| Date | 20 – 27 September 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Busan Yachting Center, Busan (Course Bravo) | |
| Participants | 58 from 29 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best 6 of 7 scores to count for final placement. | |
French sailors Luc Pillot and Thierry Péponnet had won bronze medals in the mixed version of this class in 1984. They entered the final race well behind the Soviet Estonian twin brothers, Toomas and Tõnu Tõniste, who only had to finish relatively close to the French crew to win the gold medal. The final race was sailed in gale-like conditions but the Tõniste brothers took the lead until on the final lap, when they were blown over and capsized and were unable to finish the race, giving the gold medal to Pillot and Péponnet. Racing for Estonia, the twins would come back and win a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1992 Olympics. The third-place American crew member Charlie McKee, would win another bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics in 49er class, racing alongside his brother, Jonathan.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |  FRA | 34.7 | 51.7 | .0 (1) | 5.7 (3) | .0 (1) | 16.0 (10) | 17.0 (11) | 10.0 (5) | 3.0 (2) | Gold | |||||
| Luc Pillot • Thierry Péponnet | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Soviet Union |  URS | 46.0 | 82 | 17.0 (11) | 8.0 (4) | 18.0 (12) | .0 (1) | .0 (1) | 3.0 (2) | 36.0 ( | Silver | |||||
| Toomas Tõniste • Tõnu Tõniste | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States |  USA | 51.0 | 69.0 | 10.0 (5) | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) | 17.0 (11) | 10.0 (5) | 18.0 (12) | 8.0 (4) | Bronze | |||||
| Charlie McKee • John Shadden | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Spain |  ESP | 55.0 | 91.0 | 8.0 (4) | 17.0 (11) | 8.0 (4) | 8.0 (4) | 36.0 ( | .0 (1) | 14.0 (8) | ||||||
| Fernando León • Kiko Sánchez | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | West Germany |  FRG | 58.7 | 77.7 | 3.0 (2) | 10.0 (5) | 15.0 (9) | 19.0 (13) | 5.7 (3) | 8.0 (4) | 17.0 (11) | ||||||
| Joachim Hunger • Wolfgang Hunger | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Zealand |  NZL | 62.7 | 86.7 | 5.7 (3) | 14.0 (8) | 17.0 (11) | 24.0 (18) | 3.0 (2) | 13.0 (7) | 10.0 (5) | ||||||
| Peter Evans • Simon Mander | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Italy |  ITA | 68.7 | 104.7 | [36.0] ( | .0 (1) | 13.0 (7) | 15.0 (9) | 21.0 (15) | 14.0 (8) | 5.7 (3) | ||||||
| Paolo Montefusco • Sandro Montefusco | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Canada |  CAN | 71.7 | 90.7 | 14.0 (8) | 16.0 (10) | 5.7 (3) | 3.0 (2) | 19.0 (13) | 17.0 (11) | 16.0 (10) | ||||||
| Gord McIlquham • Nigel Cochrane | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Netherlands |  NED | 83.4 | 119.4 | 11.7 (6) | 13.0 (7) | 21.0 (15) | 13.0 (7) | 36.0 ( | 11.7 (6) | 13.0 (7) | ||||||
| Mark Drontmann • Robert Drontmann | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Brazil |  BRA | 83.7 | 119.7 | 13.0 (7) | 15.0 (9) | [36.0] ( | 25.0 (19) | 11.7 (6) | 19.0 (13) | .0 (1) | ||||||
| Bernardo Arndt • Carlos Wanderlei | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | East Germany |  GDR | 86.7 | 113.7 | 24.0 (18) | 21.0 (15) | 10.0 (5) | 27.0 (21) | 8.0 (4) | 5.7 (3) | 18.0 (12) | ||||||
| Ekkehard Schulz • Jürgen Brietzke | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Japan |  JPN | 96.0 | 116.0 | 16.0 (10) | 18.0 (12) | 14.0 (8) | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | 15.0 (9) | 15.0 (9) | ||||||
