Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 12 Metre

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12-Metre [1]
at the Games of the V Olympiad
12 Metre 1908.svg
Line drawing of the 12-Metre
Venue Nynäshamn
DatesFirst race: 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20)
Last race: 21 July 1912 (1912-07-21)
Competitors27 from 3 nations
Teams3
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Johan Anker, Nils Bertelsen, Eilert Falch-Lund, Halfdan Hansen, Magnus Konow, Arnfinn Heje, Alfred Larsen, Petter Larsen, Christian Staib, Carl Thaulow Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg Nils Persson, Per Bergman, Dick Bergström, Kurt Bergström, Hugo Clason, Folke Johnson, Sigurd Kander, Ivan Lamby, Erik Lindqvist, Hugo Sällström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg Ernst Krogius, Ferdinand Alfthan, Pekka Hartvall, Jarl Hulldén, Sigurd Juslén, Eino Sandelin, Johan Silén Flag of Russia.svg  Finland
  1908
1920  

The 12 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-offs. 27 sailors, on 3 boats, from 3 nations entered.

Race schedule

Source: [1]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Tie breakers  Closing ceremony
DateJuly
19
Fri
20
Sat
21
Sun
22
Mon
23
Tue
24
Wed
25
Thu
26
Fri
27
Sat
12-MetreInternational races
Total gold medals1
Ceremonies

Course area and course configuration

For the 12-Metre Course A was used. [1]

1912 Olympic Course Area & courses
1912 Olympic courses.png

Weather conditions

Date [1] RaceDeiscriptionWind speedWind directionStart
20-JUL-19121Beautiful weather with a light easterly breeze.5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
9 knots (17 km/h)
ENE Wind.svg 11:00
21-JUL-19122Only a light breeze was blowing in the morning.4 knots (7.4 km/h) -
6 knots (11 km/h)
NNE Wind.svg 11:00

Final results

Sources: [2] [3]

The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

RankCountry Helmsman CrewBoatRace 1Race 2
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Johan Anker Nils Bertelsen
Eilert Falch-Lund
Halfdan Hansen
Magnus Konow
Arnfinn Heje
Alfred Larsen
Petter Larsen
Christian Staib
Carl Thaulow
Magda IX3:17:1773:32:007
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Nils Persson Per Bergman
Dick Bergström
Kurt Bergström
Hugo Clason
Folke Johnson
Sigurd Kander
Ivan Lamby
Erik Lindqvist
Hugo Sällström
Erna Signe 3:24:1333:48:063
3Flag of Russia.svg  Finland Ernst Krogius Ferdinand Alfthan
Pekka Hartvall
Jarl Hulldén
Sigurd Juslén
Eino Sandelin
Johan Silén
Heatherbell3:25:4513:48:551

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 12 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics 1912 12 METRE Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the 12 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics

Other information

Prizes

The helmsman of the winning yacht received a gold medal, with the members of the crew receiving silver-gilt medals. For second and third place, the helmsman and crew all received silver (for second) or bronze (for third) medals. [4] The International Olympic Committee considers all crew members of the winning yacht to be gold medalists.

The following Commemorative Plaque were handed out by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owners of:

  1. Magda IX: Alfred Larsen
  2. Erna Signe: Nils Persson
  3. Heatherbell: Ernst Krogius

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Swedish Olympic Committee (1913). Erik Bergvall (ed.). The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 – Official Report (PDF). Wahlström & Widstrand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. Official Report, p. 1097.

"Stockholm 1912". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.