Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8 Metre
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue Firth of Kiel
Dates August 4 - 12
Competitors 60 from 10 nations
Teams 10
Medalists
    Italy
    Norway
    Germany
«1932  
Sailing at the
 1936 Summer Olympics 
O-Jolle Open
Star Open
6 Metre Open
8 Metre Open

The 8 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 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.

Contents

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Sailnumber [1] Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Tie
breaker
Total
Points[2]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
 Giovanni Reggio  (ITA) Bruno Bianchi
Luigi De Manincor
Domenico Mordini
Luigi Poggi
Enrico Poggi
Italia I 20 2 9 5 6 6 5 1 10 3 8 3 8 2 9 55
 Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen  (NOR) Hans Struksnæs
Lauritz Schmidt
Nordahl Wallem
Jacob Tullin Thams
John Ditlev-Simonsen
Silja N 26 3 8 1 10 2 9 6 5 5 6 4 7 3 8 1 53
 Hans Howaldt  (GER) Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Felix Scheder-Bieschin
Eduard Mohr
Otto Wachs
Fritz Bischoff
Germania III G 9 6 5 2 9 4 7 4 7 1 10 1 10 6 5 2 53
4  Tore Holm  (SWE) Marcus Wallenberg
Wilhelm Moberg
Detlov von Braun
Per Gedda
Bo Westerberg
Ilderim S 16 1 10 3 8 1 10 3 8 6 5 DSQ 0 1 10 51
5  Gunnar Groenblom  (FIN) Hilding Silander
Gustaf Oscar Sumelius
Olof Wallin
Sven Groenblom
Walter Kjellberg
Sheerio L 7 5 6 6 5 3 8 7 4 4 7 DSQ 0 4 7 37
6  Kenneth Huson Preston  (GBR) Robert Steele
Joseph Neild Compton
John Noel Eddy
Beryl Preston
Francis Richard W. Preston
Saskia K 26 4 7 4 7 5 6 5 6 9 2 5 6 9 2 36
7  Rufino Rodrigues de la Torre  (ARG) Mario Ortiz Sauze
Luis Domingo Aguirre
Hipolito Ezequiel Gil Elizalde
Rafael Ernesto Iglesias
Guillermo Peralta Ramos
Matrero II A 5 8 3 7 4 7 4 9 2 8 3 6 5 7 4 25
8  Niels Valdemar Hansen  (DEN) Hans Tholstrup
Otto Gunnar Danielsen
Carl Viggo Berntsen
Vagn Westerberg Kastrup
Niels Schibbye
Anitra D 1 9 2 10 1 10 1 2 9 2 9 DSQ 0 DNF 0 22
9  Pierre Arbaut  (FRA) Pierre Gaudermen
Henri Schelcher
Charles Gaulthier
Henri Bachet
Ernest Granier
EA II F 8 10 1 9 2 9 2 DSQ 0 7 4 2 9 8 3 21
10  Owen Churchill  (USA) Robert Sutton
Carl Dorsey
William Patrick Keane Jr.
Frederick Williams Shick
Antonia Churchill
Angelita US 18 7 4 8 3 8 3 8 3 10 1 dsq 0 5 6 20

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
12-AUG-1936 VII Slightly overcast E 4-5 14:05

Notes

  1. ^ Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
  2. ^ The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

References