GBR Rowing and Sailing Success In Beijing’s Olympics

The Olympic Torch in Beijing has finally been extinguished, and Team GB have flown home carrying the extra weight of 47 Olympic medals, an historic best since the 1908 London Olympic Games.

And there hasn’t been a finer Olympic Games for British sailors and rowers following British sailing success in Beijing. Consequently, it can be said that Great Britain’s sailing and rowing teams have pretty much dominated their respective sports for the last three Olympic Games.

The Beijing Olympics has seen Great Britain’s sailing & rowing teams go from strength to strength. Here’s a list of all medals won by British sailors and rowers:

Rowing

  • Men’s Four Gold
  • Men’s Lightweight Double Scull Gold
  • Men’s Eight Silver
  • Women’s Quadruple Sculls Silver
  • Men’s Double Sculls Bronze
  • Women’s Double Sculls Bronze

    • Sailing

  • Finn - Men’s Heavyweight Dinghy Gold
  • Laser - Men’s One Person Dingh Gold
  • Star - Men’s Keelboat Gold
  • Yngling - Women’s Keelboat Gold
  • 470 - Men’s Two Person Dinghy Silver
  • RS:X - Women’s Windsurfer Bronze

    • Team GB Sailing & Rowing Information

    For further information about Great Britain’s sailing success in Beijing, and to read more about another successful Olympic Games for British rowing, follow these links:

    Royal Yachting Association

    Amateur Rowing Association

    BBC Sport Olympic News