Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad

Line drawings of the 6 Metre (1907 Rule and 1919 Rule)
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920
Last race: 9 July 1920
Competitors18 from 2 nations
Teams6
Medalists
   Belgium
   Norway
   Norway
   Belgium
   Norway
Sailing at the
 1920 Summer Olympics 
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 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 6 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 6 Metre.

Race schedule[2]

 ● Opening ceremony ● Event competitions  ● Event finals  ● Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed		8th
Thu		9th
Fri		10th
Sat
6 Metre ● ● ● ●
Total gold medals 2

Course area

6 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. All competitors were male.

6 Metre International Rule 1907


Rank 		Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st Belgium
Émile CornellieFrédéric Bruynseels
Florimond Cornellie		Edelweiß 2 2 1 1 2 2 - -5
2nd Norway
Einar TorgersenLeif Erichsen
Andreas Knudsen		Marmi DNF 4 2 2 1 1 - -7
3rd Norway
Henrik AgersborgEinar Berntsen
Trygve Pedersen		Stella 1 1 4 4 4 4 1 110
4 Belgium
Louis DepièreRaymond Bauwens
Willy Valcke		Suzy 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 211

    Legend: DNF – Did not finish;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1907) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    6 Metre International Rule 1919


    Rank     		Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
    Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
    1st Norway
    		Andreas BreckePaal Kaasen
    Ingolf Rød    		Jo 1 1 1 1 2 24
    2nd Belgium
    		Léon HuybrechtsCharles van den Bussche
    John Klotz    		Tan-Fe-Pah 2 2 2 2 1 15

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1919) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    Other information

    Sailors

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

    6 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games
    Emile Cornellie (BEL) 
    Florimond Cornellie (BEL) 
    Andreas Brecke (NOR) 
    Léon Huybrechts (BEL) 

    Further reading

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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