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8 Metre at the Games of the X Olympiad
Line drawing of the 8 Metre
Venue	Los Angeles Harbor
Dates	First race: August 5, 1932 (1932-08-05) Last race: August 9, 1932 (1932-08-09)
Competitors	18 from 2 nations
Teams	2
Medalists
Owen Churchill, John Biby, Alphonse Burnand, Kenneth Carey, William Cooper, Pierpont Davis, Carl Dorsey, John Huettner, Richard Moore, Alan Morgan, Robert Sutton & Thomas Webster  United States Ronald Maitland, Ernest Cribb, Peter Gordon, George Gyles, Harry Jones & Hubert Wallace  Canada
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Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Snowbird	Open
Star	Open
6 Metre	Open
8 Metre	Open
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The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Four races were scheduled plus possible tie breakers. 18 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nations competed.

Race schedule

Course area and course configuration

The courses had been well prepared. The marks were laid by the United States Lighthouse Service in the form of large Government. Visiting yachts were kept at a safe distance from the racing boats by the US Coast Guard. Tows were arranged by the US Navy to and from Los Angeles Harbor to the race area. The 8 Metre sailed outside the breakwater.

Weather conditions

Date	Race	Wind	Wind direction	Details
5-AUG-1932	1st Race	Heavy
6-AUG-1932	2nd Race	Light		Freshening to
7-AUG-1932	3rd Race	Fresh		Increased to 20 knots (10 m/s)
8-AUG-1932	4th Race	20 knots (10 m/s)

Final results

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Race 4		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	United States	Owen Churchill	John Biby, Alphonse Burnand, Kenneth Carey, William Cooper, Pierpont Davis, Carl Dorsey, John Huettner, Richard Moore, Alan Morgan, Robert Sutton & Thomas Webster	Angelita	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	8
	Canada	Ronald Maitland	Ernest Cribb Peter Gordon George Gyles Harry Jones Hubert Wallace	Santa Maria	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	4

Daily standings

Notes

• For this event one yacht from each country, crewed by a maximum of 6 amateurs (maximum number of substitutes 6) was allowed.
• This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out that only men participated.

Other information

During the Sailing regattas at the 1932 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the 8 Metre:

•  Owen Churchill, John Biby, Alphonse Burnand, Kenneth Carey, William Cooper, Pierpont Davis,
  Carl Dorsey, John Huettner, Richard Moore, Alan Morgan, Robert Sutton & Thomas Webster (USA)

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
• "Sailing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games:Mixed 8 Metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
• "Los Angeles 1932". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

References

1. ^ (ed.) Browne, Francis Granger (1933). "Official Report of the Games of the X Olympiad" (PDF). Los Angeles: Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U. S. A. 1932, LTD. Retrieved 7 May 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
2. The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. transcribed by Barbara Beigel Vosbury (2006). "1932 Olympics Report". ISCYRA. Retrieved 9 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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