Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8 Metre
at the Games of the X Olympiad

Gold medalists
VenueLos Angeles Harbor
DatesAugust 5–12
Competitors18 from 2 nations
Teams2
Medalists
   United States
   Canada
Sailing at the
 1932 Summer Olympics 
Snowbird Open
Star Open
6 Metre Open
8 Metre Open

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Four races were scheduled. 18 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew [1] Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Total
Points[2]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st  Owen Churchill  (USA) John Biby
Alphonse Burnand
Kenneth Carey
William Cooper
Pierpont Davis
Carl Dorsey
John Huettner
Richard Moore
Alan Morgan
Robert Sutton
Thomas Webster
Angelita121212128
2nd  Ronald Maitland  (CAN) Ernest Cribb
Peter Gordon
George Gyles
Harry Jones
Hubert Wallace
Santa Maria212121214

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1932 Summer Olympics

Notes

  1. Per race a maximum of five out of the following crewmembers per team could be chosen.
  2. The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.

References