Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy
| 12' Dinghy[1] at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||
 Line drawing of the 12' Dinghy | |||||||
| Venue | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium, Ostend  Netherlands, Amsterdam | ||||||
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| Dates | First race: 7 July 1920 Last race: 3 September 1920 | ||||||
| Competitors | 5 from 1 nation | ||||||
| Teams | 2 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| One design (Monotype) | |||||
| • 12' Dinghy | Open | ||||
| • 18' Dinghy | Open | ||||
| Jauge chemin de fer | |||||
| • 6.5 Metre | Open | ||||
| • 8.5 Metre | Open | (No entries) | |||
| Skerry cruiser | |||||
| • 30m2 | Open | ||||
| • 40m2 | Open | ||||
| International rule | |||||
| • 6 Metre | Open | ||||
| • 7 Metre | Open | ||||
| • 8 Metre | Open | ||||
| • 9 Metre | Open | (No entries) | |||
| • 10 Metre | Open | ||||
| • 12 Metre | Open | ||||
The 12' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend Belgium and Amsterdam Netherlands. Four races were scheduled. 5 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation entered.
Race schedule[2]
| ● | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
| Date | July Belgium | September Netherlands | |||||
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| 7 Wed | 8 Thu | 9 Fri | 10 Sat | 3 Fri | 4 Sat | 5 Sun | |
| 12' Dinghy (planning) | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Total gold medals | 1 | ||||||
| 12' Dinghy (actual) | 1 | 2 | Dutch national races | ||||
| Total gold medals | 1 | ||||||
Course area
12' Dinghy 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium
Buiten Y. The Netherlands
Weather conditions [1]
| Date | Max temperature | Wind speed | Average wind direction |
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| 7 July 1920 | Unknown | ||
| 8 July 1920 | Unknown | ||
| 10 September 1920 | 18.8 °C (65.8 °F) | 3.6 metres per second (7.0 kn) - 8.2 metres per second (15.9 kn) |  |
Final results[3]
The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Total | ||||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||
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Netherlands |
Cornelis Hin (race 1) Frans Hin (race 2 & 3) | Johan Hin | Beatrijs III | 2 | 2 | CAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Netherlands |
Arnoud van der Biesen | Petrus Beukers | Boreas | 1 | 1 | CAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | DNF | 3 | 6 |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; CAN – Race cancelled; |
Daily standings
Graph showing the daily standings in the 12' Dinghy during the 1920 Summer Olympics
Notes
- This was the first Olympic event ever, and the only Olympic sailing event that was held outside the organizing country
- During race No. II one of the marks was drifting the race was cancelled (Nullified). Since the organizers did not have the time to re-sail the race that week the two remaining races were rescheduled for September 3. Because both contenders were Dutch, the organizers requested the Dutch Olympic Committee to organize the race in Amsterdam Buiten Y
- Cornelis Hin helmed in race No. I and the cancelled race No. II, Frans Hin helmed the two races in Amsterdam
Other information
Sailors
During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
| 12' Dinghy sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games | ||||
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Further reading
- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Heijmans, Jeroen. "Nederlands goud (5)". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
"Antwerp 1920". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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