| | Event type
Windsurfer (Neil Pryde RS:X), Men
| Date | 11 – 20 August 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Qingdao Aolinpike Fanchuan Zhongxin, Qingdao | |
| Participants | 35 from 35 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best 10 of 11 scores to count for final placement. Medal race points count double. | |
The Mistral class had been the windsurfing board chosen for the 1996-2004 Olympics, but it was replaced in 2008 by the Neil Pryde RS:X class for both men and women. The RS:X has a daggerboard and is somewhat heavier than the previous Olympic class windsurfing boards. Neil Pryde is the head of a Hong Kong-based sports manufacturing company, named eponymically as NeilPryde, Ltd.
Going into the medal race, France’s Julien Bontemps had a meager one-point lead over New Zealander Tom Ashley, who earlier in 2008 had won the World Championship in this class. In the medal race, Bontemps dropped his sail early on and had to scramble just to move up to fourth, but that was one spot behind Ashley, and moved Ashley up to the gold medal. Israeli Shahar Zubari was second in the medal race, won by Hong Kong China’s King Yin Chan, putting Zubari on the podium with a bronze medal.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Medal Race Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | Race #8 | Race #9 | Race #10 | Medal Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Ashley |  NZL | 52 | 84 | – | 4 (4) | 7 (7) | 7 (7) | 1 (1) | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) | 6 (6) | 8 (8) | 32 (32) | 6 (3) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Julien Bontemps |  FRA | 53 | 66 | – | 13 (13) | 1 (1) | 5 (5) | 4 (4) | 10 (10) | 8 (8) | 2 (2) | 10 (10) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 8 (4) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Shahar Zubari |  ISR | 58 | 77 | – | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 17 (17) | 6 (6) | 19 (19) | 18 (18) | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 4 (2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Nick Dempsey |  GBR | 60 | 77 | – | 11 (11) | 9 (9) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 7 (7) | 17 (17) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) | 5 (5) | 14 (7) | |||
| 5 | Bimba |  BRA | 77 | 110 | – | 12 (12) | 6 (6) | 13 (13) | 7 (7) | 6 (6) | 3 (3) | 6 (6) | 7 (7) | 5 (5) | 33 (33) | 12 (6) | |||
| 6 | Chan King Yin |  HKG | 84 | 117 | – | 5 (5) | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) | 33 (33) | 21 (21) | 27 (27) | 7 (7) | 8 (8) | 2 (1) | |||
| 7 | Wang Aichen |  CHN | 95 | 117 | – | 2 (2) | 8 (8) | 9 (9) | 16 (16) | 2 (2) | 14 (14) | 22 (22) | 14 (14) | 19 (19) | 1 (1) | 10 (5) | |||
| 8 | Nikos Kaklamanakis |  GRE | 97 | 112 | – | 10 (10) | 2 (2) | 12 (12) | 11 (11) | 8 (8) | 10 (10) | 5 (5) | 15 (15) | 10 (10) | 7 (7) | 22 ( | |||
| 9 | Iván Pastor |  ESP | 109 | 127 | – | 8 (8) | 13 (13) | 18 (18) | 18 (18) | 16 (16) | 9 (9) | 4 (4) | 4 (4) | 6 (6) | 15 (15) | 16 (8) | |||
| 10 | Makoto Tomizawa |  JPN | 116 | 152 | – | 6 (6) | 20 (20) | 6 (6) | 14 (14) | 7 (7) | 23 (23) | 8 (8) | [36] ( | 12 (12) | 2 (2) | 18 (9) | |||
| 11 | João Rodrigues |  POR | 101 | 120 | – | 18 (18) | 10 (10) | 10 (10) | 8 (8) | 14 (14) | 16 (16) | 9 (9) | 3 (3) | 13 (13) | 19 (19) | – | |||
| 12 | Maksym Oberemko |  UKR | 103 | 139 | – | 3 (3) | 16 (16) | 4 (4) | 9 (9) | 13 (13) | 11 (11) | 24 (24) | [36] ( | 11 (11) | 12 (12) | – | |||
