Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

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8 Metre [1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Olympic 8 Metres 1920.svg
Line drawings of the 8 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)
Competitors19 from 2 nations
Teams4
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg (1907 Rule)
Carl Ringvold, Thorleif Holbye,
Alf Jacobsen, Kristoffer Olsen, Tellef Wagle
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Gold medal icon.svg (1919 Rule)
Magnus Konow, Thorleif Christoffersen,
Reidar Marthiniussen, Ragnar Vik
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg (1919 Rule)
Jens Salvesen, Finn Schiander,
Lauritz Schmidt, Nils Thomas, Ralph Tschudi
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg (1919 Rule)
Albert Grisar, Willy de l'Arbre,
Georges Hellebuyck, Léopold Standaert, Henri Weewauters
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
  1912
1924  

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 8 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 19 sailors, on 4 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 8 Metre.

Race schedule

Source: [2]

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

Course area

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

Weather conditions

Date [1] Max temperatureWind speedAverage wind direction
7 July 1920Unknown
8 July 1920Unknown
9 July 1920Unknown

Final results

Source: [2]

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

8 Metre International Rule 1907

RankCountry Helmsman CrewBoatRace 1Race 2Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Carl Ringvold Thorleif Holbye
Alf Jacobsen
Kristoffer Olsen
Tellef Wagle
IreneSailed over1Sailed over12

8 Metre International Rule 1919

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre (1919) during the 1920 Summer Olympics 1920 8 METRE (1919) Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 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:

Podium (1919 Rule)

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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