Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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6 Metre
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
6 metre (1932 Olympics).svg
Venue Firth of Kiel
Dates4–12 August
Competitors60 from 12 nations
Teams12
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Christopher Boardman
Miles Bellville
Russell Harmer
Charles Leaf
Leonard Martin
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Magnus Konow
Karsten Konow
Fredrik Meyer
Vaadjuv Nyqvist
Alf Tveten
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg Sven Salén
Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1932
1948  

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. A thrilling series of seven races was on the agenda, featuring a diverse fleet of 12 boats. A total of 60 skilled sailors from 12 different nations came together, each eager to showcase their prowess on the water. [1]

Results

6 Metre.png
Rank
Helmsman (Country)CrewYachtnameSailnumber [a] Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal
Points [b]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Christopher Boardman Mars symbol.svg  (GBR) Miles Bellville Mars symbol.svg
Russell Harmer Mars symbol.svg
Charles Leaf Mars symbol.svg
Leonard Martin Mars symbol.svg
LalageK 5131021158492116721167
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Magnus Konow Mars symbol.svg  (NOR) Karsten Konow Mars symbol.svg
Fredrik Meyer Mars symbol.svg
Vaadjuv Nyqvist Mars symbol.svg
Alf Tveten Mars symbol.svg
LullyN 61 IIDSQ01124921131011211266
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sven Salén Mars symbol.svg  (SWE) Lennart Ekdahl Mars symbol.svg
Martin Hindorff Mars symbol.svg
Torsten Lord Mars symbol.svg
Dagmar Salén Venus symbol.svg
May BeS 2112310DNF03101122116762
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Julio Sieburger Mars symbol.svg  (ARG) Claudio Bincaz Mars symbol.svg
Germán Frers Mars symbol.svg
Edelf Hosmann Mars symbol.svg
Jorge Linck Mars symbol.svg
WikingA 1158852118549587652
5Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Renato Consentino Mars symbol.svg  (ITA) Giuliano Oberti Mars symbol.svg
Massimo Oberti Mars symbol.svg
Giovanni Stampa Mars symbol.svg
Giuseppe Volpi Mars symbol.svg
EsperiaI 527658112946710331050
6Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Hans Lubinus Mars symbol.svg  (GER) Dietrich Christensen Mars symbol.svg
Kurt Frey Mars symbol.svg
Theodor Thomsen Mars symbol.svg
Haimar Wedemeyer Mars symbol.svg
Gustel VG 2521149DSQ0112DSQ0495849
7Flag of Finland.svg  Curt Mattson Mars symbol.svg  (FIN) Yngve Pacius Mars symbol.svg
Ragnar Stenbäck Mars symbol.svg
Holger Sumelius Mars symbol.svg
Lars Winqvist Mars symbol.svg
LynL 17496731076DSQ0768543
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Joop Carp Mars symbol.svg  (NED) Ansco Dokkum Mars symbol.svg
Kees Jonker Mars symbol.svg
Herman Looman Mars symbol.svg
Ernst Moltzer Mars symbol.svg
De RuyterH 148594DNF058763104942
9US flag 48 stars.svg  William Bartholomae Jr. Mars symbol.svg  (USA) Morgan Adams Mars symbol.svg
Charles Garner Mars symbol.svg
Carl Paul Mars symbol.svg
John Wallace Mars symbol.svg
MysteryUS 576710367675885DNF037
10Flag of France.svg  Jean Peytel Mars symbol.svg  (FRA) Yves Baudrier Mars symbol.svg
Claude Desouches Mars symbol.svg
Gérard de Piolenc Mars symbol.svg
Jacques Rambaud Mars symbol.svg
Qu’ImporteF50947676103851129430
11Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Zalewski Mars symbol.svg  (POL) Alfons Olszewski Mars symbol.svg
Juliusz Sieradzki Mars symbol.svg
Stanislaw Zalewski Mars symbol.svg
Józef Szajba Mars symbol.svg
DanutaPZ 1103112DNF0112949410318
12Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  André Firmenich Mars symbol.svg  (SUI) Frédéric Firmenich Mars symbol.svg
Georges Firmenich Mars symbol.svg
Alexandre Gelbert Mars symbol.svg
Alexandre Noverraz Mars symbol.svg
Ylliam IIIZ 21DSQ0DSQ0DSQ0DSQ0DSQ0DSQ0DSQ00

DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
Mars symbol.svg = Male, Venus symbol.svg = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics 1936 6 Metre Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics

Conditions at the Outer Course

All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long-distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.

DateRaceSkyWind directionWind speed (m/s)Actual starting timeRemark
4 August 1936IOvercast, Occasional rain SW 1212:05Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
5 August 1936IISunshine, Later overcast and rain WSW 3-410:30
6 August 1936IIISunny WSW 5-610:30
7 August 1936IVSlightly overcast NE 210:40Postponement due to calm
8 August 1936VFoggy later slightly overcast NE 2-311:45Postponement due to fog
9 August 1936VICalm ENE 2-311:50Postponement due to calm
10 August 1936VIIFine SE 2-310:30

Notes

  1. Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
  2. The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

References

  1. "Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics: 6 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.