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Finn Class Past Olympic Medalists

By Thornton Reese, About.com

The gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medal sailors in the Finn Class sailboat from the Summer Olympic games.

  • 1976 Montreal
    Gold Jochen Schumann (GDR)
    Silver Andrei Balashov (URS)
    Bronze John Bertrand (AUS)

  • 1980 Moscow
    Gold Esko Rechardt (FIN)
    Silver Wolfgang Mayrhofer (AUT)
    Bronze Andrei Balashov (URS)

  • 1984 Los Angeles
    Gold Russell Coutts (NZL)
    Silver John Bertrand (USA)
    Bronze Terry Neilson (CAN)

  • 1988 Seoul
    Gold Jose Doreste (ESP)
    Silver Peter Holmberg (ISV)
    Bronze John Cutler (NZL)

  • 1992 Barcelona
    Gold José van der Ploeg (ESP)
    Silver Brian Ledbetter (USA)
    Bronze Craig Monk (NZL)

  • 1996 Atlanta
    Gold Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)
    Silver Sebastien Godefroid (BEL)
    Bronze Roy Heiner (NED)

  • 2000 Sydney
    Gold Iain Percy (GBR)
    Silver Luca Devoti (ITA)
    Bronze Fredrik Lööf (SWE)

  • 2004 Athens
    Gold Ben Ainslie (GBR)
    Silver Rafael Trujillo (ESP)
    Bronze Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)

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