Los Angeles, August 1984. A catamaran event. Credit: Getty Images/Mike Powell

London, 3 August 1948. Dragon class. No. S183 Slaghoken (SWE), 2nd; no. F1 Allegro (FRA), 10th; no. H50 Joy (NED), 8th; and no. I1 Ausonia (ITA), 5th. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

Los Angeles 1932. Star class. The US team aboard "Jupiter", 1st. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

Melbourne 1956. 5.5m class. Rounding the mark in Port Phillip Bay. The English, Swedish and French boats. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections/John Warlow

Credit: IOC

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