The governing body for the sport of sailing changed its name at the 2000 Summer Olympics; earlier, it was known as ‘yachting’.This was an effort to reduce the elite connotation associated with the term ‘yachting’.
The said governing body was World Sailing (WS), which itself changed its name twice. Originally, in 1907, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), then the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU), and since 2015, World Sailing.
Sailing, then yachting, debuted at the 1900 Summer Olympics, followed by another appearance in 1908, and then has been on every Olympic schedule. But the sailing events are usually revised given that the popularity of boats and wanes varies.
Further, since the inception of sailing at the 1900 Olympics, women have always participated along with men as sailors. A separate event was introduced in 1988 for the latter.
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The List of Olympic Medalists of Team USA in Sailing
The United States has a total of 61 medals, including 19 golds, at the Olympic sailing, second only to Great Britain's 63 total medals, including 30 golds, as per the all-time medal table, consisting of 42 nations.
The list of Olympic medalists for Team USA in sailing is as follows:
| Year | Event | Name | Medal |
| 1900 | 3-10 Ton, Open | Frimousse - H. MacHenry | Bronze |
| 1900 | 20+ Ton, Open | Formosa - Harry Van Bergen | Bronze |
| 1932 | Two Person Keelboat, Open | Jupiter - Andrew Libano, Gilbert Gray | Gold |
| 1932 | 6 metres, Open | Gallant - Charles Smith, Don Douglas, Ted Conant, Bob Carlson, Temple Ashbrook | Silver |
| 1932 | 8 metres, Open | Angelita - Alphonse Burnand, John Biby, John Huettner, Karl Dorsey, Owen Churchill, Pierpont Davis, Bob Sutton, Thomas Webster, Bill Cooper, Richard Moore, Alan Morgan, Kenneth Carey | Gold |
| 1948 | One Person Dinghy, Open | Ralph Evans | Silver |
| 1948 | Two-Person Keelboat, Open | Hilarius - Hilary Smart, Paul Smart | Gold |
| 1948 | Two-Person Keelboat, Open | Margaret - Woody Pirie, Owen Torrey | Bronze |
| 1948 | 6 metres, Open | Llanoria - Herman Whiton, Lee Loomis, Mike Mooney, James Smith, Jim Weekes | Gold |
| 1952 | Two-Person Keelboat, Open | Comanche - John Price, John Reid | Silver |
| 1952 | 5.5 metres, Open | Complex II - Britton Chance, Ed White, Michael Schoettle, Sumner White | Gold |
| 1952 | 6 metres, Open | Llanoria - Emelyn Whiton, Eric Ridder, Everard Endt, Herman Whiton, John Morgan, Julian Roosevelt | Gold |
| 1956 | One Person Dinghy, Open | John Marvin | Bronze |
| 1956 | Two-Person Keelboat, Open | Kathleen - Bert Williams, Larry Low | Gold |
| 1960 | Two-Person Keelboat, Open | Shrew II - Bill Parks, Bob Halperin | Bronze |
| 1960 | 5.5 metres, Open | Minotaur - George O'Day, Jim Hunt, Dave Smith | Gold |
| 1964 | One Person Dinghy, Open | Peter Barrett | Silver |
| 1964 | Two-Person Keelboat, Open | Glider - Dick Stearns, Lindsay Williams | Silver |
| 1964 | Three Person Keelboat, Open | Aphrodite - Lowell North, Charlie Rogers, Dick Deaver | Bronze |
| 1964 | Two-Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open | Widgeon - Buddy Melges, Jr., Bill Bentsen | Bronze |
| 1964 | 5.5 metres, Open | Bingo - Don McNamara, Frank Scully, Joe Batchelder | Bronze |
| 1968 | Two-Person Keelboat, Open | Lowell North, Peter Barrett | Gold |
| 1968 | Three Person Keelboat, Open | Buddy Friedrichs, Barton Jahncke, Click Schreck | Gold |
