Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawings of the 8 Metre (1907 Rule and 1919 Rule)
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors19 from 2 nations
Teams4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1907 Rule)
Carl Ringvold, Thorleif Holbye,
Alf Jacobsen, Kristoffer Olsen, Tellef Wagle		  Norway
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1919 Rule)
Magnus Konow, Thorleif Christoffersen,
Reidar Marthiniussen, Ragnar Vik		  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1919 Rule)
Jens Salvesen, Finn Schiander,
Lauritz Schmidt, Nils Thomas, Ralph Tschudi		  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1919 Rule)
Albert Grisar, Willy de l'Arbre,
Georges Hellebuyck, Léopold Standaert, Henri Weewauters		  Belgium
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1924 →
Sailing at the
1920 Summer Olympics
One design (Monotype)
12' DinghyOpen
18' DinghyOpen
Jauge chemin de fer
6.5 MetreOpen
8.5 MetreOpen (no entries)
Skerry cruiser
30m2Open
40m2Open
International rule
6 MetreOpen
7 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen
9 MetreOpen (no entries)
10 MetreOpen
12 MetreOpen

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 8 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 19 sailors, on 4 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 8 Metre.

Race schedule[2]

 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed		 8th
Thu		 9th
Fri		 10th
Sat
8 Metre ● ● ● ●
Total gold medals 2

Course area

8 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

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

Final results[2]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

8 Metre International Rule 1907

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Norway Carl Ringvold Thorleif Holbye
Alf Jacobsen
Kristoffer Olsen
Tellef Wagle		 Irene Sailed over 1 Sailed over 1 2

8 Metre International Rule 1919

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Norway Magnus Konow Thorleif Christoffersen
Reidar Marthiniussen
Ragnar Vik		 Sildra 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Norway Jens Salvesen Finn Schiander
Lauritz Schmidt
Nils Thomas
Ralph Tschudi		 Lyn 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belgium Albert Grisar Willy de l'Arbre
Georges Hellebuyck
Léopold Standaert
Henri Weewauters		 Antwerpia V 3 3 3 3 3 3 9

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre (1919) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

Notes

  • Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.
  • Two type of 8 Metre classes were used. Those measured under the International Rule 1907 and one under the International Rule 1919.

Other information

Sailors

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

8 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games
  • Carl Ringvold (NOR)
    Carl Ringvold (NOR)
  • Thorleif Holbye (NOR)
    Thorleif Holbye (NOR)
  • Magnus Konow (NOR)
    Magnus Konow (NOR)

Podium (1919 Rule)

Medalists 8 Metre, International Rule 1919

Further reading

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2018)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

References

  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.