2023 Sailing World Championships – 2.4 Metre
| 2.4 Metre at the 2023 Sailing World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | The Hague, the Netherlands | |||||||||
| Dates | 11–16 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2023 World Championships | ||
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| iQFoil | men | women |
| Formula Kite | men | women |
| ILCA 7 | men | |
| ILCA 6 | women | |
| 470 | mixed | |
| 49er | men | |
| 49er FX | women | |
| Nacra 17 | mixed | |
| Hansa 303 | men | women |
| 2.4 Metre | open | |
| RS Venture | open | |
The 2.4 Metre competition at the 2023 Sailing World Championships was the open one-person technical para event and was held in The Hague, the Netherlands, 11–16 August 2023.[1] The entries were limited to 40 boats.[1] The competitors participated in a series that was planned to 10 races.[1] The last race was planned for 16 August.[2]
Summary
Leading up to the championship, Antonio Squizzato of Italy had won the open Kiel Week in June.[3]
Heiko Kröger took the lead first day winning both races.[4] Kröger, the Paralympic gold medallist in the event from the 2000 Paralympic sailing competition, won the event and his 14th world championship title.[5] Kröger won with one day to spare.[6] Davide Di Maria of Italy took the silver medal, while his teammate Squizzato took the bronze.[7][8]
Results
| Pos | Helmsman | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | Tot | Pts |
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Heiko Kröger |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5† | 16 | 11 |
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Davide Di Maria |  Italy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5† | 2 | 23 | 18 |
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Antonio Squizzato | Italy | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | UFD 13† | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 25 |
| 4 | Niko Salomaa |  Finland | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | UFD 13† | 4 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 40 |
| 5 | Daniel Bína |  Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | DSQ 13† | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 43 |
| 6 | Mario Graus |  Austria | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11† | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 68 |
| 7 | Kurt Badstober | Austria | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | DNS 13† | 81 | 68 |
| 8 | Pieter Visser |  Netherlands | 10 | NSC 13† | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 86 | 73 |
| 9 | Patric Rosenberg |  Sweden | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12† | 6 | 11 | 86 | 74 |
| 10 | Foo Yuen Wai |  Hong Kong | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12† | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 88 | 76 |
| 11 | Alexander Sadílek | Czech Republic | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11† | 11 | 9 | 88 | 77 |
| 12 | John Seepe |  United States | 12 | 11 | NSC 13† | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 93 | 80 |
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: [9]
Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; NSC – Did not sail the course; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;
References
- 1 2 3 "The Hague 2023 Sailing World Championships 8 – 20 August 2023 Notice of Race" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ Kohlhuber, Nicolas (3 August 2023). "2023 Sailing World Championships: Preview, full schedule, athletes and how to watch live Paris 2024 Qualifying action". International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ Schomburg, Niklas (26 June 2023). "Segelsport: Ergebnisse der Kieler Woche 2023". KN – Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "Good start for World Sailing Champs". sailingscuttlebutt.com. 11 August 2023.
- ↑ "Segeln: Kröger gewinnt 14. WM-Titel und wirbt für Para-Sport". NDR.de (in German). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships in the Hague – Day 4". sail-world.com.
- ↑ Lloyd, Owen (16 August 2023). "Final Para titles clinched at Sailing World Championships in The Netherlands". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "Vela: Davide di Maria argento ai Sailing World Championships di den Haag". gardapost.it. 16 August 2023.
- ↑ "Results Centre". Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague 2023. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.