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Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 40 m2 Skerry cruiser

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40 m2 Skerry cruiser[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawings of the 40 m2 Skerry cruiser
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors8 from 1 nation
Teams2
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tore Holm, Yngve Holm, Axel Rydin, Georg Tengwall  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gustaf Svensson, Percy Almstedt, Erik Mellbin, Ragnar Svensson  Sweden

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.

Race schedule[2]

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 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
40 m2 Skerry cruiser
Total gold medals 1

Course area

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40 m2 Skerry cruiser 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

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Date Max temperature Wind speed Average wind direction
7 July 1920 Unknown
8 July 1920 Unknown
9 July 1920 Unknown

Final results[2]

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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.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden Tore Holm Yngve Holm
Axel Rydin
Georg Tengwall
Sif 1 1 2 1 1 1 4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden Gustaf Svensson Percy Almstedt
Erik Mellbin
Ragnar Svensson
Elsie 2 2 1 1 2 2 5

Notes

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  • Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.

Other information

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Sailors

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

Further reading

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  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

References

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  1. ^ a b Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Antwerp 1920". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.