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Denmark wins 49er gold at Olympic sailing
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-17 17:47
QINGDAO, Shandong Province -- Jonas Warrer and Kirketerp Martin Ibsen from Denmark won the 49er gold at the Olympic sailing regatta here on Sunday.
Thanks to their 1st placing overall after 12 races, the Danes managed to top the podium after 9th fininshes by the first four marks. The choppy water also made their boat capsized before they finished 7th in the medal race, crossing an almost 12-minute margin behind.
Their total 61 points still gained them a minor lead over Spain of 64 points to mark their first Olympics as the 49er champion.
Spanish duo Iker Lizarduy de Martinez and Xabier Fernandez took the silver and Peter Jan Peckolt and Hannes Peckolt from Germany claimed the bronze with 66 points