Sailing - Britain and Netherlands lead 17-nation medal split

By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Seventeen nations split the 30 sailing medals awarded at the 2016 Olympic regatta that began with concerns about polluted waters and ended with medal winners jumping into Guanabara Bay to celebrate. Australia and New Zealand led the total medals count with four medals apiece and the 10 golds were divided among eight different countries. Croatia, a country that had never won a sailing medal, won two, a gold in the men's 470 and a silver in the men's Laser.