The Tornado was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario.

Seven races were scheduled.

29 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.

It was the time the event had been included on the Olympic sailing program.

[1] DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, PMS = Premature Start, YMP = Yacht Materially Prejudiced = Male, = Female