| Date | 20 – 27 September 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Busan Yachting Center, Busan (Course Bravo) | |
| Participants | 44 from 22 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best 6 of 7 scores to count for final placement. | |
Denmark’s Christian Grønborg and Jørgen Bojsen-Møller dominated this class, as they did not have to start the final race to win the gold medal. They did so, placed sixth, but it did not matter. The other medalists, Norway’s Erik Bjørkum and Ole Petter Pollen, and Canada’s Frank McLaughlin and John Millen both trained in north Jutland, Denmark, where the Danes also trained. The fourth-place spot fell to the Israeli crew of Eldad Amir and Yoel Sela who were close to becoming the first Israelis to win an Olympic medal. They did not start the second race, which likely cost them a medal, because that race fell on Yom Kippur, the Jewish most holy day. Israeli Olympic officials forbade their athletes from competing on that day (21 September), threatening to withdraw from the Olympics any athlete who competed.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |  DEN | 31.4 | 43.1 | .0 (1) | 8.0 (4) | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) | 11.7 (6) | 5.7 (3) | 11.7 (6) | Gold | |||||
| Christian Grønborg • Jørgen Bojsen-Møller | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Norway |  NOR | 37.4 | 58.4 | 5.7 (3) | 10.0 (5) | 5.7 (3) | 21.0 (15) | 3.0 (2) | 10.0 (5) | 3.0 (2) | Silver | |||||
| Erik Bjørkum • Ole Petter Pollen | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Canada |  CAN | 48.4 | 66.4 | 10.0 (5) | 11.7 (6) | .0 (1) | 18.0 (12) | 15.0 (9) | 11.7 (6) | .0 (1) | Bronze | |||||
| Frank McLaughlin • John Millen | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Israel |  ISR | 59.7 | 88.7 | 11.7 (6) | – | 8.0 (4) | .0 (1) | 25.0 (19) | .0 (1) | 15.0 (9) | ||||||
| Eldad Amir • Yoel Sela | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | New Zealand |  NZL | 60.0 | 80.0 | 3.0 (2) | .0 (1) | 15.0 (9) | 8.0 (4) | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | 16.0 (10) | ||||||
| Greg Knowles • Murray Jones | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Great Britain |  GBR | 72.7 | 99.7 | 18.0 (12) | 17.0 (11) | 27.0 (21) | 11.7 (6) | 13.0 (7) | 3.0 (2) | 10.0 (5) | ||||||
| Neal McDonald • Roger Yeoman | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Brazil |  BRA | 76.4 | 105.4 | 8.0 (4) | 5.7 (3) | 11.7 (6) | 19.0 (13) | [29.0] ( | 15.0 (9) | 17.0 (11) | ||||||
| Alan Adler • Marcus Temke | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | West Germany |  FRG | 79.0 | 108.0 | 19.0 (13) | 3.0 (2) | 10.0 (5) | 14.0 (8) | 20.0 (14) | 13.0 (7) | 29.0 ( | ||||||
| Albert Batzill • Peter Lang | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | East Germany |  GDR | 83.7 | 106.7 | 23.0 (17) | 14.0 (8) | 21.0 (15) | 16.0 (10) | 10.0 (5) | 17.0 (11) | 5.7 (3) | ||||||
| Stefan Mädicke • Ulf Lehmann | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ireland |  IRL | 85.0 | 114.0 | 21.0 (15) | 13.0 (7) | 18.0 (12) | [29.0] ( | .0 (1) | 19.0 (13) | 14.0 (8) | ||||||
| David Wilkins • Peter Kennedy | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | United States |  USA | 85.7 | 109.7 | 24.0 (18) | 20.0 (14) | 16.0 (10) | 5.7 (3) | 16.0 (10) | 8.0 (4) | 20.0 (14) | ||||||
| Andrew Goldman • Paul Foerster | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | France |  FRA | 87.7 | 111.7 | 13.0 (7) | 15.0 (9) | 17.0 (11) | 24.0 (18) | 5.7 (3) | 18.0 (12) | 19.0 (13) | ||||||
| Daniel Ferre • Laurent Couraire-Delage | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Spain |  ESP | 96.0 | 119.0 | 17.0 (11) | 22.0 (16) | 19.0 (13) | 13.0 (7) | 17.0 (11) | 23.0 (17) | 8.0 (4) | ||||||
| Luis Doreste • Miguel Noguer | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Soviet Union |  URS | 96.0 | 118.0 | 16.0 (10) | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | 10.0 (5) | 16.0 (15) | 16.0 (10) | 22.0 (16) | ||||||
| Sergey Borodinov • Viktar Budantsev | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Netherlands |  NED | 98.0 | 121.0 | 22.0 (16) | 23.0 (17) | 13.0 (7) | 17.0 (11) | 14.0 (8) | 14.0 (8) | 18.0 (12) | ||||||
| Henry Koning • Hans Schelling | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Switzerland |  SUI | 107.0 | 129.0 | 14.0 (8) | 16.0 (10) | 22.0 (16) | 20.0 (14) | 22.0 (16) | 22.0 (16) | 13.0 (7) | ||||||
| Alexander Schroff • Daniel Schroff | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Australia |  AUS | 108.0 | 135.0 | 27.0 (21) | 19.0 (13) | 14.0 (8) | 22.0 (16) | 8.0 (4) | 24.0 (18) | 21.0 (15) | ||||||
| David Connor • Gary Smith | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Sweden |  SWE | 125.0 | 154.0 | 15.0 (9) | 21.0 (15) | 23.0 (17) | 23.0 (17) | 19.0 (13) | [29.0] ( | 24.0 (18) | ||||||
| Mats Nyberg • Peter Eriksson | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Italy |  ITA | 127.0 | 156.0 | 20.0 (14) | 24.0 (18) | 24.0 (18) | 15.0 (9) | 29.0 ( | 21.0 (15) | 23.0 (17) | ||||||
| Claudio Celon • Mario Celon | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Japan |  JPN | 150.0 | 179.0 | 25.0 (19) | 25.0 (19) | 25.0 (19) | 25.0 (19) | 23.0 (17) | 27.0 (21) | [29.0] ( | ||||||
| Saburo Sato • Tatsuya Wakinaga | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Hong Kong |  HKG | 152.0 | 179.0 | 26.0 (20) | 26.0 (20) | 26.0 (20) | 27.0 (21) | 24.0 (18) | 25.0 (19) | 25.0 (19) | ||||||
| Eric Lockeyear • Timothy Parsons | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Republic of Korea |  KOR | 161.0 | 190.0 | 28.0 (22) | 27.0 (21) | 28.0 (22) | 26.0 (20) | 26.0 (20) | 26.0 (20) | 29.0 ( | ||||||
| Oh Jong-Yeol • Kim Gi-Han | |||||||||||||||||
