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8 Metre at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawings of the 8 Metre (1907 Rule and 1919 Rule)
Venue	Belgium, Ostend
Dates	First race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07) Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors	19 from 2 nations
Teams	4
Medalists
(1907 Rule) Carl Ringvold, Thorleif Holbye, Alf Jacobsen, Kristoffer Olsen, Tellef Wagle  Norway (1919 Rule) Magnus Konow, Thorleif Christoffersen, Reidar Marthiniussen, Ragnar Vik  Norway (1919 Rule) Jens Salvesen, Finn Schiander, Lauritz Schmidt, Nils Thomas, Ralph Tschudi  Norway (1919 Rule) Albert Grisar, Willy de l'Arbre, Georges Hellebuyck, Léopold Standaert, Henri Weewauters  Belgium
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Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
One design (Monotype)
12' Dinghy	Open
18' Dinghy	Open
Jauge chemin de fer
6.5 Metre	Open
8.5 Metre	Open (no entries)
Skerry cruiser
30m	Open
40m	Open
International rule
6 Metre	Open
7 Metre	Open
8 Metre	Open
9 Metre	Open (no entries)
10 Metre	Open
12 Metre	Open
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The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 8 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 19 sailors, on 4 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 8 Metre.

Race schedule

Course area

Weather conditions

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Final results

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

8 Metre International Rule 1907

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Norway	Carl Ringvold	Thorleif Holbye Alf Jacobsen Kristoffer Olsen Tellef Wagle	Irene	Sailed over	1	Sailed over	1	2

8 Metre International Rule 1919

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Norway	Magnus Konow	Thorleif Christoffersen Reidar Marthiniussen Ragnar Vik	Sildra	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
	Norway	Jens Salvesen	Finn Schiander Lauritz Schmidt Nils Thomas Ralph Tschudi	Lyn	2	2	2	2	2	2	6
	Belgium	Albert Grisar	Willy de l'Arbre Georges Hellebuyck Léopold Standaert Henri Weewauters	Antwerpia V	3	3	3	3	3	3	9

Daily standings

Notes

• Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.
• Two type of 8 Metre classes were used. Those measured under the International Rule 1907 and one under the International Rule 1919.

Other information

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:

• Carl Ringvold (NOR)
• Thorleif Holbye (NOR)
• Magnus Konow (NOR)

Podium (1919 Rule)

•  Norway Lyn
•  Norway Sildra
•  Belgium Antwerpia V

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2018)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

References

1. ^ Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
2. ^ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Antwerp 1920". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

• Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics
• 8 Metre