Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6-Metre[1]
at the Games of the V Olympiad

Line drawing of the 6-Metre
VenueNynäshamn
DatesFirst race: 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20)
Last race: 22 July 1912 (1912-07-22)
Competitors18 from 5 nations
Teams6
Medalists
   France
   Denmark
   Sweden
Sailing at the
 1912 Summer Olympics 
6 Metre Open
8 Metre Open
10 Metre Open
12 Metre Open

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-off's. 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 5 nation entered.

Race schedule[1]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions   Sail-off's  Closing ceremony
Date July
19
Fri
20
Sat
21
Sun
22
Mon
23
Tue
24
Wed
25
Thu
26
Fri
27
Sat
6-Metre International races
Total gold medals 1
Ceremonies

Course area and course configuration

For the 6-Metre Course B was used.[1]

1912 Olympic Course Area & courses

Weather conditions [1]

DateRaceDescriptionWind speedWind directionStart
20 July 19121Light easterly breeze5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
9 knots (17 km/h)
11:45
21 July 19122Light breeze in the morning4 knots (7.4 km/h) -
6 knots (11 km/h)
11:45
22 July 19123Very light winds5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
7 knots (13 km/h)
11:45

Final results[2][3]

The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.


Rank
Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1 France
Gaston Thubé Amédée Thubé
Jacques Thubé
Mac Miche 2:35:20 3 2:23:44 7 2:38:48 7
2 Denmark
Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Steen Herschend
Sven Thomsen
Nurdug II 2:34:41 7 2:26:07 3 2:41:40 3
3 Sweden
Eric Sandberg Otto Aust
Harald Sandberg
Kerstin 2:44:54 0 2:26:44 1 2:42:32 7
4 Sweden
Olof MarkEdvin Hagberg
Jonas Jonsson
Sass 2:37:01 1 2:30:24 0 2:44:11 3
5 Finland
Ernst EstlanderTorsten Sandelin
Gunnar Stenbäck
Finn II 2:39:33 0 2:31:02 0
5 Norway
Edvard ChristensenHans Christiansen
Eigil Christiansen
Sonja II 2:39:48 0 2:30:39 0
  • There were two sail-off's. One between Mac Miche and Nurdug II and one between Kerstin and Sass.
  • There was no sail-off between Finn II and Sonja II.

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics

Notes

In the 6 Metre there was a 'No show' of three boats:

CountryBoatsname
DenmarkNurdug
FinlandPhoebé
RussiaSchkitz

Other information

Prizes

Challenge Cup
  1. Mac Miche: Gaston Thubé & G. Fitau
  2. Nurdug II: Otto Reedz-Thott
  3. Kerstin: Dan Broström

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Swedish Olympic Committee (1913). Erik Bergvall, ed. The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 - Official Report (PDF). Wahlström & Widstrand. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Stockholm 1912". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 

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