| 13 | Andreas Kariolou |  CYP | 111 | 130 | – | 7 (7) | 17 (17) | 14 (14) | 10 (10) | 11 (11) | 17 (17) | 11 (11) | 19 (19) | 14 (14) | 10 (10) | – | |||
| 14 | Richard Stauffacher |  SUI | 111 | 133 | – | 9 (9) | 11 (11) | 11 (11) | 13 (13) | 9 (9) | 18 (18) | 15 (15) | 8 (8) | 17 (17) | 22 (22) | – | |||
| 15 | Casper Bouman |  NED | 112 | 139 | – | 20 (20) | 27 (27) | 21 (21) | 22 (22) | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 20 (20) | 21 (21) | – | |||
| 16 | Przemysław Miarczyński |  POL | 116 | 143 | – | 17 (17) | 21 (21) | 27 (27) | 20 (20) | 15 (15) | 2 (2) | 7 (7) | 1 (1) | 15 (15) | 18 (18) | – | |||
| 17 | David Mier |  MEX | 129 | 158 | – | 16 (16) | 5 (5) | 17 (17) | 6 (6) | 12 (12) | 29 (29) | 23 (23) | 21 (21) | 4 (4) | 25 (25) | – | |||
| 18 | Lee Tae-Hun |  KOR | 133 | 158 | – | 22 (22) | 14 (14) | 20 (20) | 15 (15) | 20 (20) | 25 (25) | 13 (13) | 11 (11) | 9 (9) | 9 (9) | – | |||
| 19 | Áron Gádorfalvi |  HUN | 136 | 162 | – | 15 (15) | 19 (19) | 16 (16) | 12 (12) | 24 (24) | 26 (26) | 10 (10) | 9 (9) | 18 (18) | 13 (13) | – | |||
| 20 | Fabian Heidegger |  ITA | 138 | 162 | – | 14 (14) | 12 (12) | 8 (8) | 17 (17) | 18 (18) | 13 (13) | 18 (18) | 24 (24) | 21 (21) | 17 (17) | – | |||
| 21 | Mariano Reutemann |  ARG | 168 | 193 | – | 25 (25) | 18 (18) | 19 (19) | 23 (23) | 25 (25) | 15 (15) | 16 (16) | 16 (16) | 16 (16) | 20 (20) | – | |||
| 22 | Ertuğrul İçingir |  TUR | 172 | 208 | – | [36] ( | 28 (28) | 15 (15) | 19 (19) | 27 (27) | 19 (19) | 12 (12) | 23 (23) | 23 (23) | 6 (6) | – | |||
| 23 | Zac Plavsic |  CAN | 181 | 211 | – | 23 (23) | 25 (25) | 22 (22) | 21 (21) | 30 (30) | 12 (12) | 26 (26) | 12 (12) | 29 (29) | 11 (11) | – | |||
| 24 | Jonas Kældsø Poulsen |  DEN | 201 | 236 | – | 28 (28) | 26 (26) | 30 (30) | 29 (29) | 35 (35) | 4 (4) | 14 (14) | 13 (13) | 34 (34) | 23 (23) | – | |||
| 25 | Ek Boonsawad |  THA | 203 | 236 | – | 19 (19) | 15 (15) | 28 (28) | 25 (25) | 19 (19) | 24 (24) | 33 (33) | 20 (20) | 27 (27) | 26 (26) | – | |||
| 26 | Ben Barger |  USA | 217 | 249 | – | 21 (21) | 22 (22) | 24 (24) | 26 (26) | 26 (26) | 32 (32) | 25 (25) | 17 (17) | 25 (25) | 31 (31) | – | |||
| 27 | Oka Sulaksana |  INA | 225 | 261 | – | 24 (24) | 24 (24) | 23 (23) | 27 (27) | 22 (22) | 31 (31) | 28 (28) | 30 (30) | 36 ( | 16 (16) | – | |||
| 28 | Mikalai Zhukavets |  BLR | 229 | 261 | – | 27 (27) | 23 (23) | 26 (26) | 24 (24) | 29 (29) | 21 (21) | 32 (32) | 26 (26) | 26 (26) | 27 (27) | – | |||
| 29 | Carlos Julio Flores |  VEN | 232 | 267 | – | 32 (32) | 33 (33) | 33 (33) | 35 (35) | 21 (21) | 22 (22) | 27 (27) | 28 (28) | 22 (22) | 14 (14) | – | |||
| 30 | Patrik Pollák |  SVK | 243 | 274 | – | 26 (26) | 30 (30) | 25 (25) | 30 (30) | 23 (23) | 28 (28) | 31 (31) | 29 (29) | 28 (28) | 24 (24) | – | |||
| 31 | Chang Hao |  TPE | 260 | 296 | – | 31 (31) | 29 (29) | 31 (31) | 28 (28) | 28 (28) | 20 (20) | 34 (34) | 36 ( | 24 (24) | 35 (35) | – | |||
| 32 | Luka Mratović |  CRO | 265 | 299 | – | 29 (29) | 32 (32) | 34 (34) | 33 (33) | 34 (34) | 34 (34) | 20 (20) | 22 (22) | 32 (32) | 29 (29) | – | |||
| 33 | Johannes Ahun |  EST | 273 | 307 | – | 34 (34) | 34 (34) | 32 (32) | 34 (34) | 31 (31) | 30 (30) | 29 (29) | 25 (25) | 30 (30) | 28 (28) | – | |||
| 34 | Aleksey Tokarev |  RUS | 279 | 314 | – | 33 (33) | 31 (31) | 35 (35) | 32 (32) | 32 (32) | 27 (27) | 30 (30) | 31 (31) | 33 (33) | 30 (30) | – | |||
| 35 | Santiago Grillo |  COL | 293 | 329 | – | 30 (30) | 35 (35) | 29 (29) | 31 (31) | 33 (33) | 35 (35) | 35 (35) | 36 ( | 31 (31) | 34 (34) | – |