Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Star

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Star
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Acapulco
Dates14–21 October
Competitors40 from 20 nations
Teams20
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lowell North
Peter Barrett
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Peder Lunde Jr.
Per Wiken
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg Franco Cavallo
Camillo Gargano
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1964
1972  

The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 40 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed. [1]

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country)CrewSail No.Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Lowell North Mars symbol.svg  (USA) Peter Barrett Mars symbol.svg US1035.735.7102312181032.414.4
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Peder Lunde Jr. Mars symbol.svg  (NOR) Per Wiken Mars symbol.svg N2310611.711177137132360.743.7
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Franco Cavallo Mars symbol.svg  (ITA) Camillo Gargano Mars symbol.svg I91523488141048611.759.744.7
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Paul Elvstrøm Mars symbol.svg  (DEN) Poul Mik-Meyer Mars symbol.svg D35.7611.710167135101051066.450.4
5Flag of the Bahamas (1964-1973).svg  Durward Knowles Mars symbol.svg  (BAH) Percival Knowles Mars symbol.svg BA611.7DNS262335.748915142089.463.4
6Flag of Australia.svg  David Forbes Mars symbol.svg  (AUS) Richard Williamson Mars symbol.svg KA487135101218DNF26611.74894.768.7
7Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Erik Schmidt Mars symbol.svg  (BRA) Axel Schmidt Mars symbol.svg BL18248141723172335.72335.798.474.4
8Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Edwin Bernet Mars symbol.svg  (SUI) Rolf Amrein Mars symbol.svg Z1016481010161319111712189475
9Flag of Sweden.svg  John Albrechtson Mars symbol.svg  (SWE) Ulf Norrman Mars symbol.svg S510510111748DSQ28131971310577
10Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Stuart Jardine Mars symbol.svg  (GBR) James Ramus Mars symbol.svg K12181117814239151420162210987
11Flag of Finland.svg  Peter Tallberg Mars symbol.svg  (FIN) Henrik Tallberg Mars symbol.svg L7139159151925611.71521915115.790.7
12Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Eckart Wagner Mars symbol.svg  (FRG) Fritz Kopperschmidt Mars symbol.svg G8141218DNF269158141016131912296
13Flag of Hungary.svg  Kálmán Tolnai Mars symbol.svg  (HUN) László Farkas Mars symbol.svg M17231622713510172335.7DNF26122.796.7
14Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Hartmann Bogumil Mars symbol.svg  (GDR) Udo Springsklee Mars symbol.svg GO162215211218611.7111717231117129.7106.7
15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruce Kirby Mars symbol.svg  (CAN) Oswald Blouin Mars symbol.svg KC14201824142015211622510814131107
16Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Timir Pinegin Mars symbol.svg  (URS) Fyodor Shutkov Mars symbol.svg SR11171016162214201016DNF26DNF26143117
17Flag of Portugal.svg  Mário Gentil Quina Mars symbol.svg  (POR) José Gentil Quina Mars symbol.svg P1319131915211319121818241723143119
18Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende Mars symbol.svg  (ESP) Juan Alonso Aznar Mars symbol.svg EDNF26DNF2513192026DSQ288141016154126
19Flag of Mexico.svg  Andrés Gerard Jr. Mars symbol.svg  (MEX) Marcos Gerard Mars symbol.svg MX1925172318241622152116221521158133
20Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Roberto Sieburger Mars symbol.svg  (ARG) Jorge Vago Mars symbol.svg A152114201925182414201925DNF26161135

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 Star during the 1968 Summer Olympics 1968 Star Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the Star 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 1968IFair3430515Calm0.5-120
15 October 1968IIFair3028017Calm0.75-175
16 October 1968IIIFair3426511Calm0.75-135
17 October 1968IVFair29.52006Calm0.5-115
19 October 1968VNormal29.816012Calm0.6-60
20 October 1968VIFair302408Calm0.7-340
21 October 1968VIICloudy28.528013Choppy0.6-135

Notes

  1. "Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. Total after applying discard.

References