Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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6 Metre [1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Olympic 6 Metres 1920.svg
Line drawings of the 6 Metre (1907 Rule and 1919 Rule)
VenueFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors18 from 2 nations
Teams6
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg (1907 Rule)
Émile Cornellie,
Frédéric Bruynseels,
Florimond Cornellie
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Gold medal icon.svg (1919 Rule)
Andreas Brecke,
Paal Kaasen,
Ingolf Rød
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg (1907 Rule)
Einar Torgersen,
Leif Erichsen,
Andreas Knudsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg (1919 Rule)
Léon Huybrechts,
Charles Van Den Bussche,
John Klotz
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg (1907 Rule)
Henrik Agersborg,
Einar Berntsen,
Trygve Pedersen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  1912
1924  

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 6 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 6 Metre.

Race schedule [2]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
DateJuly
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
6 Metre
Total gold medals2

Course area

6 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas
1920 Sailing Olympic Course Area.png
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

DateMax temperatureWind speedAverage wind direction
7 July 1920Unknown
8 July 1920Unknown
9 July 1920Unknown

Final results [2]

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

6 Metre International Rule 1907

RankCountry Helmsman CrewBoatRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Émile Cornellie Frédéric Bruynseels
Florimond Cornellie
Edelweiß221122--5
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Einar Torgersen Leif Erichsen
Andreas Knudsen
MarmiDNF42211--7
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Henrik Agersborg Einar Berntsen
Trygve Pedersen
Stella1144441110
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Louis Depière Raymond Bauwens
Willy Valcke
Suzy3333332211

    Legend:DNF – Did not finish;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1907) during the 1920 Summer Olympics 1920 6 METRE (1907) Positions during the serie.png
    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1907) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    6 Metre International Rule 1919

    RankCountry Helmsman CrewBoatRace 1Race 2Race 3Total
    Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
    Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Andreas Brecke Paal Kaasen
    Ingolf Rød
    Jo1111224
    Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Léon Huybrechts Charles Van Den Bussche
    John Klotz
    Tan-Fe-Pah2222115

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1919) during the 1920 Summer Olympics 1920 6 METRE (1919) Positions during the serie.png
    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1919) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    Other information

    Sailors

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

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    References

    1. 1 2 Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    2. 1 2 "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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