Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 40 m2 Skerry cruiser
Appearance
40 m2 Skerry cruiser[1] at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||
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![]() Line drawings of the 40 m2 Skerry cruiser | |||||||||
Venue | ![]() | ||||||||
Dates | First race: 7 July 1920 Last race: 9 July 1920 | ||||||||
Competitors | 8 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 40 m2 Skerry Cruiser was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 8 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation entered in the 40 m2 Skerry cruiser.
● | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
Date | July | |||
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7th Wed |
8th Thu |
9th Fri |
10th Sat | |
40 m2 Skerry cruiser | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Total gold medals | 1 |
Course area
[edit]This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2015) |
Date | Max temperature | Wind speed | Average wind direction |
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7 July 1920 | Unknown | ||
8 July 1920 | Unknown | ||
9 July 1920 | Unknown |
The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used.
Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | |||
Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||
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Tore Holm | Yngve Holm Axel Rydin Georg Tengwall |
Sif | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Gustaf Svensson | Percy Almstedt Erik Mellbin Ragnar Svensson |
Elsie | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Notes
[edit]- Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.
Other information
[edit]Sailors
[edit]During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:
40 m2 Skerry cruiser sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games
Further reading
[edit]- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
"Antwerp 1920". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.