Ex-Optimists and the Olympics

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IODA congratulates the following who won Olympic medals in 2000:
oThomas Johanson (FIN - 49er)Optimist Worlds 1984.
oBen Ainslie (GBR - Laser)Optimist Worlds 1989-1992
oIain Percy (GBR - Finn)Optimist Europeans 1988-1990
oBelinda Stowell (AUS - 470W) 
oMargriet Matthijsse (NED - Europe)Optimist Worlds 1991
oRobert Scheidt (BRA - Laser)Optimist Worlds 1986
oJochen Schümann (GER - Soling) 
oJavier Conte (ARG - 470) 
oJuan de la Fuente (ARG - 470) 
oRene Schwall (GER - Tor) 
oSerena Amato (ARG - Europe) 
oFrederik 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:

OlympicsOptimist Worlds
NameNat.ClassMedalPlaceYear
Robert ScheidtBRALaserGold421986
Ben AinslieGBRLaserSilver201992
Peer MobergNORLaserBronze--
Mateusz KusnierewiczPOLFinnGold
Sebastien GodefroidBELFinnSilver631982
Kristine RougDENEuropeGold--
Margriet MatthijsseNEDEuropeSilver851991
Teresa ZabellESP470 WGold--
Yumiko ShigeJPN470 WSilver--
Evgeniy BraslovecUKR470GoldChampion of the USSR - 1985
Hugo RochaPOR470Bronze751987
Fernando LeonESPTornadoGold--
Hans WallenSWEStarSilver11976
Jochen SchümannGERSolingGold--
Georgiy ShaydukaRUSSolingSilver--

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)
SolingJochen 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)

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