Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy

12' Dinghy[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawing of the 12' Dinghy
Venue  Belgium, Ostend
 Netherlands, Amsterdam
Dates First race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 3 September 1920 (1920-09-03)
Competitors 5 from 1 nation
Teams 2
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Cornelis Hin,
Johan Hin,
Frans Hin
 Netherlands
2nd, silver medalist(s) Arnoud van der Biesen,
Petrus Beukers
 Netherlands

The 12' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend and Amsterdam. Four races were scheduled. 5 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation entered.

Race schedule[2]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
Date July  BelgiumSeptember  Netherlands
7
Wed
8
Thu
9
Fri
10
Sat
3
Fri
4
Sat
5
Sun
12' Dinghy (planning)
Total gold medals1
12' Dinghy (actual) 1 2 Dutch national races
Total gold medals1

Course area

12' Dinghy 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium
Buiten Y. The Netherlands

Weather conditions [1]

DateMax temperatureWind speedAverage wind direction
7 July 1920Unknown
8 July 1920Unknown
10 September 192018.8 °C (65.8 °F)3.6 metres per second (7.0 kn) -
8.2 metres per second (15.9 kn)

Final results[3]

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

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
1st, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands Cornelis Hin (race 1)
Frans Hin (race 2 & 3)
Johan HinBeatrijs III22CAN011114
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands Arnoud van der BiesenPetrus BeukersBoreas11CAN011DNF36

    Legend: DNF – Did not finish; CAN – Race cancelled;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 12' Dinghy during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    • This was the first Olympic event ever, and the only Olympic sailing event that was held outside the organizing country
    • During race No. II one of the marks was drifting the race was cancelled (Nullified). Since the organizers did not have the time to re-sail the race that week the two remaining races were rescheduled for September 3. Because both contenders were Dutch, the organizers requested the Dutch Olympic Committee to organize the race in Amsterdam Buiten Y
    • Cornelis Hin helmed in race No. I and the cancelled race No. II, Frans Hin helmed the two races in Amsterdam

    Other information

    Sailors

    During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

    Further reading

    • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

    References

    1. 1 2 Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    2. Heijmans, Jeroen. "Nederlands goud (5)". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    3. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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

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