
Olympic Sailing 2016: Medal Winners, Points, Standings and Sunday's Results
Dorian van Rijsselberghe of the Netherlands further cemented his gold medal in the men's windsurfing final at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after triumphing in the RS:X, despite having sealed his medal days ago.
Likewise, Great Britain's Nick Dempsey was already assured of silver despite a fourth-place finish on Sunday. But Frenchman Pierre Le Coq's run was sufficient to join that pair and take his spot on the podium with bronze.
Sunday's sailing action was delayed because of adverse weather conditions, but it was little more than a speed bump on Van Rijsselberghe's route to success—having won seven races prior to Sunday—with the gold result predetermined coming into the race.
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Dempsey finished second to Van Rijsselberghe for the second Summer Games in succession, but the official Team GB Twitter account pointed out the 36-year-old nevertheless had reason to celebrate:
Charline Picon went one better than compatriot Le Coq and emerged as gold-medal victor in the women's race, while Peina Chen of China took silver and Stefaniya Elfutina claimed bronze on behalf of Russia.
Finnish sailor-turned-member of parliament Sari Multala was left in awe of Picon's performance:
Great Britain's Dempsey got off to a terrific start in the final, taking pole position after managing to work his way to the inside corner of the start at Marina da Gloria in Rio
However, Dutchman Van Rijsselberghe quickly caught a trail of wind and blew his way into a commanding lead, pumping his way seconds clear of the pack despite having already bagged the top prize.
That show of dedication to the craft signified Van Rijsselberghe's desire to bow out on a high with gold in tow, and that plan of attack paid dividends as he streaked clear of Dempsey and Co.
Le Coq finished fourth behind Poland's Piotr Myszka on Sunday, but the Frenchman's displays over the past week were enough to net him a medal, and World Sailing showed he was content with his achievement:
The third-place gong was the only medal not decided coming into Sunday's showdown at Marina da Gloria, and Le Coq edged Greece's Vyron Kokkalanis to line up alongside Van Rijsselberghe and Dempsey on the podium.
The women's race had a lot more tension to it considering none of the medals were decided beforehand. Picon pounced on the opportunity, as her second-place finish was enough to clinch gold overall.
Following Van Rijsselberghe's earlier win in the men's race, Netherlands star Lilian de Geus followed suit and took first in Sunday's race, although it wasn't enough to get her a place on the podium.
A third-place run for Chen was enough for her to steal in for the silver, 10 points adrift of Picon overall, while Elfutina stole in front of De Geus to round out the top three.

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