Two Person Dinghy (470), Open

The 470 competition was very close, as any of the three eventual medalists could have won gold depending on the outcome of the final race. The gold went to Brazilians Eduardo Penido and Marcos Soares, who were actually two windsurfers from Rio de Janeiro. They were only 19- and 20-years-old, respectively, in 1980. The event was so close that the East German crew of Egbert Swensson and Jörn Borowski would have won gold had they been two seconds faster in the final race. Borowski’s father, Paul, had won two medals in the Dragon class, bronze in 1968 and silver in 1972.