Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8 Metre
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue Firth of Kiel
Dates 4–12 August
Competitors 60 from 10 nations
Teams 10
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Giovanni Reggio
Bruno Bianchi
Luigi De Manincor
Domenico Mordini
Enrico Poggi
Luigi Poggi
 Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen
Hans Struksnæs
Lauritz Schmidt
Nordahl Wallem
Jacob Tullin Thams
John Ditlev-Simonsen
 Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Hans Howaldt
Fritz Bischoff
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Eduard Mohr
Felix Scheder-Bieschin
Otto Wachs
 Germany

The 8 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 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Sail no.[lower-alpha 1] Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Tie
breaker
Total
points[lower-alpha 2]
RankPtsRankPtsRankPtsRankPtsRankPtsRankPtsRankPts
1st, gold medalist(s) Giovanni Reggio  (ITA)Bruno Bianchi
Luigi De Manincor
Domenico Mordini
Enrico Poggi
Luigi Poggi
ItaliaI 2029566511038382955
2nd, silver medalist(s) Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen  (NOR)John Ditlev-Simonsen
Lauritz Schmidt
Hans Struksnæs
Jacob Tullin Thams
Nordahl Wallem
SiljaN 26381102965564738153
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Hans Howaldt  (GER)Fritz Bischoff
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Eduard Mohr
Felix Scheder-Bieschin
Otto Wachs
Germania IIIG 96529474711011065253
4 Tore Holm  (SWE)Marcus Wallenberg
Wilhelm Moberg
Detlov von Braun
Per Gedda
Bo Westerberg
IlderimS 16110381103865DSQ011051
5 Gunnar Grönblom  (FIN)Hilding Silander
Gustaf Oscar Sumelius
Olof Wallin
Sven Grönblom
Walter Kjellberg
CheerioL 75665387447DSQ04737
6 Kenneth Huson Preston  (GBR)Robert Steele
Joseph Neild Compton
John Noel Eddy
Beryl Preston
Francis Richard W. Preston
SaskiaK 264747565692569236
7 Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre  (ARG)Mario Ortiz Sauze
Luis Domingo Aguirre
Hipolito Ezequiel Gil Elizalde
Rafael Ernesto Iglesias
Guillermo Peralta Ramos
Matrero IIA 58374749283657425
8 Niels Valdemar Hansen  (DEN)Hans Tholstrup
Otto Gunnar Danielsen
Carl Viggo Berntsen
Vagn Westerberg Kastrup
Niels Schibbye
AnitraD 1921011012929DSQ0DNF022
9 Pierre Arbaut  (FRA)Pierre Gaudermen
Henri Schelcher
Charles Gaulthier
Henri Bachet
Ernest Granier
EA IIF 81019292DSQ074298321
10 Owen Churchill  (USA)Robert Sutton
Carl Dorsey
William Patrick Keane Jr.
Frederick Williams Shick
Antonia Churchill
AngelitaUS 1874838383101dsq05620

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

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 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.

Inner Course area at Kiel
DateRaceSkyWind directionWind speed (m/s)Actual starting timeRemark
4 Aug 1936IOvercast, Occasional rainSW1212:05Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
5 Aug 1936IISunshine, Later overcast and rainWSW3–410:30
6 Aug 1936IIISunnyWSW5–610:30
7 Aug 1936IVSlightly overcastNE210:40Postponement due to calm
8 Aug 1936VFoggy later slightly overcastNE2–311:45Postponement due to fog
9 Aug 1936VICalmENE2–311:50Postponement due to calm
10 Aug 1936VIIFineSE2–310:30
12 Aug 1936VIISlightly overcastE4–514:05

Notes

    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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