WEYMOUTH, England — Tom Slingsby of Australia won the Olympic sailing gold medal in the men's Laser class by match-racing his closest competitor, Pavlos Kontides of Cyprus, to the back of the fleet.
After crossing the line in ninth place in the medals race, Slingsby, a tactician with America's Cup champion Oracle Racing, capsized his boat in celebration.
The Aussie came into the medals race leading Kontides by 14 points, leaving them as the only two with a chance at the gold.
Slingsby got ahead of the Cypriot at the start and kept him pinned at the back of the fleet, making sure he couldn't break free.
Kontides took the silver and Sweden's Rasmus Myrgren the bronze.
The equipment inspection committee filed a protest against Myrgren just before the start.