Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Silver medalist
Venue Torbay
Dates August 3–12
Competitors 64 from 11 nations
Teams 11
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Herman Whiton
Alfred Loomis
James Weekes
James Smith
Michael Mooney		  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Enrique Sieburger, Sr.
Emilio Homps
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Rodolfo Rivademar
Enrique Sieburger, Jr.
Julio Sieburger		  Argentina
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Tore Holm
Torsten Lord
Martin Hindorff
Carl-Robert Ameln
Gösta Salén		  Sweden

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 64 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.

Results


Rank		 Helmsman (Country) Crew [1] Yachtname
[2]		 Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[3]		 Total
-1
[4]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st, gold medalist(s) Herman Whiton  (USA)Alfred Loomis
James Weekes
James Smith
Michael Mooney 		Llanoria454011142111423665823911142284157115472
2nd, silver medalist(s) Enrique Sieburger, Sr.  (ARG)Emilio Homps
Rodolfo Rivademar
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Enrique Sieburger, Jr.
Julio Sieburger 		Djinn36653665366528411114245401114256605120
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Tore Holm  (SWE)Carl-Robert Ameln
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Gösta Salén 		Ali baba II544328412841111423665DSQ01110140334033
4 Magnus Konow  (NOR)Anders Evensen
Lars Skage Musæus
Håkon Solem
Ragnar Hargreaves 		Apache8239DNS09188544328412841366532173217
5 James Howden Hume  (GBR)James Douglas Howden Hume
Bonar G. Hardie
Hamish G. Hardie
Harry A. Hunter 		Johan729745408239729745403665454031182879
6 Louis Franck  (BEL)Emile Hayoit
Willy Huybrechts
Hendrik van Riel
Willy van Rompaey 		Lalage11142823911101918854437297544328532752
7 Henri Copponex  (SUI)Andre Firmenich
Émile Lachapelle
Charles Stern
Marcel Stern
P. Bonnet[5]
R. Fehlmann [5]
Louis Noverraz [5] 		Ylliam VII2841636472974540918863641014227362594
8 Giovanni Reggio  (ITA)Renato Costentino
Beppe Croce
Luigi Poggi
Enrico Poggi
Federico de Luca [5]
Giorgio Audizio [5] 		Ciocca II6364DNS05443636472975443918820992099
9 Ernst Westerlund  (FIN)Rote Fredrik Rafael Hellstroem
Ragnar Jansson
Adolf Konto
Rolf Turkka
Valo Urho 		Raili [6]9188729710142823963648239636418331691
10 Troels Marstrand La Cour  (DEN)Bruno Clausen
Svend Valdemar Iversen
Rene Marstrand La Cour
Hans Aurelius Sorensen
A. Eiermann [5]
E. Schiottz [5] 		Morena1014254434540111011014210142823917491648
11 Albert Cadot  (FRA)Jean Castel
Claude Desouches
Robert Lacarriere
François Laverne 		La bandera111019188636410142111019188729713811280

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre Class during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.

Race area's at Torbay
Courses at Torbay

Notes

  1. ↑ Per yacht a maximum of four crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
  2. ↑ Four of the boats including gold medal winning Llanoria and silver medal winning Djinn will also compete in the 1952 competition.
  3. ↑ The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
  4. ↑ Total after applying discard.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 These sailors did not compete.
  6. ↑ Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.

References

  • Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (pdf).
  • Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
  • "London 1948". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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