Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 10 Metre

10 Metre [1] at the Games of the VII Olympiad
10 Metre at the 1920 Olympics.svg
Venue	Belgium, Ostend
Dates	First race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07) Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors	14 from 1 nation
Teams	2
Medalists
(1907 Rule) Erik Herseth, Sigurd Holter, Gunnar Jamvold, Petter Jamvold, Claus Juell, Ingar Nielsen, Ole Sørensen   Norway (1919 Rule) Charles Arentz, Robert Giertsen, Willy Gilbert, Arne Sejersted, Halfdan Schjøtt, Trygve Schjøtt, Otto Falkenberg   Norway
←  1912

The 10 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 10 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 14 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation entered in the 10 Metre.

Race schedule

Source: ^[2]

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Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

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Event finals

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Closing ceremony

Date	July
	7th Wed	8th Thu	9th Fri	10th Sat
10 Metre	●	●	●	●
Total gold medals				2

Course area

10 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas

Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions

Date [1]	Max temperature	Wind speed	Average wind direction
7 July 1920	Unknown
8 July 1920	Unknown
9 July 1920	Unknown

Final results

Source: ^[2]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

10 Metre International Rule 1907

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Norway	Erik Herseth	Sigurd Holter Gunnar Jamvold Petter Jamvold Claus Juell Ingar Nielsen Ole Sørensen	Eleda	Sailed over	1	Sailed over	1	2

10 Metre International Rule 1919

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Norway	Charles Arentz	Robert Giertsen Willy Gilbert Arne Sejersted Halfdan Schjøtt Trygve Schjøtt Otto Falkenberg	Mosk II	Sailed over	1	Sailed over	1	2

Notes

• Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.
• Two type of 10 Metre classes were used. Those measured under the International Rule 1907 and one under the International Rule 1919.

Other information

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:

10 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games

• 
  Charles Arentz (NOR)

Podium

Medalist 10 Metre, International Rule 1907, Rule 1919

• 
    Norway Eleda
• 
    Norway Mosk II

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

References

1. Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
2. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Antwerp 1920". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.