0 | 40.0 (40) | 6.0 (6) | 11.0 (11) | 2.0 (2) | 18.0 (18) | 43.0 ( | 23.0 (23) | 5.0 (5) | 5.0 (5) | 12.0 (12) | 12.0 (12) | |||
| 13 | Diego Negri |  ITA | 139.0 | 182.0 | 20.0 (20) | 12.0 (12) | 19.0 (19) | 1.0 (1) | 43.0 ( | 21.0 (21) | 15.0 (15) | 13.0 (13) | 15.0 (16) | 21.0 (21) | 2.0 (2) | |||
| 14 | Mate Arapov |  CRO | 139.0 | 182.0 | 6.0 (6) | 11.0 (11) | 2.0 (2) | 22.0 (22) | 43.0 ( | 13.0 (13) | 3.0 (3) | 25.0 (25) | 29.0 (30) | 25.0 (25) | 3.0 (3) | |||
| 15 | Félix Pruvot |  FRA | 143.0 | 186.0 | 10.0 (10) | [43.0] ( | 32.0 (32) | 10.0 (10) | 17.0 (17) | 8.0 (8) | 32.0 (32) | 23.0 (23) | 1.0 (1) | 9.0 (9) | 1.0 (1) | |||
| 16 | Evangelos Cheimonas |  GRE | 155.0 | 192.0 | 12.0 (12) | 24.0 (24) | 36.0 (36) | 15.0 (15) | 7.0 (7) | 17.0 (17) | 20.0 (20) | 2.0 (2) | 6.0 (6) | 16.0 (16) | 37.0 (37) | |||
| 17 | Gareth Blanckenberg |  RSA | 156.0 | 187.0 | 22.0 (22) | 16.0 (16) | 31.0 (31) | 13.0 (13) | 25.0 (25) | 11.0 (11) | 10.0 (10) | 6.0 (6) | 19.0 (20) | 8.0 (8) | 26.0 (26) | |||
| 18 | Philippe Bergmans |  BEL | 159.0 | 191.0 | 9.0 (9) | 4.0 (4) | 5.0 (5) | 14.0 (14) | 32.0 (32) | 14.0 (14) | 17.0 (17) | 27.0 (27) | 20.0 (21) | 18.0 (18) | 31.0 (31) | |||
| 19 | Roope Suomalainen |  FIN | 160.0 | 195.0 | 35.0 (35) | 5.0 (5) | 24.0 (24) | 12.0 (12) | 10.0 (10) | 12.0 (12) | 33.0 (33) | 32.0 (32) | 11.0 (11) | 13.0 (13) | 8.0 (8) | |||
| 20 | Allan Julie |  SEY | 166.0 | 200.0 | 14.0 (14) | 17.0 (17) | 8.0 (8) | 34.0 (34) | 33.0 (33) | 20.0 (20) | 9.0 (9) | 24.0 (24) | 23.0 (24) | 14.0 (14) | 4.0 (4) | |||
| 21 | Peer Moberg |  NOR | 198.0 | 241.0 | 7.0 (7) | 18.0 (18) | 37.0 (37) | 23.0 (23) | 12.0 (12) | 26.0 (26) | 34.0 (34) | 14.0 (14) | 3.0 (3) | [43.0] ( | 24.0 (24) | |||
| 22 | Anders Nyholm |  DEN | 203.0 | 233.0 | 16.0 (16) | 30.0 (30) | 12.0 (12) | 18.0 (18) | 20.0 (20) | 27.0 (27) | 25.0 (25) | 18.0 (18) | 21.0 (22) | 26.0 (26) | 20.0 (20) | |||
| 23 | Matías del Solar |  CHI | 216.0 | 255.0 | 39.0 (39) | 38.0 (38) | 6.0 (6) | 38.0 (38) | 16.0 (16) | 15.0 (15) | 18.0 (18) | 11.0 (11) | 27.0 (28) | 31.0 (31) | 16.0 (16) | |||
| 24 | Kevin Lim |  MAS | 220.0 | 263.0 | 23.0 (23) | 21.0 (21) | 33.0 (33) | 17.0 (17) | 43.0 ( | 35.0 (35) | 26.0 (26) | 21.0 (21) | 18.0 (19) | 19.0 (19) | 7.0 (7) | |||
| 25 | Martin Trčka |  CZE | 231.0 | 268.0 | 37.0 (37) | 29.0 (29) | 15.0 (15) | 27.0 (27) | 15.0 (15) | 32.0 (32) | 28.0 (28) | 31.0 (31) | 33.0 (34) | 10.0 (10) | 11.0 (11) | |||
| 26 | Maksim Semerkhanov |  RUS | 235.0 | 272.0 | 34.0 (34) | 33.0 (33) | 29.0 (29) | 16.0 (16) | 13.0 (13) | 30.0 (30) | 22.0 (22) | 37.0 (37) | 31.0 (32) | 22.0 (22) | 5.0 (5) | |||
| 27 | Giedrius Gužys |  LTU | 239.0 | 273.0 | 31.0 (31) | 19.0 (19) | 21.0 (21) | 24.0 (24) | 21.0 (21) | 34.0 (34) | 24.0 (24) | 19.0 (19) | 25.0 (26) | 27.0 (27) | 28.0 (28) | |||
