Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8 Metre[1]
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Line drawing of the 8 Metre
VenueLos Angeles Harbor
DatesFirst race: August 5, 1932 (1932-08-05)
Last race: August 9, 1932 (1932-08-09)
Competitors18 from 2 nations
Teams2
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Owen Churchill, John Biby, Alphonse Burnand, Kenneth Carey, William Cooper, Pierpont Davis, Carl Dorsey, John Huettner, Richard Moore, Alan Morgan, Robert Sutton & Thomas Webster  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ronald Maitland, Ernest Cribb, Peter Gordon, George Gyles, Harry Jones & Hubert Wallace  Canada
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Sailing at the
1932 Summer Olympics
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The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Four races were scheduled plus possible tie breakers. 18 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nations competed.[2]

Race schedule[1]

 ●  Event competitions  ●  Final race
Date August
5th
Fri		 6th
Sat		 7th
Sun		 8th
Mon
8 Metre ● ● ● ●
Total gold medals 1

Course area and course configuration

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 8 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 8 Metre (Blue Area).
8 Metre course (8nm).
8 Metre course used (10nm).
8 Metre course used (8nm).
8 Metre course (6nm).

Weather conditions [3]

Date Race Wind Wind direction Details
5-AUG-1932 1st Race Heavy
6-AUG-1932 2nd Race Light Freshening to
7-AUG-1932 3rd Race Fresh Increased to 20 knots (10 m/s)
8-AUG-1932 4th Race 20 knots (10 m/s)

Final results[1]

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States Owen Churchill John Biby, Alphonse Burnand,
Kenneth Carey, William Cooper,
Pierpont Davis, Carl Dorsey,
John Huettner, Richard Moore,
Alan Morgan, Robert Sutton &
Thomas Webster		 Angelita 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 8
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada Ronald Maitland Ernest Cribb
Peter Gordon
George Gyles
Harry Jones
Hubert Wallace		 Santa Maria 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 4

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1932 Summer Olympics

Notes

  • For this event one yacht from each country, crewed by a maximum of 6 amateurs (maximum number of substitutes 6) was allowed.[1]
  • This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out that only men participated.[citation needed]

Other information

During the Sailing regattas at the 1932 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the 8 Metre:

8 Metre victors at the 1932 Olympic Games

Further reading

  • "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 8 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.

References

  1. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ transcribed by Barbara Beigel Vosbury (2006). "1932 Olympics Report". ISCYRA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.[permanent dead link‍]