Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
6 Metre at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Harmaja | ||||||||||||
Dates | 20–28 July | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 56 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
Teams | 11 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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Finn | Open |
Star | Open |
Dragon | Open |
5.5 Metre | Open |
6 Metre | Open |
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 56 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.[1]
Results
Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points [n 2] |
Total -1 [n 3] | |||||||
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Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
Herman Whiton (USA) |
Eric Ridder Alternates:[n 1] Emelyn Whiton[n 1] W. Gubelmann F. Merle-Smith |
Llanoria | 4 | 540 | 1 | 1142 | 1 | 1142 | 8 | 239 | 3 | 665 | 1 | 1142 | 5058 | 4870 | |||
Finn Ferner (NOR) | Elisabeth X | 1 | 1142 | 4 | 540 | 2 | 841 | 4 | 540 | 1 | 1142 | 5 | 443 | 4790 | 4648 | ||||
Ernst Westerlund (FIN) | Ralia [n 4] | 3 | 665 | 6 | 364 | 3 | 665 | 5 | 443 | 1 | 1142 | 3 | 665 | 3944 | 3944 | ||||
4 | Sven Salén (SWE) | May Be VII | 2 | 841 | 5 | 443 | 3 | 665 | 2 | 841 | 5 | 443 | 4 | 540 | 3773 | 3773 | |||
5 | Enrique Sieburger, Sr. (ARG ) |
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Werner von Foerster Horacio Monti Hércules Morini |
Djinn | 6 | 364 | 2 | 841 | 4 | 540 | 6 | 364 | 5 | 443 | 2 | 841 | 3632 | 3393 | ||
6 | Louis Noverraz (SUI) | André Firmenich Charles Stern François Chapot Marcel Stern |
Ylliam VIII | 9 | 188 | 1 | 1142 | 9 | 188 | 7 | 297 | 6 | 364 | 2 | 841 | 3020 | 3020 | ||
7 | Bill Gooderham (CAN) | Ken Bradfield Bill Copeland Bill MacIntosh Donald Tytler |
Trickson VI | 8 | 239 | 3 | 665 | 2 | 841 | 3 | 665 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 3013 | 3013 | ||
8 | Enrico Poggi (ITA) | Antonio Cosentino Pietro Reggio Giusto Spigno Andrea Ferrari |
Ciocca | 5 | 443 | 5 | 443 | 7 | 297 | 4 | 540 | 4 | 540 | 7 | 297 | 2857 | 2560 | ||
9 | Kenneth Preston (GBR) | Titia | 7 | 297 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 7 | 297 | 1901 | 1800 | |||
10 | Wolfgang Elsner (GER) | Nirwana | 7 | 297 | 9 | 188 | 10 | 142 | 9 | 188 | 9 | 188 | 9 | 188 | 1333 | 1191 | |||
11 | Nikolay Yermakov (URS) | Kirill Kozhevnikov Boris Lobashkov Nikolay Matveyev Fyodor Shutkov |
Circe | 10 | 142 | 8 | 239 | 11 | 101 | 11 | 101 | 10 | 142 | 10 | 142 | 968 | 867 |
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female
Daily standings
Conditions at Harmaja
Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.
Date | Race | Sky | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) |
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20 July 1952 | I | Grand yachting weather | SW |
6-7 |
21 July 1952 | II | Calm sea, later rain | SW |
1-2 later 6-7 |
22 July 1952 | III | Magnificent seas | SW |
10 |
23 July 1952 | IV | Shifty |
3-4 | |
26 July 1952 | V | Rainy | SW |
3-6 |
27 July 1952 | VI | SW |
4-6 | |
28 July 1952 | VII | Fine and sunny | Shifty |
Light |
Notes
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- ^ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ Total after applying discard.
- ^ The Finnish boat Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.
References
Sources
- Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad (1955). Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad, Helsinki, 1952. Porvoo: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö. pp. 638–644.
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Helsinki 1952". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
Citations
- ^ "Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: 6 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Churchill, Owen P. (1952). "Yachting". 1952 United States Olympic Book. US Olympic Committee. pp. 238–239.
- ^ Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad 1955, p.642