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AUSTRALIA AND SPAIN WIN GOLD IN 2018 KIELER WOCHE

24 Jun 2018

The final day of Kieler Woche brought plenty of drama as multiple Medal Races played out across the Olympic classes.

Mathew BELCHER and Will RYAN (AUS) and Spain's Silvia MAS / Patricia CANTERO are the winners of 2018 Kieler Woche! 
 

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Second place in men's division went to Swedish team Anton DAHLBERG/Fredrik BERGSTRÖM and third place to the French duo Kevin PEPONNET/Jeremie MION. In women's division second place went to Maria BOZI/Rafailina KLONARIDOU ️and third place to Nadine BÖHM/Ann-Christin Goliaß from Germany️.

470 Men
Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergström have made their mark on the 470 fleet this season with victories at the European Championships and the Sailing World Cup in Hyères. Today the Swedes went into the Medal Race with a small three-point advantage over the all-conquering Australians, Mat Belcher and Will Ryan. However, the Swedes had a poor race, finishing in 8th place, their worst score of the week. Meanwhile the Aussies rose to the occasion, winning the Medal Race and taking the gold. The Swedes had to settle for silver while in the battle for bronze, France’s Kevin Peponnet and Jeremie Mion just got the better of Luke Patience and Chris Grube of Great Britain.

470 Women
Maria Bozi and Rafailina Klonaridou of Greece were in the driving seat going into the 470 Women’s Medal Race but the experience of Silvia Mas and Patricia Cantero shone through, with the Spanish team winning the race and taking the gold. The Greeks had to be satisfied with silver while bronze went to the best of the German crews, Nadine Böhm and Ann- Christin Goliaß.

Kieler Woche, which took place from 16 to 24 June, divides into two halves. The first half was all about the international classes and is mostly about keen amateur sailors competing against each other. The second half of the regatta started on Wednesday with the Olympic fleets beginning their competition. Across the whole nine days, Kieler Woche hosts more than 4,000 sailors from 60 nations, competing in more than 1,900 sailing boats. 

Source: Andy Rice