Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Finn

Finn
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Left-right: Currey, Elvstrøm and Sarby
Venue Harmaja
Dates July 20–28
Competitors 28 from 28 nations
Teams 28
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Paul Elvstrøm  Denmark
2nd, silver medalist(s) Charles Currey  Great Britain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Rickard Sarby  Sweden

The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.

Results


Rank		 Helmsman (Country) Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[1]		 Total
-1
[2]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st, gold medalist(s) Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN)11548584911548115483107149461154890588209
2nd, silver medalist(s) Charles Currey  (GBR)959410548864586451154821247677059975449
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Rickard Sarby  (SWE)6770115484946677010548124691440254535051
4 Koos de Jong  (NED)494621247584911507584910548959455405033
5 Wolfgang Erndl  (AUT)DSQ049469594163444946153723107142734273
6 Morits Skaugen  (NOR)2124719269DNF01829315372115481634440734073
7 Adelchi Pelaschiar  (ITA)584967702124714402DSQ0115071829340684068
8 Paul McLaughlin  (CAN)13434115071440222206959458492124742394033
9 Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht  (BRA)19269959421226212471343417318584939373711
10 Ramón Balcells Rodón  (ESP)8645DSQ0310712613321247DSQ01054836443644
11 Jacques Lebrun  (FRA)770377036770584920247163442024738633616
12 Pyotr Gorelkov  (URS)DNF0124691634431071864531071DSQ036003600
13 Willy H.A. Pieper  (SUI)1634414402134344946173186770864538593541
14 Kenneth Harrison Albury  (BAH)DNF0153721054813434770386451150732093209
15 Werner Krogmann  (GER)3107116344115071731811507144021731834673149
16 Hellmut Wilhelm E. Stauch  (RSA)124693107120247959419269182931343433773130
17 Mario Gentil Quina  (POR)18293DNF017318770367707703DNF027872787
18 Christian Anton Nielsen  (BEL)173181343422206124691246995941246929592753
19 Karl-Gunnar Källström  (FIN)15372864519269153722122625150770327372587
20 Eugenio Lauz Santurio  (URU)1054817318124692515014402134342122625472397
21 Alfred Fred Joseph Delany  (IRL)144022318615372192692613326133494624412308
22 Peter Attrill  (AUS)1150718293DNF01054818293DNF01537220132013
23 Karlo Bauman  (YUG)DSQ0241687703202471634420247DSQ017091709
24 Jorge De Cárdenas Plá  (CUB)2024722206182932711723186192691926915871470
25 Carlos Miguel Benn Pott  (ARG)2220625150DNF02416824168222062220611041104
26 Antonios Modinos  (GRE)2122626133DNF0231862515021226DNF0921921
27 Keijiro Kaitoku  (JPN)2318620247DNF0DSQ02220623186DNF0825825
28 Edward Anthohy Melaika  (USA)DNF0212262318626133DNF024168DSQ0713713

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1952 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Harmaja

Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

DateRaceSkyWind directionWind speed (m/s)
20-JUL-1952IGrand yachting weatherSW6-7
21-JUL-1952IICalm sea, later rainSW1-2
later
6-7
22-JUL-1952IIIMagnificent seasSW10
23-JUL-1952IVShifty3-4
26-JUL-1952VRainySW3-6
27-JUL-1952VISW4-6
28-JUL-1952VIIFine and sunnyShiftyLight

Notes

  1. ↑ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. ↑ Total after applying discard.

References

  • Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (1955). The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (pdf).
  • Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
  • "Helsinki 1952". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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