Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Sailing
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Olympische Spiele 1936 - Segelwettbewerbe in Kiel msu2017-8768.jpg
Plaque:
Olympische Segel Wettbewerbe 1936
(Olympic Sailing Competition 1936)
Venues Firth of Kiel
DatesFirst race: 4 August 1936 (1936-08-04)
Last race: 12 August 1936 (1936-08-12)
Competitors166 Male and 3 Female from 26 nations
Boats59
  1932
1948  

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1936 consisted of a total of four sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 29 August 1936 to 8 September 1936 at the Firth of Kiel. [1]

Venue

For the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics a choice had to be made between the Berliner Müggel Lake district or the Kiel area. Finally the Organizing committee made the decision in favour of the big boats and picked Kiel. [2] As a result of the distance between Berlin to Kiel, a special committee for Yachting sprung to life to assist the Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympiad. Since Kiel was mainly a military port this committee had to cooperate not only with the local authorities but also with the German Fleet Command in Kiel to ensure the success of the races.

Olympic Harbor
KYC-Stander.svg
Burgee of the Kieler Yacht Club
Olympische Spiele 1936 - Segelwettbewerbe in Kiel msu2017-8772.jpg
Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOlympic harbor
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Coordinates 54°20′16″N10°09′26″E / 54.33778°N 10.15722°E / 54.33778; 10.15722
ElevationSealevel

Course areas and courses

One race area was created to the East of Schilksee and two in the harbor area more into the Firth of Kiel. Near the course areas tribunes on barges and on land were placed for spectators. [3]

1936 Olympic Course Areas
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OpenStreetMap view of the current map of Firth of Kiel. Projected are the 1936 Olympic sailing courses.
1936 Olympic Sailing Course.png
To define the actual course the race committee gave the sequence in which the marks should be rounded.

e.g: Start - 1 port - 7 port - 5 port - 1 port - 5 port - Finish.

The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses. The start was made in the center of a set of 8 numbered marks that were places in a circle. This made it possible to begin and finish every race sailing against the wind, regardless of the direction of the wind. During the starting procedure the sequence of the marks was communicated to the sailors. Starting upwind ensure a fair start of every race. [3] This mark system is, at least in certain German lakes, still in use in many places.

The German Navy, was besides the organization of the race management responsible, with the help of the shipping lines, for keeping the race areas free of undesirable traffic. [3]

Competition

Overview

Continents Countries Classes Boats Male Female
4264591663 [2]

Continents

Map of Participating Sailing Continents at the 1936 Summer Olympics
* Green = Participating for the first time
* Blue = Participating
* Light Blue = Have previously participated Continents at Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.png
Map of Participating Sailing Continents at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Green = Participating for the first time
Blue = Participating
Light Blue = Have previously participated
● Asia
● Europe
● North America
● South America

Countries

Map of Participating Sailing Countries at the 1936 Summer Olympics
* Green = Participating for the first time
* Blue = Participating
* Light Blue = Have previously participated Countries at Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympic.png
Map of Participating Sailing Countries at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Green = Participating for the first time
Blue = Participating
Light Blue = Have previously participated

Classes (equipment) [5]

ClassTypeVenueEventSailorsFirst OGOlympics so far
O-Jolle Dinghy Kiel Cercle noir 100%25.svg Max. 1
Max. 1 substitute
19361
Star Keelboat Kiel Cercle noir 100%25.svg Max. 2
Max. 2 substitutes
19322
6 Metre KeelboatKiel Cercle noir 100%25.svg Max. 5
Max. 5 substitutes
19087
8 Metre KeelboatKiel Cercle noir 100%25.svg Max. 6
Max. 6 substitutes
19087
Legend: Cercle noir 100%25.svg = Mixed gender event

Race schedule

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Final races  Closing ceremony
Date August
3rd
Sat
4th
Sun
5th
Mon
6th
Tue
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
11th
Sun
12th
Mon
Sailing (planning) [3]






Spare
day
Total gold medals4
Ceremonies

Medal summary

Source: [5]

EventGoldSilverBronze
O-Jolle insigna.png

1936: O-Jolle
details

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Daan Kagchelland
Flag of German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany  (GER)
Werner Krogmann
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Peter Scott
NO Class insigna.png

1936: Star
details

Flag of German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany  (GER)
Peter Bischoff
Hans-Joachim Weise
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Arvid Laurin
Uno Wallentin
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Bob Maas
Willem de Vries Lentsch
6 Metre insigna.png

1936: 6 Metre
details

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Christopher Boardman
Miles Bellville
Russell Harmer
Charles Leaf
Leonard Martin
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Magnus Konow
Karsten Konow
Fredrik Meyer
Vaadjuv Nyqvist
Alf Tveten
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Sven Salén
Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén
8 Metre insigna.png

1936: 8 Metre
details

Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)
Giovanni Reggio
Bruno Bianchi
Luigi De Manincor
Domenico Mordini
Enrico Poggi
Luigi Poggi
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen
John Ditlev-Simonsen
Hans Struksnæs
Lauritz Schmidt
Jacob Thams
Nordahl Wallem
Flag of German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany  (GER)
Hans Howaldt
Fritz Bischoff
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Eduard Mohr
Felix Scheder-Bieschin
Otto Wachs

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany  (GER)1113
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1012
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1012
4Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)1001
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0202
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0112
Totals (6 entries)44412

Notes

Other information

Sailing

Sailors

During the sailing regattas at the 1936 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

Further reading

References

  1. "Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Richter, Dr. Friedrich, ed. (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume I (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e.V. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Richter, Dr. Friedrich, ed. (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume II (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e.V. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 – Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
  5. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sailing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2015.