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Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman

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Flying Dutchman[1]
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Olympics 1972 Configuration
VenueKiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum)
DatesFirst race: 29 August 1972 (1972-08-29)
Last race: 8 September 1972 (1972-09-08)
Competitors60 from 29 nations
Teams29
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rodney Pattisson
Christopher Davies		  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yves Pajot
Marc Pajot		  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ullrich Libor
Peter Naumann		  West Germany
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Sailing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
FinnOpen
Flying DutchmanOpen
TempestOpen
StarOpen
SolingOpen
DragonOpen

The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 60 sailors, on 29 boats, from 29 nation competed.[2][3]

Race schedule

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Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until 8 September. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.[4]

 ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals
Date August September
26th
Sat		 27th
Sun		 28th
Mon		 29th
Tue		 30th
Wed		 31st
Thu		 1st
Fri		 2nd
Sat		 3rd
Sun		 4th
Mon		 5th
Tue		 6th
Wed		 7th
Thu		 8th
Fri		 9th
Sat		 10th
Sun		 11th
Mon
Flying Dutchman (planning) ● ● ● ● Spare
day 		Spare
day 		● ● ● Spare
day 		Spare
day
Flying Dutchman (actual) ● ● ● ● Spare
day 		Spare
day 		● ● Fog ●

Course area and course configuration

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For the Flying Dutchman course area B(ravo) was used. The location (54°30'30'’N, 10°13'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle.[1][5] The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.

Final results

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These are the results of the Flying Dutchman event.[6]

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total Total
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discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain Rodney Pattisson Christopher Davies 1 0.0 11 17.0 1 0.0 3 5.7 1 0.0 1 0.0 DNS 35.0 57.7 22.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France Yves Pajot Marc Pajot 3 3.0 9 15.0 8 14.0 1 0.0 2 3.0 12 18.0 2 3.0 56.0 38.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  West Germany Ulli Libor Peter Naumann 5 10.0 14 20.0 3 5.7 12 18.0 3 5.7 6 11.7 1 0.0 71.1 51.1
4  Brazil Reinaldo Conrad Burkhard Cordes 12 18.0 3 5.7 19 25.0 9 15.0 9 15.0 2 3.0 3 5.7 87.4 62.4
5  Yugoslavia Antun Grego Simo Nikolić 2 3.0 7 13.0 6 11.7 5 10.0 16 22.0 7 13.0 7 13.0 85.7 63.7
6  Soviet Union Vladimir Leontiev Valery Zubanov 9 15.0 1 0.0 5 10.0 11 17.0 11 17.0 8 14.0 6 11.7 84.7 67.7
7  Denmark Hans Fogh Ulrik Brock 4 8.0 12 18.0 9 15.0 6 11.7 6 11.7 5 10.0 16 22.0 96.4 74.4
8  Australia Mark Bethwaite Timothy Alexander 14 20.0 6 11.7 4 8.0 4 8.0 4 8.0 14 20.0 22 28.0 103.7 75.7
9  New Zealand Jock Bilger Murray Ross 16 20.0 21 27.0 2 3.0 2 3.0 5 10.0 11 17.0 18 24.0 106.0 79.0
10  Netherlands Fred Imhoff Simon Korver 13 19.0 2 3.0 23 29.0 7 13.0 10 16.0 10 16.0 DNF 33.0 129.0 96.0
11  Italy Carlo Croce Luciano Zinali 8 14.0 16 22.0 18 24.0 15 21.0 19 25.0 4 8.0 8 14.0 128.0 103.0
12  Sweden Peter Kolni Ulf Nilsson 21 27.0 8 14.0 14 20.0 8 14.0 13 19.0 DSQ 38.0 5 10.0 142.0 104.0
13  East Germany Herbert Hüttner Dietmar Gedde 6 11.7 10 16.0 12 18.0 DNF 34.0 8 14.0 18 24.0 15 21.0 138.7 104.7
14  Norway Ragnar Fjoran Christian Bendixen 23 29.0 15 21.0 15 21.0 14 20.0 7 13.0 3 5.7 24 30.0 139.7 109.7
15  Canada Peter Byrne Don Andrews, Evert Bastet 18 24.0 13 19.0 7 13.0 10 16.0 12 18.0 21 27.0 21 27.0 144.0 117.0
16  Hungary Benedek Litkey Szabolcs Izsák 10 16.0 4 8.0 21 27.0 23 29.0 15 21.0 26 32.0 13 19.0 152.0 120.0
17  Ireland Harold Cudmore Richard O'Shea 26 32.0 24 30.0 16 22.0 16 22.0 17 23.0 16 22.0 4 8.0 159.0 127.0
18  Austria Kurt Seidl Ernst Seidl 15 21.0 5 30.0 26 32.0 DNS 35.0 18 24.0 9 15.0 19 25.0 162.0 127.0
19  Japan Akira Yamamura Takashi Yamamura 11 17.0 17 23.0 20 26.0 17 23.0 21 27.0 15 21.0 12 18.0 155.0 128.0
20  Switzerland Jean Degaudenzi Luc Argand 25 31.0 25 31.0 17 23.0 13 19.0 14 20.0 13 19.0 11 17.0 160.0 129.0
21  Poland Zbigniew Kania Krzysztof Szymczak 7 13.0 18 24.0 13 19.0 18 24.0 22 28.0 23 29.0 DSQ 36.0 173.0 137.0
22  Greece Anastasios Vatistas Antonios Bonas, Khristos Bonas 17 23.0 20 26.0 10 16.0 DNF 35.0 DNF 35.0 17 23.0 9 15.0 172.0 137.0
23  United States Scott Allan Tim Stearn 19 25.0 19 25.0 11 17.0 21 27.0 20 26.0 DSQ 38.0 14 20.0 178.0 140.0
24  Hong Kong Colin Smith Bill Steele 22 27.0 DNF 35.0 24 30.0 20 26.0 24 30.0 20 26.0 10 16.0 191.0 156.0
25  Mexico Lorenzo Villaseñor Miguel Rábago 20 26.0 23 29.0 25 31.0 DNF 34.0 23 29.0 25 31.0 17 23.0 203.0 169.0
26  Israel Yair Michaeli Izchak Nir 28 34.0 22 28.0 22 28.0 19 25.0 25 31.0 19 25.0 DNS 35.0 206.0 171.0
27  Puerto Rico Juan R. Torruella José Rodríguez 27 33.0 26 32.0 28 34.0 22 28.0 26 32.0 22 28.0 20 26.0 213.0 179.0
28  Trinidad and Tobago Richard John Bennett David Farfan 24 30.0 27 33.0 27 33.0 24 30.0 DNF 35.0 24 30.0 23 29.0 220.0 185.0
29  India Sohrab Janshed Contractor Ahmed Abdul Basith 29 35.0 28 34.0 29 35.0 25 31.0 DNF 35.0 27 33.0 DNF 33.0 236.0 201.0

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified;
Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
Gender: – male; – female;

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the Flying Dutchman during the 1972 Summer Olympics

Further reading

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  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  • "Sailing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

References

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  1. ^ a b (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ The 1972 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ "Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics: Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 2 The constructions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 211. Retrieved 5 March 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 3 The competitions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 505. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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