8-Metre [1] at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
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![]() Line drawing of the 8-Metre | |
Venue | Nynäshamn |
Dates | First race: 20 July 1912 Last race: 22 July 1912 |
Competitors | 36 from 4 nations |
Teams | 7 |
Medalists | |
Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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6 Metre | Open |
8 Metre | Open |
10 Metre | Open |
12 Metre | Open |
The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-off's. 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 5 nations entered.
Source: [1]
● | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | ● | Tie breakers | ● | Closing ceremony |
Date | July | |||||||||||||
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19 Fri | 20 Sat | 21 Sun | 22 Mon | 23 Tue | 24 Wed | 25 Thu | 26 Fri | 27 Sat | ||||||
8-Metre | ● | ● | ● | International races | ||||||||||
Total gold medals | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
For the 8-Metre Course B was used. [1]
Date [1] | Race | Description | Wind speed | Wind direction | Start |
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20 July 1912 | 1 | Light easterly breeze | 5 knots (9.3 km/h) - 9 knots (17 km/h) | ![]() | 11:30 |
21 July 1912 | 2 | Light breeze in the morning | 4 knots (7.4 km/h) - 6 knots (11 km/h) | ![]() | 11:30 |
22 July 1912 | 3 | Very light winds | 5 knots (9.3 km/h) - 7 knots (13 km/h) | ![]() | 11:10 |
The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.
Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | |||||
1 | ![]() | Thoralf Glad | Thomas Aas Andreas Brecke Torleiv Corneliussen Christian Jebe | Taifun | 2:15:59 | 7 | 2:12:59 | 7 | ||
2 | ![]() | Bengt Heyman | Emil Henriques Alvar Thiel Herbert Westermark Nils Westermark | Sans Atout | 2:16:40 | 3 | 2:16:04 | 0 | 2:26:44 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | Bertil Tallberg | Arthur Ahnger Emil Lindh Gunnar Tallberg Georg Westling | Lucky Girl | 2:21:03 | 0 | 2:14:50 | 3 | 2:27:41 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | Gustaf Estlander | Curt Andstén Jarl Andstén Carl-Oscar Girsén Bertel Juslén | Örn | 2:17:28 | 1 | 2:14:54 | 1 | ||
5 | ![]() | Herman von Adlerberg | Johan Farber Vladimir Yelevich Vladimir Lurasov Nikolay Podgornov | Bylina | 2:27:59 | 0 | 2:21:43 | 0 | ||
5 | ![]() | Vyatcheslav Kuzmichev | Yevgeny Kun Yevgeny Lomach Viktor Markov Pavel Pavlov | Norman | 2:18:52 | 0 | 2:16:15 | 0 | ||
5 | ![]() | Fritz Sjöqvist | Johan Sjöqvist Ragnar Gripe Thorsten Grönfors Gunnar Månsson Emil Hagström | K.S.S.S. | 2:23:46 | 0 | 2:16:33 | 0 |
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In the 8 Metre there was one spare boat:
Country | Boatsname |
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![]() | Lucie IV |
The following Commemorative Plaque were handed out by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owners of:
"Stockholm 1912". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.