The Tornado was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program in Tallinn, USSR.

Seven races were scheduled.

22 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.

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