2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
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The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, was held in Santander, Spain, this was the fourth edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships. It is the world championships for all disciplines used at the upcoming Olympics. What gives this event greater significance is that it was used as qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Bidding process
The following cities competed against Santander to win the right to host the Championships.
- Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Canada Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- China Qingdao, China
- Denmark Aarhus, Denmark
- South Korea Busan, South Korea
- Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands
- Poland Gdynia, Poland
Events and equipment
The following events were open for entries:
| Event | Equipment | Max. entries |
|---|---|---|
| Men's one-person dinghy | Laser | 150 |
| Men's one-person dinghy (heavyweight) | Finn | 80 |
| Men's two-person dinghy | 470 | 120 |
| Men's skiff | 49er | 100 |
| Men's windsurfer | RS:X | 120 |
| Women's one-person dinghy | Laser Radial | 120 |
| Women's two-person dinghy | 470 | 80 |
| Women's skiff | 49er FX | 80 |
| Women's windsurfer | RS:X | 80 |
| Mixed multihull | Nacra 17 | 80 |
Summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Event medalists
External links
- 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- at World Sailing