Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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6-Metre [1]
at the Games of the V Olympiad
6 Metre at the 1912 Olympics.svg
Line drawing of the 6-Metre
Venue Nynäshamn
DatesFirst race: 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20)
Last race: 22 July 1912 (1912-07-22)
Competitors18 from 5 nations
Teams6
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Gaston Thubé,
Amédée Thubé,
Jacques Thubé
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Hans Meulengracht-Madsen,
Steen Herschend,
Sven Thomsen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svg Eric Sandberg,
Otto Aust,
Harald Sandberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1908
1920  

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-offs. 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 5 nations entered.

Race schedule [1]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Sail-off's  Closing ceremony
DateJuly
19
Fri
20
Sat
21
Sun
22
Mon
23
Tue
24
Wed
25
Thu
26
Fri
27
Sat
6-MetreInternational races
Total gold medals1
Ceremonies

Course area and course configuration

For the 6-Metre Course B was used. [1]

1912 Olympic Course Area & courses
1912 Olympic courses.png

Weather conditions [1]

DateRaceDescriptionWind speedWind directionStart
20 July 19121Light easterly breeze5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
9 knots (17 km/h)
ENE Wind.svg 11:45
21 July 19122Light breeze in the morning4 knots (7.4 km/h) -
6 knots (11 km/h)
NNE Wind.svg 11:45
22 July 19123Very light winds5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
7 knots (13 km/h)
ENE Wind.svg 11:45

Final results [2] [3]

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

RankCountry Helmsman CrewBoatRace 1Race 2Race 3
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
1Flag of France.svg  France Gaston Thubé Amédée Thubé
Jacques Thubé
Mac Miche2:35:2032:23:4472:38:487
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Steen Herschend
Sven Thomsen
Nurdug II2:34:4172:26:0732:41:403
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Eric Sandberg Otto Aust
Harald Sandberg
Kerstin2:44:5402:26:4412:42:327
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Olof Mark Edvin Hagberg
Jonas Jonsson
Sass2:37:0112:30:2402:44:113
5Flag of Russia.svg  Finland Ernst Estlander Torsten Sandelin
Gunnar Stenbäck
Finn II2:39:3302:31:020
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Edvard Christensen Hans Christiansen
Eigil Christiansen
Sonja II2:39:4802:30:390
  • There were two sail-off's. One between Mac Miche and Nurdug II and one between Kerstin and Sass.
  • There was no sail-off between Finn II and Sonja II.

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics 1912 6 METRE Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics

Notes

In the 6 Metre there was a 'No show' of three boats:

CountryBoatsname
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Nurdug
Flag of Russia.svg  Finland Phoebé
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire Schkitz

Other information

Prizes

Challenge Cup 6 Metre vase.png
Challenge Cup
  1. Mac Miche: Gaston Thubé & G. Fitau
  2. Nurdug II: Otto Reedz-Thott
  3. Kerstin: Dan Broström

Further reading

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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. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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