Brits sail away with Qingdao medals
Beijing Olympics Sailing Medal Tallies Final Figures
The British Sailing Team capped off a great performance when Iain Percy and Andrew 'Bart' Simpson took Gold in the Star class this afternoon. Britian won four Beijing Olympic Gold medals, a silver and bronze to sail away the Qingdao regatta.
This is the best overall medal result for one nation since the United States won one gold, six silver, and two bronze in Barcelona in 1992.
| Medal Tally by Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| USA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
by Rob Kothe
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