Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

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5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Acapulco
Dates14–21 October
Competitors42 from 14 nations
Teams14
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ulf Sundelin
Jörgen Sundelin
Peter Sundelin
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Louis Noverraz
Marcel Stern
Bernard Dunand
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Robin Aisher
Adrian Jardine
Paul Anderson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  1964

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed. [1]

Results

5.5 Metre insigna blue.svg
Rank
Helmsman (Country)CrewCountry
Code
Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Ulf Sundelin Mars symbol.svg  (SWE) Jörgen Sundelin Mars symbol.svg
Peter Sundelin Mars symbol.svg
S481010105101010188
Silver medal icon.svgCivil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Louis Noverraz Mars symbol.svg  (SUI) Bernard Dunand Mars symbol.svg
Marcel Stern Mars symbol.svg
Z1051023234848DNF205232
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Robin Aisher Mars symbol.svg  (GBR) Paul Anderson Mars symbol.svg
Adrian Jardine Mars symbol.svg
K611.7234835.781435.735.753.839.8
4Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Rudolf Harmstorf Mars symbol.svg  (FRG) Karl-August Stolze Mars symbol.svg
Harald Stein Mars symbol.svg
G2335.751091535.79154862.447.4
5Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Zucchinetti Mars symbol.svg  (ITA) Antonio Carattino Mars symbol.svg
Domenico Carattino Mars symbol.svg
I35.771335.7DNF2010611.791571.151.1
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Stanley Leibel Mars symbol.svg  (CAN) Ernest Weiss Mars symbol.svg
Jack Hasen Mars symbol.svg
KCDNF209151218713232310168868
7Flag of Australia.svg  William Solomons Mars symbol.svg  (AUS) James Hardy Mars symbol.svg
Gilbert Kaufman Mars symbol.svg
KA51048611.7611.71218121851087.469.4
8Flag of the United States.svg  Gardner Cox Mars symbol.svg  (USA) Steve Colgate Mars symbol.svg
Stuart Walker Mars symbol.svg
US71381481448915814611.789.774.7
9Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Konstantin Alexandrov Mars symbol.svg  (URS) Vladimir Aleksandrov Mars symbol.svg
Konstantin Melgunov Mars symbol.svg
SR1319611.7111751071371371396.777.7
10Flag of France.svg  Pierre Breteche Mars symbol.svg  (FRA) Gilles Buck Mars symbol.svg
Roger Tiriau Mars symbol.svg
F9151016713121811171016239880
11Flag of Norway.svg  HrH Crownprince Harald Mars symbol.svg  (NOR) Stein Arne Foyen Mars symbol.svg
Eirik Johannessen Mars symbol.svg
N1016DSQ22101610161016510111711391
12Flag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Braniff Mars symbol.svg  (MEX) Antonio Recamier Mars symbol.svg
Iker Belausteguigoitia Mars symbol.svg
MX111712189151117611.71117814109.791.7
13Flag of Denmark.svg  William Berntsen Mars symbol.svg  (DEN) Erik Johansen Mars symbol.svg
Christian Hansen Mars symbol.svg
D81411171319814131914201218121101
14Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Lee Gentil Mars symbol.svg  (PUR) James Fairbank Mars symbol.svg
Hovey Freeman Mars symbol.svg
PR1218131914201319142013191319134114

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1968 Summer Olympics 1968 5.5 Metre Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

DateRaceWeatherTemperature
(Celsius)
Wind direction
(deg)
Wind speed
(kn)
SeaCurrent
(kn-deg)
14 October 1968IFair2927515Choppy0.2-120
15 October 1968IIFair29.529515Calm0.2-160
16 October 1968IIIFair28.52858Calm0.2-130
17 October 1968IVFair29.52356Calm0.1-300
19 October 1968VNormal29.81806Calm0.3-326
20 October 1968VIFair302505Calm0.7-275
21 October 1968VIICloudy28.528510Choppy1-110

Notes

  1. "Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. Total after applying discard.

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