| 28 | Charis Papadopoulos |  CYP | 244.0 | 287.0 | 25.0 (25) | 43.0 ( | 27.0 (27) | 9.0 (9) | 43.0 ( | 16.0 (16) | 7.0 (7) | 10.0 (10) | 30.0 (31) | 38.0 (38) | 39.0 (39) | |||
| 29 | Bernard Luttmer |  CAN | 245.0 | 288.0 | 15.0 (15) | 25.0 (25) | 22.0 (22) | 21.0 (21) | 27.0 (27) | 33.0 (33) | 31.0 (31) | 43.0 ( | 9.0 (9) | 32.0 (32) | 30.0 (30) | |||
| 30 | Rory Fitzpatrick |  IRL | 248.0 | 286.0 | 33.0 (33) | 26.0 (26) | 38.0 (38) | 31.0 (31) | 26.0 (26) | 22.0 (22) | 27.0 (27) | 26.0 (26) | 24.0 (25) | 11.0 (11) | 22.0 (22) | |||
| 31 | Chi Qiang |  CHN | 251.0 | 288.0 | 29.0 (29) | 28.0 (28) | 4.0 (4) | 37.0 (37) | 22.0 (22) | 29.0 (29) | 36.0 (36) | 17.0 (17) | 28.0 (29) | 23.0 (23) | 35.0 (35) | |||
| 32 | Kim Ho-Gon |  KOR | 255.0 | 292.0 | 17.0 (17) | 34.0 (34) | 14.0 (14) | 35.0 (35) | 30.0 (30) | 24.0 (24) | 11.0 (11) | 30.0 (30) | 37.0 (38) | 37.0 (37) | 23.0 (23) | |||
| 33 | Kemal Muslubaş |  TUR | 256.0 | 299.0 | 11.0 (11) | 20.0 (20) | 18.0 (18) | 43.0 ( | 28.0 (28) | 31.0 (31) | 16.0 (16) | 35.0 (35) | 26.0 (27) | 28.0 (28) | 43.0 ( | |||
| 34 | Alejandro Foglia |  URU | 277.0 | 312.0 | 26.0 (26) | 31.0 (31) | 17.0 (17) | 33.0 (33) | 23.0 (23) | 23.0 (23) | 35.0 (35) | 29.0 (29) | 32.0 (33) | 34.0 (34) | 29.0 (29) | |||
| 35 | Kunio Suzuki |  JPN | 281.0 | 324.0 | 30.0 (30) | 22.0 (22) | 39.0 (39) | 43.0 ( | 29.0 (29) | 25.0 (25) | 30.0 (30) | 28.0 (28) | 22.0 (23) | 29.0 (29) | 27.0 (27) | |||
| 36 | Yuriy Orlov |  UKR | 314.0 | 354.0 | 36.0 (36) | 32.0 (32) | 23.0 (23) | 29.0 (29) | 24.0 (24) | 36.0 (36) | 40.0 (40) | 36.0 (36) | 35.0 (36) | 30.0 (30) | 33.0 (33) | |||
| 37 | Stanley Tan |  SGP | 322.0 | 365.0 | 32.0 (32) | 27.0 (27) | 25.0 (25) | 30.0 (30) | 34.0 (34) | 40.0 (40) | 41.0 (41) | 39.0 (39) | 36.0 (37) | [43.0] ( | 18.0 (18) | |||
| 38 | Augusto Nicolini |  PER | 329.0 | 372.0 | 38.0 (38) | 35.0 (35) | 16.0 (16) | 39.0 (39) | 31.0 (31) | 28.0 (28) | 38.0 (38) | 33.0 (33) | [43.0] ( | 33.0 (33) | 38.0 (38) | |||
| 39 | Mario Aquilina |  MLT | 339.0 | 382.0 | 27.0 (27) | 37.0 (37) | 40.0 (40) | 26.0 (26) | 43.0 ( | 37.0 (37) | 21.0 (21) | 40.0 (40) | 38.0 (39) | 39.0 (39) | 34.0 (34) | |||
| 40 | Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson |  ISL | 344.0 | 387.0 | 28.0 (28) | 36.0 (36) | 42.0 (42) | 36.0 (36) | 35.0 (35) | 43.0 ( | 39.0 (39) | 38.0 (38) | 40.0 (41) | 35.0 (35) | 15.0 (15) | |||
| 41 | Tim Pitts |  ISV | 381.0 | 423.0 | 42.0 (42) | 40.0 (40) | 41.0 (41) | 40.0 (40) | 36.0 (36) | 39.0 (39) | 37.0 (37) | 34.0 (34) | 34.0 (35) | 40.0 (40) | 40.0 (40) | |||
| 42 | Sami Kooheji |  BRN | 384.0 | 427.0 | 41.0 (41) | 39.0 (39) | 35.0 (35) | 32.0 (32) | 43.0 ( | 38.0 (38) | 42.0 (42) | 41.0 (41) | 39.0 (40) | 36.0 (36) | 41.0 (41) |