Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 7 Metre

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7 Metre [1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
7 Metre 1908 line drawing.svg
Line drawings of the 7 Metre
VenueFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors8 from 2 nations
Teams2
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Cyril Wright, Dorothy Wright,
Robert Coleman, William Maddison
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Johan Faye, Sten Abel,
Christian Dick, Niels Neilsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  1908
Discontinued 

The 7 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 8 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 7 Metre.

Race schedule [2]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
DateJuly
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
7 Metre
Total gold medals1

Course area

7 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.

RankCountry Helmsman CrewBoatRace 1Race 2Race 3Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Cyril Wright Mars symbol.svg Robert Coleman Mars symbol.svg
William Maddison Mars symbol.svg
Dorothy Wright Venus symbol.svg
Ancora2211114
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Johan Faye Mars symbol.svg Sten Abel Mars symbol.svg
Christian Dick Mars symbol.svg
Niels Nielsen Mars symbol.svg
Fornebo1122225

    Legend:
    Gender: Mars symbol.svg – male; Venus symbol.svg – female;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 7 Metre during the 1920 Summer Olympics 1920 7 METRE Positions during the serie.png
    Graph showing the daily standings in the 7 Metre 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.