Mistral One Design
# Mistral One Design

The Mistral One Design Class (MOD) is a one-design windsurfing class chosen by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) for use at the Olympic regatta in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. Starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics it was replaced by the RS:X class, which will be replaced by the iQFoil class for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

## Description

The MOD was first produced in 1970s. Worldwide, there are more than 30,000 build since. They are light and tough. In the right hands, they can be sailed in windspeeds of between 5 and 35 kn (3 and 18 m/s) depending on sea conditions.

The International Class Organization IMCO have established over 50 National Class Organisations.

## Events

### Olympics

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1996 Atlanta Women's details | Hong Kong (HKG) Lee Lai-shan | New Zealand (NZL) Barbara Kendall | Italy (ITA) Alessandra Sensini |
| 1996 Atlanta Men's details | Greece (GRE) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis | Argentina (ARG) Carlos Espinola | Israel (ISR) Gal Fridman |
| 2000 Sydney Women's details | Italy (ITA) Alessandra Sensini | Germany (GER) Amelie Lux | New Zealand (NZL) Barbara Kendall |
| 2000 Sydney Men's details | Austria (AUT) Christoph Sieber | Argentina (ARG) Carlos Espinola | New Zealand (NZL) Aaron McIntosh |
| 2004 Athens Women's details | France (FRA) Faustine Merret | China (CHN) Yin Jian | Italy (ITA) Alessandra Sensini |
| 2004 Athens Men's details | Israel (ISR) Gal Fridman | Greece (GRE) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis | Great Britain (GBR) Nick Dempsey |

### Men's World Championship

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Julian Anderson (GBR) Nils Hangard (NOR) | | |
| 1987 | Francesco Wirz (ITA) Chris Lawrence (AUS) | Thomas Foyen (NOR) D. Woods (AUS) | H. Nissen-Lie (NOR) M. Pedersen (AUS) |
| 1988 | L. de Pedrini (ITA) H. Piegelin (FRA) | Francesco Wirz (ITA) M. Quintin (FRA) | Claude Muzellec (FRA) Robert Nagy (FRA) |
| 1989 Corpus Christi | Julian Anderson (GBR) Chris Lawrence (AUS) | Riccardo Giordano (ITA) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | H. Mann (SWE) J. Callahan (USA) |
| 1990 | J. Hutchcroft (GBR) Chris Lawrence (AUS) | A. Dale (RSA) Ted Huang (USA) | J. Blinnikka (FIN) H. Plumb (GBR) |
| 1991 San Francisco | Julian Anderson (GBR) Riccardo Giordano (ITA) Mike Gebhardt (USA) | A. Morell (ISV) Wim Opten (NED) S. Borncroft (GBR) | H. Mann (SWE) Tim Ratzlaff (USA) K. Schumacher (USA) |
| 1992 Mondello | Riccardo Giordano (ITA) P. van Schie (NED) | T. Lentall (AUS) Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | A. Dale (RSA) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) |
| 1993 Kashiwazaki | Bruce Kendall (NZL) | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Mike Gebhardt (USA) |
| 1994 Gimli | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Bruce Kendall (NZL) | Andrea Zinali (ITA) |
| 1995 Port Elizabeth | João Rodrigues (POR) | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) |
| 1996 Haifa | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Gal Fridman (ISR) | Eduardo García (ARG) |
| 1997 Fremantle | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Amit Inbar (ISR) | Marcos Galván (ARG) |
| 1998 Brest | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Amit Inbar (ISR) | João Rodrigues (POR) |
| 1999 Nouméa | Lars Kleppich (AUS) | Tony Philp (FIJ) | Marcos Galván (ARG) |
| 2000 Mar del Plata | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Carlos Espinola (ARG) |
| 2001 Varkiza | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Fabrice Hassen (FRA) |
| 2002 Pattaya | Gal Fridman (ISR) | Ricardo Santos (BRA) | Julien Bontemps (FRA) |
| 2003 Cádiz details | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Gal Fridman (ISR) |
| 2004 Cezme | Julien Bontemps (FRA) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Nicolas Huguet (FRA) |
| 2005 Palermo | Nicolas Huguet (FRA) | Ricardo Santos (BRA) | Andreas Cariolou (CYP) |
| 2006 Shenzhen | Cheng Kwok Fai (HKG) | Chan King Yin (HKG) | Wu Shifu (CHN) |

### Women's World Championship

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Melanie Braund (AUS) | | |
| 1987 | Melanie Braund (AUS) | Jessica Crisp (AUS) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) |
| 1988 | V. Capart (FRA) | Anne François (FRA) | Gignoux (FRA) |
| 1991 San Francisco | Jayne Fenner (USA) | S. Rondelez (BEL) | E. Giolai (ITA) |
| 1993 Kashiwazaki | Lee Lai-shan (HKG) | Lanee Butler (USA) | Maud Herbert (FRA) |
| 1994 Gimli | Maud Herbert (FRA) | Li Ke (CHN) | Natasha Sturges (AUS) |
| 1995 Port Elizabeth | Maud Herbert (FRA) | Anne François (FRA) | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) |
| 1996 Haifa | Maud Herbert (FRA) | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Jayne Fenner-Benedict (USA) |
| 1997 Fremantle | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) |
| 1998 Brest | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 1999 Nouméa | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Faustine Merret (FRA) | Lise Vidal (FRA) |
| 2000 Mar del Plata | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 2001 Varkiza | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Faustine Merret (FRA) | Jeanne Mailhos (FRA) |
| 2002 Pattaya | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 2003 Cadiz | Lee Korzits (ISR) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 2004 Cezme | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 2005 Palermo | Blanca Manchón (ESP) | Amelie Lux (GER) | Flavia Tartaglini (ITA) |
| 2006 Shenzhen | Wang Shuijia (CHN) | Zhu Huali (CHN) | Qin Zhenmei (CHN) |
