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Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. A thrilling series of seven races was on the agenda, featuring a diverse fleet of 12 boats. A total of 60 skilled sailors from 12 different nations came together, each eager to showcase their prowess on the water.[1]

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Sailnumber [a] Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points[b]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Christopher Boardman  (GBR) Miles Bellville
Russell Harmer
Charles Leaf
Leonard Martin
Lalage K 51 3 10 2 11 5 8 4 9 2 11 6 7 2 11 67
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Magnus Konow  (NOR) Karsten Konow
Fredrik Meyer
Vaadjuv Nyqvist
Alf Tveten
Lully N 61 II DSQ 0 1 12 4 9 2 11 3 10 1 12 1 12 66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sven Salén  (SWE) Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén
May Be S 2 1 12 3 10 DNF 0 3 10 1 12 2 11 6 7 62
4  Julio Sieburger  (ARG) Claudio Bincaz
Germán Frers
Edelf Hosmann
Jorge Linck
Wiking A 11 5 8 8 5 2 11 8 5 4 9 5 8 7 6 52
5  Renato Consentino  (ITA) Giuliano Oberti
Massimo Oberti
Giovanni Stampa
Giuseppe Volpi
Esperia I 52 7 6 5 8 1 12 9 4 6 7 10 3 3 10 50
6  Hans Lubinus  (GER) Dietrich Christensen
Kurt Frey
Theodor Thomsen
Haimar Wedemeyer
Gustel V G 25 2 11 4 9 DSQ 0 1 12 DSQ 0 4 9 5 8 49
7  Curt Mattson  (FIN) Yngve Pacius
Ragnar Stenbäck
Holger Sumelius
Lars Winqvist
Lyn L 17 4 9 6 7 3 10 7 6 DSQ 0 7 6 8 5 43
8  Joop Carp  (NED) Ansco Dokkum
Kees Jonker
Herman Looman
Ernst Moltzer
De Ruyter H 14 8 5 9 4 DNF 0 5 8 7 6 3 10 4 9 42
9  William Bartholomae Jr.  (USA) Morgan Adams
Charles Garner
Carl Paul
John Wallace
Mystery US 57 6 7 10 3 6 7 6 7 5 8 8 5 DNF 0 37
10  Jean Peytel  (FRA) Yves Baudrier
Claude Desouches
Gérard de Piolenc
Jacques Rambaud
Qu’Importe F50 9 4 7 6 7 6 10 3 8 5 11 2 9 4 30
11  Janusz Zalewski  (POL) Alfons Olszewski
Juliusz Sieradzki
Stanislaw Zalewski
Józef Szajba
Danuta PZ 1 10 3 11 2 DNF 0 11 2 9 4 9 4 10 3 18
12  André Firmenich  (SUI) Frédéric Firmenich
Georges Firmenich
Alexandre Gelbert
Alexandre Noverraz
Ylliam III Z 21 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 0

DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics

Conditions at the Outer Course

All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long-distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.

Date Race Sky Wind direction Wind speed (m/s) Actual starting time Remark
4 August 1936 I Overcast, Occasional rain SW 12 12:05 Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
5 August 1936 II Sunshine, Later overcast and rain WSW 3-4 10:30
6 August 1936 III Sunny WSW 5-6 10:30
7 August 1936 IV Slightly overcast NE 2 10:40 Postponement due to calm
8 August 1936 V Foggy later slightly overcast NE 2-3 11:45 Postponement due to fog
9 August 1936 VI Calm ENE 2-3 11:50 Postponement due to calm
10 August 1936 VII Fine SE 2-3 10:30

Notes

  1. ^ Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
  2. ^ The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

References

  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics: 6 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.