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FORMER MEDALLISTS

1996 former Optimist Olympic medallists were:

1996, 1992 and 1998

1996 former Optimist Olympic medallists were:

Olympics Optimist Worlds
Name Nat. Class Medal
Place
Year
Robert Scheidt BRA Laser Gold
42
1986
Ben Ainslie GBR Laser Silver
20
1992
Peer Moberg NOR Laser Bronze
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Mateusz Kusnierewicz POL Finn Gold
Sebastien Godefroid BEL Finn Silver
63
1982
Kristine Roug DEN Europe Gold
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-
Margriet Matthijsse NED Europe Silver
85
1991
Teresa Zabell ESP 470 W Gold
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-
Yumiko Shige JPN 470 W Silver
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-
Evgeniy Braslovec UKR 470 Gold
Champion of the USSR - 1985
Hugo Rocha POR 470 Bronze
75
1987
Fernando Leon ESP Tornado Gold
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-
Hans Wallen SWE Star Silver
1
1976
Jochen Schümann GER Soling Gold
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-
Georgiy Shayduka RUS Soling Silver
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1992 and 1988 Olympic Medallists:

Gold
Finn: José Maria van der Ploeg (ESP) (1992)
Luis Doreste (ESP) (1988)
Europe: Linda Andersen (NOR)
470: Jordi Calafat & Francisco Sanchez(ESP)
470W: Theresa Zabell & Patricia Guerra (ESP) (1992)
Allison Jolly (USA) (1988)
Flying Dutchman: Luis Doreste & Domingo Manrique(ESP)
Tornado: Nicholas Henard (FRA)
Soling Jochen Schümann (GER) (1988)
Silver
Europe: Natalia Via Dufresne (ESP)
470: Morgan Reeser (USA)
Soling: (crew) James Brady (USA)
Bronze
Europe: Julia Trotman (USA)
Europe: Tonu & Tomas Tuniste (EST)