Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
Appearance
6 Metre[1] at the Games of the X Olympiad | |
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Venue | Los Angeles Harbor |
Dates | First race: August 5, 1932 Last race: August 11, 1932 |
Competitors | 14 from 3 nations |
Teams | 3 |
Medalists | |
Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
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Snowbird | Open |
Star | Open |
6 Metre | Open |
8 Metre | Open |
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Six races were scheduled plus possible tie breakers. 15 sailors, on 3 boats, from 3 nation competed.[2]
● | Event competitions | ● | Final race |
Date | August | |||||
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5th Fri |
6th Sat |
7th Sun |
8th Mon |
9th Tue |
10th Wed | |
6 Metre | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Total gold medals | 1 |
Course area and course configuration
[edit]The courses had been well prepared. The marks were laid by the United States Lighthouse Service in the form of large Government. Visiting yachts were kept at a safe distance from the racing boats by the US Coast Guard. Tows were arranged by the US Navy to and from Los Angeles Harbor to the race area. The 6 Metre sailed outside the breakwater.
1932 Olympic Course Areas and Course Configurations
OpenStreetMap view of the current map of Los Angeles. Projected are the 1932 Olympic courses of the 6 Metre (Blue Area).
Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Total | ||||||
Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||
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Tore Holm | Martin Hindorff Olle Åkerlund Åke Bergqvist |
Bissbi | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
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Robert Carlson | Temple Ashbrook Frederic Conant Emmett Davis Donald Wills Douglas Jr. Charles Smith |
Gallant | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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Philip Rogers | Gardner Boultbee Ken Glass Jerry Wilson |
Caprice | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | 6 |
DNS – Did not start; |
Daily standings
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/1932_6_Metre_Positions_during_the_serie.png)
Notes
[edit]- For this event one yacht from each country, crewed by a maximum of 5 amateurs (maximum number of substitutes 5) was allowed.[1]
- This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out that only men participated.[citation needed]
Other information
[edit]During the Sailing regattas at the 1932 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the 6 Metre:
6 Metre victors at the 1932 Olympic Games
Further reading
[edit]- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- "Sailing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games:Mixed 6 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- "Los Angeles 1932". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- "Olympics, 1932". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d
(ed.) Browne, Francis Granger (1933). "Official Report of the Games of the X Olympiad" (PDF). Los Angeles: Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U. S. A. 1932, LTD. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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has generic name (help) - ^ The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ transcribed by Barbara Beigel Vosbury (2006). "1932 Olympics Report". ISCYRA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.[permanent dead link]