| Date | 19 – 27 July 1976 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympic Yachting Centre, Portsmouth Harbour, Kingston, Ontario, CAN | |
| Participants | 40 from 20 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best 6 of 7 scores to count for final placement. | |
Britain’s Rodney Pattisson had won this event in 1968 and 1972, and won the opening race, finished second in the second race, and led through three races, but then faltered badly, placing 18th, 12th, and 11th in the final three races and dropping back to a silver medal. The gold went to the West German crew of brothers, Eckart and Jörg Diesch, who did not win a race, but had three seconds, a third, and two fifths as their scoring races. Prior to the final race the Diesches noted that their centreboard was cracked. They were able to return to shore and replace it and get back to the starting line in time for the race.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |  FRG | 34.7 | 56.7 | 3.0 (2) | 5.7 (3) | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) | 22.0 (16) | 10.0 (5) | 10.0 (5) | Gold | |||||
| Eckart Diesch • Jörg Diesch | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Great Britain |  GBR | 51.7 | 75.7 | .0 (1) | 3.0 (2) | 8.0 (4) | 5.7 (3) | 24.0 (18) | 18.0 (12) | 17.0 (11) | Silver | |||||
| Julian Brooke-Houghton • Rodney Pattisson | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil |  BRA | 52.1 | 76.1 | 14.0 (8) | 15.0 (9) | 24.0 (18) | 11.7 (6) | .0 (1) | 5.7 (3) | 5.7 (3) | Bronze | |||||
| Peter Ficker • Reinaldo Conrad | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Canada |  CAN | 57.1 | 76.1 | 10.0 (5) | 11.7 (6) | 10.0 (5) | 19.0 (13) | 5.7 (3) | 8.0 (4) | 11.7 (6) | ||||||
| Evert Bastet • Hans Fogh | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Soviet Union |  URS | 59.4 | 76.4 | 5.7 (3) | 17.0 (11) | 11.7 (6) | 10.0 (5) | 15.0 (9) | 17.0 (11) | .0 (1) | ||||||
| Valery Zubanov • Vladimir Leontyev | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | United States |  USA | 65.7 | 84.7 | 11.7 (6) | 19.0 (13) | 15.0 (9) | 13.0 (7) | 8.0 (4) | .0 (1) | 18.0 (12) | ||||||
| John Mathias • Norman Freeman | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Spain |  ESP | 66.0 | 92.0 | 17.0 (11) | .0 (1) | 26.0 ( | .0 (1) | 17.0 (11) | 24.0 (18) | 8.0 (4) | ||||||
| Alejandro Abascal • José María Benavides | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | France |  FRA | 72.0 | 93.0 | 8.0 (4) | 10.0 (5) | 14.0 (8) | 14.0 (8) | 21.0 (15) | 13.0 (7) | 13.0 (7) | ||||||
| Marc Pajot • Yves Pajot | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Australia |  AUS | 74.7 | 95.7 | 16.0 (10) | 21.0 (15) | 19.0 (13) | 15.0 (9) | 10.0 (5) | 11.7 (6) | 3.0 (2) | ||||||
| Mark Bethwaite • Tim Alexander | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sweden |  SWE | 76.0 | 95.0 | 19.0 (13) | 8.0 (4) | 18.0 (12) | 8.0 (4) | 14.0 (8) | 14.0 (8) | 14.0 (8) | ||||||
| Reine Andersson • Stefan Sjöström | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Switzerland |  SUI | 79.0 | 96.0 | 15.0 (9) | 13.0 (7) | 17.0 (11) | 16.0 (10) | 16.0 (10) | 3.0 (2) | 16.0 (10) | ||||||
| André Nicolet • Jörg Hotz | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | New Zealand |  NZL | 85.0 | 108.0 | 13.0 (7) | 14.0 (8) | .0 (1) | 21.0 (15) | 18.0 (12) | 19.0 (13) | 23.0 (17) | ||||||
| Jock Bilger • Murray Ross | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Austria |  AUT | 92.0 | 114.0 | 21.0 (15) | 16.0 (10) | 13.0 (7) | 18.0 (12) | 3.0 (2) | 22.0 (16) | 21.0 (15) | ||||||
| Ernst Seidl • Johann Eisl | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Netherlands |  NED | 97.7 | 125.7 | [28.0] ( | 20.0 (14) | 5.7 (3) | [28.0] ( | 13.0 (7) | 16.0 (10) | 15.0 (9) | ||||||
| Erik Vollebregt • Sjoerd Vollebregt | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | East Germany |  GDR | 109.7 | 132.7 | 22.0 (16) | 23.0 (17) | 21.0 (15) | 20.0 (14) | 11.7 (6) | 15.0 (9) | 20.0 (14) | ||||||
| Jörg Schramme • Uwe Steingroß | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Italy |  ITA | 114.0 | 137.0 | 23.0 (17) | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | 17.0 (11) | 20.0 (14) | 20.0 (14) | 19.0 (13) | ||||||
| Carlo Croce • Luciano Zinali | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Israel |  ISR | 125.0 | 153.0 | 18.0 (12) | 22.0 (16) | 23.0 (17) | [28.0] ( | 19.0 (13) | 21.0 (15) | 22.0 (16) | ||||||
| Yehuda Mayan • Yoel Sela | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Japan |  JPN | 132.0 | 157.0 | 20.0 (14) | 24.0 (18) | 16.0 (10) | 23.0 (17) | 25.0 (19) | 25.0 (19) | 24.0 (18) | ||||||
| Kazuo Hanaoka • Takumi Horiuchi | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Ireland |  IRL | 142.0 | 168.0 | 25.0 (19) | 25.0 (19) | 22.0 (16) | 22.0 (16) | 26.0 ( | 23.0 (17) | 25.0 (19) | ||||||
| Barry O'Neill • Jamie Wilkinson | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Mexico |  MEX | 148.0 | 174.0 | 24.0 (18) | 26.0 ( | 25.0 (19) | 24.0 (18) | 23.0 (17) | 26.0 (20) | 26.0 ( | ||||||
| Javier Prieto • Javier Ruiz | |||||||||||||||||