| 1972 | Two Person Keelboat, Open | Glen Foster, Peter Dean | Bronze |
| 1972 | Three Person Keelboat, Open | Buddy Melges, Jr., Bill Allen, Bill Bentsen | Gold |
| 1972 | Three Person Keelboat, Open | Charles Horter, Don Cohan, John Marshall | Bronze |
| 1976 | Two Person Keelboat, Open | Conn Findlay, Dennis Conner | Bronze |
| 1976 | Multihull, Open | David McFaull, Mike Rothwell | Silver |
| 1976 | Three Person Keelboat, Open | John Kolius, Richard Hoepfner, Walter Glasgow, Jr. | Silver |
| 1984 | Windsurfer, Men | Scott Steele | Silver |
| 1984 | One Person Dinghy, Open | John Bertrand | Silver |
| 1984 | Two Person Dinghy, Open | Chris Steinfeld, Steve Benjamin | Silver |
| 1984 | Two Person Keelboat, Open | Steve Erickson, William Earl Buchan | Gold |
| 1984 | Multihull, Open | Jay Glaser, Randy Smyth | Silver |
| 1984 | Three Person Keelboat, Open | Ed Trevelyan, Robbie Haines, Rod Davis | Gold |
| 1984 | Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open | Jonathan McKee, William Carl Buchan | Gold |
| 1988 | Two Person Dinghy, Men | Charlie McKee, John Shadden | Bronze |
| 1988 | Windsurfer, Open | Mike Gebhardt | Bronze |
| 1988 | Two Person Keelboat, Open | Hal Haenel, Mark Reynolds | Silver |
| 1988 | Three Person Keelboat, Open | John Kostecki, Bob Billingham, Will Baylis | Silver |
| 1988 | Two Person Dinghy, Women | Allison Jolly, Lynne Jewell | Gold |
| 1992 | Windsurfer, Men | Mike Gebhardt | Silver |
| 1992 | One Person Dinghy, Men | Brian Ledbetter | Silver |
| 1992 | Two Person Dinghy, Men | Kevin Burnham, Morgan Reeser | Silver |
| 1992 | Two Person Keelboat, Open | Hal Haenel, Mark Reynolds | Gold |
| 1992 | Multihull, Open | Keith Notary, Randy Smyth | Silver |
| 1992 | Three Person Keelboat, Open | Doug Kern, Jim Brady, Kevin Mahaney | Silver |
| 1992 | Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open | Paul Foerster, Stephen Bourdow | Silver |
| 1992 | One Person Dinghy, Women | Julia Trotman | Bronze |
| 1992 | Two Person Dinghy, Women | JJ Isler, Pamela Healy | Bronze |
| 1996 | Three Person Keelboat, Open | Jeff Madrigali, Jim Barton, Kent M | Bronze |
| 1996 | One Person Dinghy, Women | Courtenay Becker-Dey | Bronze |
| 2000 | Two Person Dinghy, Men | Paul Foerster, Bob Merrick | Silver |
| 2000 | Two Person Keelboat, Open | Mark Reynolds, Magnus Liljedahl | Gold |
| 2000 | Skiff, Open | United States | Bronze |
| 2000 | Two Person Dinghy, Women | JJ Isler, Pease Glaser | Silver |
| 2004 | Two Person Dinghy, Men | Paul Foerster, Kevin Burnham | Gold |
| 2004 | Multihull, Open | John Lovell, Charlie Ogletree | Silver |
| 2008 | One Person Dinghy, Open | Zach Railey | Silver |
| 2008 | One Person Dinghy, Women | Anna Tunnicliffe | Gold |
| 2016 | One Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Men | Caleb Paine | Bronze |
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FAQ's On Olympic Medalists in Sailing
A. Yes, sailing is one of the 32 sports that will be held at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A. Marseille is the location where the 2024 Olympic sailing will take place.
A. Yes, sailing has been an Olympic sport since the 1900 Summer Olympics.
A. The most famous Olympic sailor is the Briton Ben Ainslie, who has won five Olympic medals, including four golds.
A. Great Britain is the most successful Olympic sailing team with 63 total medals, including 30 golds, and is followed by the USA with 61 total medals and 19 golds.
