Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.[1]

8 Metre
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueFirth of Kiel
Dates4–12 August
Competitors60 from 10 nations
Teams10
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Giovanni Reggio
Bruno Bianchi
Luigi De Manincor
Domenico Mordini
Enrico Poggi
Luigi Poggi
 Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen
Hans Struksnæs
Lauritz Schmidt
Nordahl Wallem
Jacob Tullin Thams
John Ditlev-Simonsen
 Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Howaldt
Fritz Bischoff
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Eduard Mohr
Felix Scheder-Bieschin
Otto Wachs
 Germany
← 1932

Results

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Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Sail no.[a] Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Tie
breaker
Total
points[b]
Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts Rank Pts
    Giovanni Reggio   (ITA) Bruno Bianchi  
Luigi De Manincor  
Domenico Mordini  
Enrico Poggi  
Luigi Poggi  
Italia I 20 2 9 5 6 6 5 1 10 3 8 3 8 2 9 55
    Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen   (NOR) John Ditlev-Simonsen  
Lauritz Schmidt  
Hans Struksnæs  
Jacob Tullin Thams  
Nordahl Wallem  
Silja N 26 3 8 1 10 2 9 6 5 5 6 4 7 3 8 1 53
    Hans Howaldt   (GER) Fritz Bischoff  
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach  
Eduard Mohr  
Felix Scheder-Bieschin  
Otto Wachs  
Germania III G 9 6 5 2 9 4 7 4 7 1 10 1 10 6 5 2 53
4   Tore Holm   (SWE) Marcus Wallenberg  
Wilhelm Moberg  
Detlov von Braun  
Per Gedda  
Bo Westerberg  
Ilderim S 16 1 10 3 8 1 10 3 8 6 5 DSQ 0 1 10 51
5   Gunnar Grönblom   (FIN) Hilding Silander  
Oscar Sumelius  
Olof Wallin  
Sven Grönblom  
Walter Kjellberg  
Cheerio L 7 5 6 6 5 3 8 7 4 4 7 DSQ 0 4 7 37
6   Kenneth Preston   (GBR) Robert Steele  
Joseph Compton  
John Eddy  
Beryl Preston  
Francis Preston  
Saskia K 26 4 7 4 7 5 6 5 6 9 2 5 6 9 2 36
7   Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre   (ARG) Mario Ortíz  
Luis Domingo Aguirre  
Hipólito Gil  
Rafael Ernesto Iglesias  
Guillermo Peralta  
Matrero II A 5 8 3 7 4 7 4 9 2 8 3 6 5 7 4 25
8   Niels Wal Hansen   (DEN) Hans Tholstrup  
Otto Gunnar Danielsen  
Carl Berntsen  
Vagn Kastrup  
Niels Schibbye  
Anitra D 1 9 2 10 1 10 1 2 9 2 9 DSQ 0 DNF 0 22
9   Pierre Arbaut   (FRA) Pierre Gaudermen  
Rémi Schelcher  
Charles Gaulthier  
Henri Bachet  
Ernest Granier  
EA II F 8 10 1 9 2 9 2 DSQ 0 7 4 2 9 8 3 21
10   Owen Churchill   (USA) Robert Sutton  
Carl Dorsey  
William Keane  
Frederick Shick  
Antonia Churchill  
Angelita US 18 7 4 8 3 8 3 8 3 10 1 dsq 0 5 6 20

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

  1. ^ Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
  2. ^ The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics

Conditions at the Outer Course

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All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.

 
Inner Course area at Kiel
Date Race Sky Wind direction Wind speed (m/s) Actual starting time Remark
4 August 1936 I Overcast, Occasional rain SW 12 12:05 Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
5 August 1936 II Sunshine, Later overcast and rain WSW 3–4 10:30
6 August 1936 III Sunny WSW 5–6 10:30
7 August 1936 IV Slightly overcast NE 2 10:40 Postponement due to calm
8 August 1936 V Foggy later slightly overcast NE 2–3 11:45 Postponement due to fog
9 August 1936 VI Calm ENE 2–3 11:50 Postponement due to calm
10 August 1936 VII Fine SE 2–3 10:30
12 August 1936 VII Slightly overcast E 4–5 14:05

Notes

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  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics: 8 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

References

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