Ex-Optimists and the Olympics
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| IODA congratulates the following who won Olympic medals in 2000: | ||
| o | Thomas Johanson (FIN - 49er) | Optimist Worlds 1984. |
| o | Ben Ainslie (GBR - Laser) | Optimist Worlds 1989-1992 |
| o | Iain Percy (GBR - Finn) | Optimist Europeans 1988-1990 |
| o | Belinda Stowell (AUS - 470W) | |
| o | Margriet Matthijsse (NED - Europe) | Optimist Worlds 1991 |
| o | Robert Scheidt (BRA - Laser) | Optimist Worlds 1986 |
| o | Jochen Schümann (GER - Soling) | |
| o | Javier Conte (ARG - 470) | |
| o | Juan de la Fuente (ARG - 470) | |
| o | Rene Schwall (GER - Tor) | |
| o | Serena Amato (ARG - Europe) | |
| o | Frederik Lööf (SWE - Finn) | Optimist Worlds 1983 |
| and commiserates with Nick Rogers, 1996 Finn gold Matteus Kuznierewicz and former Optimist World Champion Serge Kats, all of whom came fourth. | ||
| 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 | - | - |
| Mateusz Kusnierewicz | POL | Finn | Gold | ||
| Sebastien Godefroid | BEL | Finn | Silver | 63 | 1982 |
| Kristine Roug | DEN | Europe | Gold | - | - |
| Margriet Matthijsse | NED | Europe | Silver | 85 | 1991 |
| Teresa Zabell | ESP | 470 W | Gold | - | - |
| Yumiko Shige | JPN | 470 W | Silver | - | - |
| Evgeniy Braslovec | UKR | 470 | Gold | Champion of the USSR - 1985 | |
| Hugo Rocha | POR | 470 | Bronze | 75 | 1987 |
| Fernando Leon | ESP | Tornado | Gold | - | - |
| Hans Wallen | SWE | Star | Silver | 1 | 1976 |
| Jochen Schümann | GER | Soling | Gold | - | - |
| Georgiy Shayduka | RUS | Soling | Silver | - | - |
1992 and 1988 Olympic Medallists: Return to Optimist HomepageGold 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)