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Sailing at the Olympics

6 Metre
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueFirth of Kiel
Dates4–12 August
Competitors60 from 12 nations
Teams12
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christopher Boardman
Miles Bellville
Russell Harmer
Charles Leaf
Leonard Martin
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Magnus Konow
Karsten Konow
Fredrik Meyer
Vaadjuv Nyqvist
Alf Tveten
 Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sven Salén
Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén
 Sweden
← 19321948 →
Sailing at the
1936 Summer Olympics
O-JolleOpen
StarOpen
6 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Sailnumber Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
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.

External links

Olympic champions in 6 Metre
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