| Kenji Nakamura • Masayuki Takahashi | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Norway |  NOR | 96.7 | 116.7 | 19.0 (13) | 19.0 (13) | 16.0 (10) | 20.0 (14) | 15.0 (9) | 16.0 (10) | 11.7 (6) | ||||||
| Herman Horn Johannessen • Karl-Einar Jensen | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sweden |  SWE | 120.0 | 149.0 | 18.0 (12) | 22.0 (16) | 22.0 (16) | 29.0 (23) | 16.0 (10) | 22.0 (16) | 20.0 (14) | ||||||
| Anders Liljeblad • Jonas Häggbom | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Great Britain |  GBR | 124.0 | 150.0 | 22.0 (16) | 20.0 (14) | 19.0 (13) | 26.0 (20) | 14.0 (8) | 25.0 (19) | 24.0 (18) | ||||||
| Andrew Hemmings • Jason Belben | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Finland |  FIN | 129.4 | 165.4 | 36.0 ( | 11.7 (6) | 11.7 (6) | 14.0 (8) | 36.0 ( | 20.0 (14) | 36.0 ( | ||||||
| Johan von Koskull • Peter von Koskull | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | India |  IND | 134.7 | 170.7 | 25.0 (19) | 26.0 (20) | 25.0 (19) | 11.7 (6) | 36.0 ( | 26.0 (20) | 21.0 (15) | ||||||
| Farokh Tarapore • Kelly Subbanand Rao | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Israel |  ISR | 135.2 | 171.2 | 15.0 (9) | 36.0 ( | 20.0 (14) | 5.7 (3) | 22.5 ( | – | – | ||||||
| Dan-Noam Torten • Ram-Jacob Torten | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Argentina |  ARG | 140.0 | 169.0 | 23.0 (17) | 27.0 (21) | 29.0 (23) | 28.0 (22) | 22.0 (16) | 21.0 (15) | 19.0 (13) | ||||||
| Carlos Irigoyen • Guillermo Parada | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Switzerland |  SUI | 141.6 | 177.6 | 36.0 ( | 23.6 ( | 23.0 (17) | 23.0 (17) | 13.0 (7) | 23.0 (17) | 36.0 ( | ||||||
| Andreas Frey • Jodok Wicki | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Denmark |  DEN | 143.0 | 179.0 | 20.0 (14) | 24.0 (18) | 28.0 (22) | 36.0 ( | 24.0 (18) | 24.0 (18) | 23.0 (17) | ||||||
| Hans Natorp • Paul Natorp | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Iceland |  ISL | 146.0 | 182.0 | 27.0 (21) | 23.0 (17) | 26.0 (20) | 21.0 (15) | 36.0 ( | 27.0 (21) | 22.0 (16) | ||||||
| Gunnlaugur Jónasson • Ísleifur Friðriksson | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Hungary |  HUN | 151.0 | 187.0 | [36.0] ( | 29.0 (23) | 30.0 (24) | 10.0 (5) | 18.0 (12) | 28.0 (22) | 36.0 ( | ||||||
| Gyula Nyári • Zsolt Nyári | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Austria |  AUT | 151.0 | 187.0 | 21.0 (15) | 25.0 (19) | 24.0 (18) | 22.0 (16) | 23.0 (17) | 36.0 ( | 36.0 ( | ||||||
| Christian Binder • Heimo Hecht | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 170.0 | 206.0 | 26.0 (20) | 28.0 (22) | 27.0 (21) | 30.0 (24) | 36.0 ( | 30.0 (24) | 29.0 (23) | ||||||
| Lin Bo • Yang Shanfeng | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Republic of Korea |  KOR | 177.0 | 213.0 | 28.0 (22) | 30.0 (24) | 33.0 (27) | 36.0 ( | 25.0 (19) | [36.0] ( | 25.0 (19) | ||||||
| Park Gi-Cheol • Sin Gwang-Su | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Singapore |  SGP | 182.0 | 218.0 | 31.0 (25) | 33.0 (27) | 31.0 (25) | 31.0 (25) | 36.0 ( | 29.0 (23) | 27.0 (21) | ||||||
| Joseph Chan • Siew Shaw Her | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Cyprus |  CYP | 187.0 | 223.0 | 29.0 (23) | 31.0 (25) | 32.0 (26) | 33.0 (27) | 36.0 ( | 36.0 ( | 26.0 (20) | ||||||
| Andreas Karapatakis • Christos Christoforou | |||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Pakistan |  PAK | 187.0 | 223.0 | 30.0 (24) | 32.0 (26) | 34.0 (28) | 32.0 (26) | – | 31.0 (25) | 28.0 (22) | ||||||
| Javed Rasool • Mamoon Sadiq | |||||||||||||||||
