Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 7 Metre

The 7 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 8 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 7 Metre.

7 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawings of the 7 Metre
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors8 from 2 nations
Teams2
Medalists
Cyril Wright, Dorothy Wright,
Robert Coleman, William Maddison
 Great Britain
Johan Faye, Sten Abel,
Christian Dick, Niels Neilsen
 Norway

Race schedule[2]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
7 Metre
Total gold medals1

Course area

7 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

DateMax temperatureWind speedAverage wind direction
7 July 1920Unknown
8 July 1920Unknown
9 July 1920Unknown

Final results[2]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Race 3Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
 Great Britain Cyril Wright Robert Coleman
William Maddison
Dorothy Wright
Ancora2211114
 Norway Johan Faye Sten Abel
Christian Dick
Niels Nielsen
Fornebo1122225

    Legend:
    Gender: – male; – female;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 7 Metre during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    • Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.

    Other information

    Sailors

    During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:

    Further reading

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

    References

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

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

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