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Double Gold for Austria at Zoom 8 Worlds

by Event media on 6 Aug 2007
Zoom8 World Championship 2007, Austria SW
On saturday the sun came back and so the usual thermic north wind to offer the competitors a fine sail-racing final for 120 competitors at the tiroler wasserkraft Zoom8 Worlds, on Lake Achensee, Austria.

Austria won four medals; taking the Gold in both the male and female events. Lena Hess won the ladies and Thomas Palmer the mens. Norway sailors finished second in both events, Ingreid Nordaas in the ladies and Jon Hvam in the mens.

Final leading results female chamionship (56 entries):

1 AUT 42 Hess Lena, 1993, UYCNS 15,0pts 1 1 4 1 (15) 3 4 1 (5)
2 NOR 161 Nordaas Ingrid K., 1990, HSF 17,0 (5) 2 1 3 2 (9) 3 4 2
3 AUT 61 Smolka Elisabeth, 1993, UYCNS 25,0 2 3 9 (13) 1 1 (dsq) 8 1
4 DEN 107 Frislev Henriette Søster, 1990, ESK 33,0 8 (13) 3 4 7 2 (13) 2 7
5 RUS 6 Elkhova Natalia, 1988, MSS 40,0 7 (20) 5 8 3 4 (11) 5 8
6 NOR 113 Schäffer Linn Emelie, 1991, DSSF 50,0 (13) 6 11 (22) 4 8 8 7 6
7 DEN 170 Lundoe Annette, 1992, ESK 53,0 6 11 6 6 9 12 (14) (16) 3
8 NOR 100 Bue Tiril, 1993, ASF 58,0 (21) 9 (15) 7 6 5 15 6 10
9 EST 45 Pohlak Anna, 1993, TYK 59,0 11 (22) (21) 2 20 18 1 3 4
10 DEN 150 Ipsen Mia, 1992, SNV 64,0 4 8 7 11 (13) 11 (27) 12 11

Final leading results male chamionship (64 entries):

1 AUT 7 Palme Thomas, 1991, SCAMS 34,0pts 2 1 11 (12) 3 2 7 2 6 (14)
2 NOR 127 Hvam Jon Alexander, 1993, OYC 45,0 9 5 7 3 4 (dnf) 6 (12) 9 2
3 AUT 36 Bajons Rasi, 1992, YCBB 52,0 (ocs) 2 2 9 6 4 (15) 14 12 3
4 RUS 13 Zheleznov Andrey, 1990, RAUTU 55,0 (28) (30) 5 2 10 5 8 1 3 21
5 RUS 34 Sheludyakov Viatcheslav, 1993, AC 56,0 4 6 8 (19) 5 1 (35) 6 16 10
6 DEN 180 Thaarup Frederik, 1989, SKBJ 61,0 (33) 14 17 8 8 (dnf) 4 3 2 5
7 NOR 101 Snerlebakken Erik Norum, 1990, MSF 68,0 12 (37) 12 1 1 22 1 18 (ocs) 1
8 DEN 152 Tobiasen Bror, 1991, KSK 68,0 (42) 15 (20) 7 2 8 3 8 7 18
9 RUS 42 Banayan Daniil, 1995, RAUTU 79,0 6 4 9 (31) 17 (21) 17 5 15 6
10 RUS 25 Filipov Victor, 1991, MSS 84,0 14 9 10 5 (16) 12 (28) 15 8 11
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