Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

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8 Metre [1]
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
8mR 1919.svg
Line drawing of the 8 Metre
Venue Zuiderzee
DatesFirst race: August 2, 1928 (1928-08-02)
Last race: August 9, 1928 (1928-08-09)
Competitors43 Male and
2 Female from 8 nations
Teams8
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Donatien Bouché; André Derrien;
Virginie Hériot; André Lesauvage;
Jean Lesieur;Carl de la Sablière
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Johannes van Hoolwerff; Lambertus Doedes;
Henk Kersken; Maarten de Wit;
Cornelis van Staveren; Gerard de Vries Lentsch
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Clarence Hammar; Tore Holm;
Carl Sandblom; John Sandblom;
Philip Sandblom; Wilhelm Törsleff
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1924
1932  

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics program in Amsterdam. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 8 boats, from 8 nations competed.

Race schedule [1]

  Event competitions  Event finals
Date August
2nd
Thu
3rd
Fri
4th
Sat
5th
Sun
6th
Mon
7th
Tue
8th
Wed
9th
8 Metre Spare
day
Total gold medals1

Course area and course configuration [1]

For the 8 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee.

At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters.

1928 Olympic Course Areas
Course area 6 & 8 Metre 1928.png
Course area and courses for the 8 Metre

Weather conditions [2]

DateRaceWind speedWind direction
2-AUG-19281st Race7 knots (3.6 m/s) -
10 knots (5.1 m/s)
NNE Wind.svg
3-AUG-19282nd Race8 knots (4.1 m/s) -
11 knots (5.7 m/s)
ENE Wind.svg
4-AUG-19283rd Race11 knots (5.7 m/s) -
17 knots (8.7 m/s)
NE Wind.svg
5-AUG-19284th Race13 knots (6.7 m/s) -
21 knots (11 m/s)
NNE Wind.svg
7-AUG-19285th Race8 knots (4.1 m/s) -
11 knots (5.7 m/s)
S Wind.svg
8-AUG-19286th Race10 knots (5.1 m/s) -
13 knots (6.7 m/s)
W Wind.svg
9-AUG-19287th Race10 knots (5.1 m/s) -
15 knots (7.7 m/s)
W Wind.svg

Results [3]

The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.

Final results [4]

RankCountry Helmsman CrewSail No.BoatRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France Donatien Bouché Mars symbol.svg André Derrien Mars symbol.svg
Virginie Hériot Venus symbol.svg
André Lesauvage Mars symbol.svg
Jean Lesieur Mars symbol.svg
Carl de la Sablière Mars symbol.svg
F 1L’Aile VI7 1Q8DNS [5] 2Q4 1 1 3 x 1st
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Johannes van Hoolwerff Mars symbol.svg Lambertus Doedes Mars symbol.svg
Henk Kersken Mars symbol.svg
Cornelis van Staveren Mars symbol.svg
Gerard de Vries Lentsch Mars symbol.svg
Maarten de Wit Mars symbol.svg
H 1Hollandia1Q3Q1Q3Q2 2 3 2 x 1st
2 x 2nd
3 x 3rd
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Clarence Hammar Mars symbol.svg Tore Holm Mars symbol.svg
Carl Sandblom Mars symbol.svg
John Sandblom Mars symbol.svg
Philip Sandblom Mars symbol.svg
Wilhelm Törsleff Mars symbol.svg
S 3Sylvia3Q4 2Q1Q1 4 2 2 x 1st
2 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
4Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Francesco Giovanelli Mars symbol.svg Carlo Alberto D'Albertis Mars symbol.svg
Marcantonio De Beaumont-Bonelli Mars symbol.svg
Mario Bruzzone Mars symbol.svg
Guido Giovanelli Mars symbol.svg
Edoardo Moscatelli Mars symbol.svg
I 11Bamba8RET2Q6RET7DSQ5 3   1 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
1 x 5th
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Bernhard Lund Mars symbol.svg Halfdan Hansen Mars symbol.svg
Magnus Konow Mars symbol.svg
Jens Salvesen Mars symbol.svg
Wilhelm Wilhelmsen Mars symbol.svg
N 25Noreg2Q8DSQ6RET7RET [6] 3 5   1 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
1 x 5th
6US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Owen Churchill Mars symbol.svg Manfred Curry Mars symbol.svg
Frank Hekma Mars symbol.svg
Nicholas Hekma Mars symbol.svg
Ben Weston Mars symbol.svg
USBabe6 6 3Q7RET8DNS8DNS8DNS1 x 3rd
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ernest Roney Mars symbol.svg Philip Falle Mars symbol.svg
Thomas Riggs Mars symbol.svg
Esmond Roney Mars symbol.svg
Margaret Roney Venus symbol.svg
Thomas Skinner Mars symbol.svg
KFeo4 5 8DNS7RET      1 x 4th
1 x 5th
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Rafael Iglesias Mars symbol.svg Miguel Bosch Mars symbol.svg
Pedro Dates Mars symbol.svg
Horacio Seeber Mars symbol.svg
Carlos Serantes Mars symbol.svg
ACupidon III5 8RET4 8RET      1 x 4th
1 x 5th

    Legend:DNS – Did not start;DSQ – Disqualified;Q – Qualifying race;RET – Retired;
    Gender: Mars symbol.svg – male; Venus symbol.svg – female;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1928 Summer Olympics 1928 8 METRE Positions during the serie.png
    Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1928 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    Maximum number of entrants [1]

    For the Int. 8-metres class 1 yacht from each country, crewed by 6 amateurs maximum (maximum number of substitutes 6).

    Other information

    During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

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    4. "Note". If it is not clear from other sources, it is assumed that the first person mentioned in the crewlist of the official report is the helmsmen.
    5. "Olympisch zeilen". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. 6 August 1928. The France yacht was not ready in time to be towed to the starting area.
    6. "Note". Dismasted.