Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 8 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 19 sailors, on 4 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 8 Metre.

8 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawings of the 8 Metre (1907 Rule and 1919 Rule)
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors19 from 2 nations
Teams4
Medalists
(1907 Rule)
Carl Ringvold, Thorleif Holbye,
Alf Jacobsen, Kristoffer Olsen, Tellef Wagle
 Norway
(1919 Rule)
Magnus Konow, Thorleif Christoffersen,
Reidar Marthiniussen, Ragnar Vik
 Norway
(1919 Rule)
Jens Salvesen, Finn Schiander,
Lauritz Schmidt, Nils Thomas, Ralph Tschudi
 Norway
(1919 Rule)
Albert Grisar, Willy de l'Arbre,
Georges Hellebuyck, Léopold Standaert, Henri Weewauters
 Belgium

Race schedule[2]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
8 Metre
Total gold medals2

Course area

8 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

DateMax temperatureWind speedAverage wind direction
7 July 1920Unknown
8 July 1920Unknown
9 July 1920Unknown

Final results[2]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

8 Metre International Rule 1907

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
 Norway Carl RingvoldThorleif Holbye
Alf Jacobsen
Kristoffer Olsen
Tellef Wagle
IreneSailed over1Sailed over12

8 Metre International Rule 1919

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre (1919) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

Notes

  • Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.
  • Two type of 8 Metre classes were used. Those measured under the International Rule 1907 and one under the International Rule 1919.

Other information

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:

Podium (1919 Rule)

Further reading

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2018)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

References

  1. Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Antwerp 1920". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.

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