Sailing at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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![]() Sailing symbol of the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
Venues | Torbay |
Dates | First race: 3 August 1948 Last race: 12 August 1948 |
Competitors | 217 from 23 nations |
Boats | 75 |
Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, seven races were scheduled from 3–12 August 1948 Torquay/Torbay, on England's south coast. [1]
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 placed in a circle. During the starting procedure, the sequence of the marks was communicated to the sailors. By picking the mark that was most upwind, the start could always be made upwind. This system is, at least in certain German lakes, still in use.
Great Britain's last surviving Gold Medal Champion from the 1948 Summer Olympics was David Bond, who sailed for Great Britain in the Swallow Class.
As quoted from the official report, "Torquay was, perhaps, an inevitable choice as the venue. It is exposed only to easterly winds, which are rare in summer. Moreover, it is remarkably free from strong tides and currents and other navigational hazards, and thus there is nothing or next to nothing to be gained from the " local knowledge " which is so profitable in difficult waters." [2]
The sailing event a separate opening ceremony which took place in Torquay, due to its distance from London. The opening was made by IOC chairman J. Sigfrid Edström.
A 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) course was created for the Dragon and 6 Metre. The Star and Swallow sailed a little more inshore on a 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) course, while a 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) course was set close to the coast for the Firefly.
The closing ceremony was observed by 10,000 spectators. The medals were handed by Sir Ralph Gore, President of the International Yacht Racing Union.
Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female | Reserves |
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4 | 23 | 5 | 75 | 221 | 0 | 37 |
![]() Blue: Water Gray: Never participated in OG Dark Gray: Participated in earlier OG Green: Country participated for the first time Dark Blue: Country participated also on previous games Red: Country boycotted the sailing event of the OG |
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Prior to 1948, sailing had been a gender-neutral sport where male and female competitors competed together. For the 1948 Games, the IOC decided the events should only be open to male sailors. This was the only time this happened until separate male and female events were introduced in some classes in the 1988 Summer Olympics. [3]
Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
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Firefly | Dinghy | ![]() | 1 | 0 | + | + | – | 1948 | 1 |
Star | Keelboat | ![]() | 2 | 0 | + | + | – | 1932 | 3 |
Swallow (Golondrina) | Keelboat | ![]() | 2 | 0 | + | + | + | 1948 | 1 |
Dragon | Keelboat | ![]() | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1948 | 1 |
6 Metre | Keelboat | ![]() | 5 | 0 | + | + | + | 1908 | 8 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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![]() 1948: Firefly | ![]() Paul Elvstrøm | ![]() Ralph Evans | ![]() Koos de Jong |
![]() 1948: Star | ![]() Hilary Smart Paul Smart | ![]() Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. | ![]() Adriaan Maas Edward Stutterheim |
![]() 1948: Swallow | ![]() Stewart Morris David Bond | ![]() Duarte de Almeida Bello Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello | ![]() Lockwood Pirie Owen Torrey |
![]() 1948: Dragon | ![]() Thor Thorvaldsen Haakon Barfod Sigve Lie | ![]() Folke Bohlin Gösta Brodin Hugo Johnson | ![]() William Berntsen Klaus Baess Ole Berntsen |
![]() 1948: 6 Metre | ![]() Herman Whiton Alfred Loomis Michael Mooney James Smith James Weekes | ![]() Enrique Sieburger Sr. Emilio Homps Rodolfo Rivademar Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Enrique Sieburger Jr. Julio Sieburger | ![]() Tore Holm Karl-Robert Ameln Martin Hindorff Torsten Lord Gösta Salén |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (9 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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