Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre
at the Games of the XI Olympiad

Gold medalist [1]
Venue Firth of Kiel
Dates August 4 - 12
Competitors 60 from 12 nations
Teams 12
Medalists
  Christopher Boardman
Miles Bellville
Russell Harmer
Charles Leaf
Leonard Martin		   Great Britain
  Magnus Konow
Karsten Konow
Fredrik Meyer
Vaadjuv Nyqvist
Alf Tveten		   Norway
  Sven Salén
Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén		   Sweden
«1932 1948»
Sailing at the
 1936 Summer Olympics 
O-Jolle Open
Star Open
6 Metre Open
8 Metre Open

The 6 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 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.

Contents

Results


Rank		 Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Sailnumber [2] Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points[3]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
 Christopher Boardman  (GBR) Miles Bellville
Russell Harmer
Charles Leaf
Leonard Martin		 Lalage K 51 3 10 2 11 5 8 4 9 2 11 6 7 2 11 67
 Magnus Konow  (NOR) Karsten Konow
Fredrik Meyer
Vaadjuv Nyqvist
Alf Tveten		 Lully N 61 II DSQ 0 1 12 4 9 2 11 3 10 1 12 1 12 66
 Sven Salén  (SWE) Lennart Ekdahl
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Dagmar Salén		 May Be S 2 1 12 3 10 DNF 0 3 10 1 12 2 11 6 7 62
4  Julio Sieburger  (ARG) Claudio Bincaz
German Julio Frers
Edelf Ernesto Hosmann
Jorge Luis Linck		 Wiking A 11 5 8 8 5 2 11 8 5 4 9 5 8 7 6 52
5  Renato Consentino  (ITA) Giuliano Oberti
Massimo Oberti
Giovanni Stampa
Giuseppe Volpi		 Esperia I 52 7 6 5 8 1 12 9 4 6 7 10 3 3 10 50
6  Hans Johann Georg Lubinus  (GER) Dietrich Christensen
Kurt Frey
Theodor Thomsen
Haimar Wedemeyer		 Gustel V G 25 2 11 4 9 DSQ 0 1 12 DSQ 0 4 9 5 8 49
7  Curt Mattson  (FIN) Yngve Pacius
Ragnar Stenbaeck
Helger Rafael Sumkus
Lars Winqvist		 Lyn L 17 4 9 6 7 3 10 7 6 DSQ 0 7 6 8 5 43
8  Johan Robbert Carp  (NED) Ansco Jan Heeble Dokkum
Cornelis Willem Jonker
Herman Carel Looman
Ernst Octavianus Moltzer		 De Ruyter H 14 8 5 9 4 DNF 0 5 8 7 6 3 10 4 9 42
9  William A. Bartholomae Jr.  (USA) Morgan Adams
Charles Speed Garner
Carl C. Paul
John Wallace		 Mystry US 57 6 7 10 3 6 7 6 7 5 8 8 5 DNF 0 37
10  Jean Peytel  (FRA) Yves Baudrier
Claude de Desouches
Gerard Piolec
Jacques Ranbaud		 Qu’Importe F50 9 4 7 6 7 6 10 3 8 5 11 2 9 4 30
11  Janusz Rajmund Zalewski  (POL) Jozef Klemens Langowski
Alfons Olszewski
Juliusz Wladyslaw Sieradzki
Stanislaw Zalewski		 Danuta PZ 1 10 3 11 2 DNF 0 11 2 9 4 9 4 10 3 18
12  Andre Firmenich  (SUI) Frederic Firmenich
Georges Firmenich
Louis Gelbert
Alexandre Noverraz		 Ylliam III Z 21 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 DSQ 0 0

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

= Male,  = Female

Daily standings

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.

Date Race Sky Wind direction Wind speed (m/s) Actual starting time Remark
04-AUG-1936 I Overcast, Occasional rain SW 12 12:05 Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16m/s
05-AUG-1936 II Sunshine, Later overcast and rain WSW 3-4 10:30
06-AUG-1936 III Sunny WSW 5-6 10:30
07-AUG-1936 IV Slightly overcast NE 2 10:40 Postponement due to calm
08-AUG-1936 V Foggy later slightly overcast NE 2-3 11:45 Postponement due to fog
09-AUG-1936 VI Calm ENE 2-3 11:50 Postponement due to calm
10-AUG-1936 VII Fine SE 2-3 10:30

Notes

  1. ^ Since the possible confusion between the Olympic salute and the Hitler salute, Medal winners making a salute are not incorporated.
  2. ^ Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
  3. ^ The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

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