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Rio 2016 - Images from the Nacra 17 medal race
by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com on 17 Aug 2016
Santiago Lange and Cecilla Saroli (ARG) celebrate after winning the Gold Medal in the Nacra 17 Medal race. Summer Olympics Richard Gladwell
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Sail-World's Richard Gladwell was on the water for the start of the Nacra 17 Medal race, and filed this gallery of images
Santiago Lange and Cecilla Saroli (ARG) celebrate after winning the Gold Medal in the Nacra 17 Medal race. Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Santiago Lange and Cecilla Saroli (ARG) celebrate after winning the Gold Medal in the Nacra 17 Medal race. Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Thomas Zajac and Tanja Frank about to cots the finish line and take the Bronze medal in the Nacra 17 Medal race. Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS) about to cross the finish line in the Nacra 17 Medal race. Summer Olympics 2016 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Jason Saunders and Gemma Jones cross the finish line - NZL Nacra 17 Medal Race. © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Swimmers come out to Santiago Lange and Cecilia Saroli after their Gold medal win in the Nacra17 class. Medal race 2916 Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Jason Saunders visible behind the jib leech - NZL Nacra 17 Medal Race. © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Nacra 17 medal fleet race winners NZL, on the final approach for the finish line - Medal race - Summer Olympics 2016 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Jason Saunders and Gemma Jones (NZL) in contemplation after the Medal race - NZL Nacra 17 Medal Race. © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
New Zealand leads the Nacra 17 medal race. Summer Olympics 2016 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Team GBR begins the chase in the Nacra 17 Medal Race. Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Austria, Bronze medalists, about to round the leeward mark, Nacra17 class Medal Race - Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
New Zealand and Brazil head for the beach on leg 1 of the Nacra 17 Medal Race - Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Santiago Lange and Cecilla Saroli about to round the leeward mark in the Nacra 17 Medal race. Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
GBR turns to restart, Gold medalist ARG also has had to resolve some start line issues - Nacra 17 Medal race - Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
The leading crew in the world, Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA) at the start of the Nacra 17 medal race - Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Nacra 17 fleet gets under way in a split tack start - 2016 Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves (GBR) run down wind before the start of the Medal Race - in the Nacra 17 - 2016 Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS) practice in the Nacra 17 ahead of the Medal race start © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Argentinian fans on the beach - Nacra 17 Medal Race, Summer Olympics © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
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