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Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

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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

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]

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  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
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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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