Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue Firth of Kiel
Dates August 4–12
Competitors 60 from 12 nations
Teams 12
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Christopher Boardman
Miles Bellville
Russell Harmer
Charles Leaf
Leonard Martin
 Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Magnus Konow
Karsten Konow
Fredrik Meyer
Vaadjuv Nyqvist
Alf Tveten
 Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sven Salén
Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén
 Sweden

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Sailnumber [1] Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points[2]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st, gold medalist(s) Christopher Boardman  (GBR)Miles Bellville
Russell Harmer
Charles Leaf
Leonard Martin
LalageK 5131021158492116721167
2nd, silver medalist(s) Magnus Konow  (NOR)Karsten Konow
Fredrik Meyer
Vaadjuv Nyqvist
Alf Tveten
LullyN 61 IIDSQ01124921131011211266
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sven Salén  (SWE)Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén
May BeS 2112310DNF03101122116762
4 Julio Sieburger  (ARG)Claudio Bincaz
German Julio Frers
Edelf Ernesto Hosmann
Jorge Luis Linck
WikingA 1158852118549587652
5 Renato Consentino  (ITA)Giuliano Oberti
Massimo Oberti
Giovanni Stampa
Giuseppe Volpi
EsperiaI 527658112946710331050
6 Hans Johann Georg Lubinus  (GER)Dietrich Christensen
Kurt Frey
Theodor Thomsen
Haimar Wedemeyer
Gustel VG 2521149DSQ0112DSQ0495849
7 Curt Mattson  (FIN)Yngve Pacius
Ragnar Stenbaeck
Helger Rafael Sumkus
Lars Winqvist
LynL 17496731076DSQ0768543
8 Joop Carp  (NED)Ansco Dokkum
Kees Jonker
Herman Looman
Ernst Moltzer
De RuyterH 148594DNF058763104942
9 William A. Bartholomae Jr.  (USA)Morgan Adams
Charles Speed Garner
Carl C. Paul
John Wallace
MystryUS 576710367675885DNF037
10 Jean Peytel  (FRA)Yves Baudrier
Claude de Desouches
Gerard Piolec
Jacques Ranbaud
Qu’ImporteF50947676103851129430
11 Janusz Rajmund Zalewski  (POL)Jozef Klemens Langowski
Alfons Olszewski
Juliusz Wladyslaw Sieradzki
Stanislaw Zalewski
DanutaPZ 1103112DNF0112949410318
12 Andre Firmenich  (SUI)Frederic Firmenich
Georges Firmenich
Louis Gelbert
Alexandre Noverraz
Ylliam IIIZ 21DSQ0DSQ0DSQ0DSQ0DSQ0DSQ0DSQ00

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics

Conditions at the Outer Course

All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.

DateRaceSkyWind directionWind speed (m/s)Actual starting timeRemark
04-AUG-1936IOvercast, Occasional rainSW1212:05Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
05-AUG-1936IISunshine, Later overcast and rainWSW3-410:30
06-AUG-1936IIISunnyWSW5-610:30
07-AUG-1936IVSlightly overcastNE210:40Postponement due to calm
08-AUG-1936VFoggy later slightly overcastNE2-311:45Postponement due to fog
09-AUG-1936VICalmENE2-311:50Postponement due to calm
10-AUG-1936VIIFineSE2-310:30

Notes

  1. Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
  2. The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

References

  • (ed.) Richter, Dr. Friedrich (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume I (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V.
  • (ed.) Richter, Dr. Friedrich (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume II (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V.
  • Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
  • "Berlin 1936". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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