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Olympic windsurfing champions

Windsurfing has been an Olympic sport since Los Angeles 1984, on a different one-design board almost every decade: Windglider, Division II, Lechner, Mistral, RS:X and, since Paris 2024, the iQFoil. In 1984 and 1988 there was one open event; women have had their own since 1992. Next to the gold medallist, silver and bronze.

  1. 2024Paris

    Men · iQFoil

    Tom Reuveny Israel · 1st title

    Silver: Grae Morris (AUS) · Bronze: Luuc van Opzeeland (NED)

    Women · iQFoil

    Marta Maggetti Italy · 1st title

    Silver: Sharon Kantor (ISR) · Bronze: Emma Wilson (GBR)

  2. 2020Tokyo

    Men · RS:X

    Kiran Badloe Netherlands · 1st title

    Silver: Thomas Goyard (FRA) · Bronze: Bi Kun (CHN)

    Women · RS:X

    Lu Yunxiu China · 1st title

    Silver: Charline Picon (FRA) · Bronze: Emma Wilson (GBR)

  3. 2016Rio de Janeiro

    Men · RS:X

    Dorian van Rijsselberghe Netherlands · 2nd title

    Silver: Nick Dempsey (GBR) · Bronze: Pierre Le Coq (FRA)

    Women · RS:X

    Charline Picon France · 1st title

    Silver: Chen Peina (CHN) · Bronze: Stefania Elfutina (RUS)

  4. 2012London

    Men · RS:X

    Dorian van Rijsselberghe Netherlands · 1st title

    Silver: Nick Dempsey (GBR) · Bronze: Przemysław Miarczyński (POL)

    Women · RS:X

    Marina Alabau Spain · 1st title

    Silver: Tuuli Petäjä (FIN) · Bronze: Zofia Klepacka (POL)

  5. 2008Beijing

    Men · RS:X

    Tom Ashley New Zealand · 1st title

    Silver: Julien Bontemps (FRA) · Bronze: Shahar Tzuberi (ISR)

    Women · RS:X

    Yin Jian China · 1st title

    Silver: Alessandra Sensini (ITA) · Bronze: Bryony Shaw (GBR)

  6. 2004Athens

    Men · Mistral

    Gal Fridman Israel · 1st title

    Silver: Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) · Bronze: Nick Dempsey (GBR)

    Women · Mistral

    Faustine Merret France · 1st title

    Silver: Yin Jian (CHN) · Bronze: Alessandra Sensini (ITA)

  7. 2000Sydney

    Men · Mistral

    Christoph Sieber Austria · 1st title

    Silver: Carlos Espínola (ARG) · Bronze: Aaron McIntosh (NZL)

    Women · Mistral

    Alessandra Sensini Italy · 1st title

    Silver: Amelie Lux (GER) · Bronze: Barbara Kendall (NZL)

  8. 1996Atlanta

    Men · Mistral

    Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Greece · 1st title

    Silver: Carlos Espínola (ARG) · Bronze: Gal Fridman (ISR)

    Women · Mistral

    Lee Lai Shan Hong Kong SAR China · 1st title

    Silver: Barbara Kendall (NZL) · Bronze: Alessandra Sensini (ITA)

  9. 1992Barcelona

    Men · Lechner A-390

    Franck David France · 1st title

    Silver: Mike Gebhardt (USA) · Bronze: Lars Kleppich (AUS)

    Women · Lechner A-390

    Barbara Kendall New Zealand · 1st title

    Silver: Zhang Xiaodong (CHN) · Bronze: Dorien de Vries (NED)

  10. 1988Seoul

    Men · Division II

    Bruce Kendall New Zealand · 1st title

    Silver: Jan Boersma (AHO) · Bronze: Mike Gebhardt (USA)

    Women

    No women's division yet

  11. 1984Los Angeles

    Men · Windglider

    Stephan van den Berg Netherlands · 1st title

    Silver: Scott Steele (USA) · Bronze: Bruce Kendall (NZL)

    Women

    No women's division yet