Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Laser

Open One Person Dinghy
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueSavannah
Dates23 July to 31 July
Competitors56 from 56 nations
Teams56
Medalists
Robert Scheidt  Brazil
Ben Ainslie  Great Britain
Peer Moberg  Norway

The Laser Competition was a sailing event on the program at the 1996 Summer Olympics that was held from 23 July to 31 July 1996, in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Points were awarded for placement in each race. Eleven races were scheduled and sailed. Each sailor had two discards.