Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Star

The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 40 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed.[1]

Star
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueAcapulco
Dates14–21 October
Competitors40 from 20 nations
Teams20
Medalists
Lowell North
Peter Barrett
 United States
Peder Lunde Jr.
Per Wiken
 Norway
Franco Cavallo
Camillo Gargano
 Italy

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Sail No. Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
 Lowell North  (USA)Peter Barrett US1035.735.7102312181032.414.4
 Peder Lunde Jr.  (NOR)Per Wiken N2310611.711177137132360.743.7
 Franco Cavallo  (ITA)Camillo Gargano I91523488141048611.759.744.7
4 Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN)Poul Mik-Meyer D35.7611.710167135101051066.450.4
5 Durward Knowles  (BAH)Percival Knowles BA611.7DNS262335.748915142089.463.4
6 David Forbes  (AUS)Richard Williamson KA487135101218DNF26611.74894.768.7
7 Erik Schmidt  (BRA)Axel Schmidt BL18248141723172335.72335.798.474.4
8 Edwin Bernet  (SUI)Rolf Amrein Z1016481010161319111712189475
9 John Albrechtson  (SWE)Ulf Norrman S510510111748DSQ28131971310577
10 Stuart Jardine  (GBR)James Ramus K12181117814239151420162210987
11 Peter Tallberg  (FIN)Henrik Tallberg L7139159151925611.71521915115.790.7
12 Eckart Wagner  (FRG)Fritz Kopperschmidt G8141218DNF269158141016131912296
13 Kalman Tolnay  (HUN)László Farkas M17231622713510172335.7DNF26122.796.7
14 Hartmann Bogumil  (GDR)Udo Springsklee GO162215211218611.7111717231117129.7106.7
15 Bruce Kirby  (CAN)Oswald Blouin KC14201824142015211622510814131107
16 Timir Pinegin  (URS)Fyodor Shutkov SR11171016162214201016DNF26DNF26143117
17 Mário Gentil Quina  (POR)José Gentil Quina P1319131915211319121818241723143119
18 Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende  (ESP)Juan Alonso Aznar EDNF26DNF2513192026DSQ288141016154126
19 Andrés Gerard Jr.  (MEX)Marcos Gerard MX1925172318241622152116221521158133
20 Roberto Sieburger  (ARG)Jorge Vago A152114201925182414201925DNF26161135

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

DateRaceWeatherTemperature
(Celsius)
Wind direction
(deg)
Wind speed
(kn)
SeaCurrent
(kn-deg)
14 October 1968IFair3430515Calm0.5-120
15 October 1968IIFair3028017Calm0.75-175
16 October 1968IIIFair3426511Calm0.75-135
17 October 1968IVFair29.52006Calm0.5-115
19 October 1968VNormal29.816012Calm0.6-60
20 October 1968VIFair302408Calm0.7-340
21 October 1968VIICloudy28.528013Choppy0.6-135

Notes

  1. "Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. Total after applying discard.

References

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