Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

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8 Metre
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
8 Metre (OS 1936).svg
Venue Firth of Kiel
Dates4–12 August
Competitors60 from 10 nations
Teams10
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Giovanni Reggio
Bruno Bianchi
Luigi De Manincor
Domenico Mordini
Enrico Poggi
Luigi Poggi
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen
Hans Struksnæs
Lauritz Schmidt
Nordahl Wallem
Jacob Tullin Thams
John Ditlev-Simonsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans Howaldt
Fritz Bischoff
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Eduard Mohr
Felix Scheder-Bieschin
Otto Wachs
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
  1932

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 10 boats, from 10 nations competed. [1]

Results

8 Metre insigna.png
Rank
Helmsman (Country)CrewYachtnameSail no. [a] Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITie
breaker
Total
points [b]
RankPtsRankPtsRankPtsRankPtsRankPtsRankPtsRankPts
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Giovanni Reggio Mars symbol.svg  (ITA) Bruno Bianchi Mars symbol.svg
Luigi De Manincor Mars symbol.svg
Domenico Mordini Mars symbol.svg
Enrico Poggi Mars symbol.svg
Luigi Poggi Mars symbol.svg
ItaliaI 2029566511038382955
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen Mars symbol.svg  (NOR) John Ditlev-Simonsen Mars symbol.svg
Lauritz Schmidt Mars symbol.svg
Hans Struksnæs Mars symbol.svg
Jacob Tullin Thams Mars symbol.svg
Nordahl Wallem Mars symbol.svg
SiljaN 26381102965564738153
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Hans Howaldt Mars symbol.svg  (GER) Fritz Bischoff Mars symbol.svg
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Mars symbol.svg
Eduard Mohr Mars symbol.svg
Felix Scheder-Bieschin Mars symbol.svg
Otto Wachs Mars symbol.svg
Germania IIIG 96529474711011065253
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Tore Holm Mars symbol.svg  (SWE) Marcus Wallenberg Mars symbol.svg
Wilhelm Moberg Mars symbol.svg
Detlov von Braun Mars symbol.svg
Per Gedda Mars symbol.svg
Bo Westerberg Mars symbol.svg
IlderimS 16110381103865DSQ011051
5Flag of Finland.svg  Gunnar Grönblom Mars symbol.svg  (FIN) Hilding Silander Mars symbol.svg
Oscar Sumelius Mars symbol.svg
Olof Wallin Mars symbol.svg
Sven Grönblom Mars symbol.svg
Walter Kjellberg Mars symbol.svg
CheerioL 75665387447DSQ04737
6Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Kenneth Preston Mars symbol.svg  (GBR) Robert Steele Mars symbol.svg
Joseph Compton Mars symbol.svg
John Eddy Mars symbol.svg
Beryl Preston Venus symbol.svg
Francis Preston Mars symbol.svg
SaskiaK 264747565692569236
7Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Mars symbol.svg  (ARG) Mario Ortíz Mars symbol.svg
Luis Domingo Aguirre Mars symbol.svg
Hipólito Gil Mars symbol.svg
Rafael Ernesto Iglesias Mars symbol.svg
Guillermo Peralta Mars symbol.svg
Matrero IIA 58374749283657425
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Niels Wal Hansen Mars symbol.svg  (DEN) Hans Tholstrup Mars symbol.svg
Otto Gunnar Danielsen Mars symbol.svg
Carl Berntsen Mars symbol.svg
Vagn Kastrup Mars symbol.svg
Niels Schibbye Mars symbol.svg
AnitraD 1921011012929DSQ0DNF022
9Flag of France.svg  Pierre Arbaut Mars symbol.svg  (FRA) Pierre Gaudermen Mars symbol.svg
Rémi Schelcher Mars symbol.svg
Charles Gaulthier Mars symbol.svg
Henri Bachet Mars symbol.svg
Ernest Granier Mars symbol.svg
EA IIF 81019292DSQ074298321
10US flag 48 stars.svg  Owen Churchill Mars symbol.svg  (USA) Robert Sutton Mars symbol.svg
Carl Dorsey Mars symbol.svg
William Keane Mars symbol.svg
Frederick Shick Mars symbol.svg
Antonia Churchill Venus symbol.svg
AngelitaUS 1874838383101dsq05620

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
Mars symbol.svg = Male, Venus symbol.svg = Female

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics 1936 8 Metre Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 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.

Inner Course area at Kiel 1936 Outer Course Kiel.png
Inner Course area at Kiel
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
12 August 1936VIISlightly overcast E 4–514:05

Notes

  1. "Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics: 8 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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