Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Finn
| Finn at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Left-right: Currey, Elvstrøm and Sarby | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Harmaja | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20–28 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 28 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 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 Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.[1]
Results
 Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points [2] |
Total -1 [3] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||
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 Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN) |
1 | 1548 | 1 | 1548 | 1 | 1548 | 3 | 1071 | 4 | 946 | 1 | 1548 | 9058 | 8209 | ||
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 Charles Currey (GBR) |
9 | 594 | 8 | 645 | 8 | 645 | 1 | 1548 | 2 | 1247 | 6 | 770 | 5997 | 5449 | ||
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 Rickard Sarby (SWE) |
6 | 770 | 1 | 1548 | 4 | 946 | 6 | 770 | 10 | 548 | 12 | 469 | 5453 | 5051 | ||
| 4 |  Koos de Jong (NED) |
4 | 946 | 2 | 1247 | 5 | 849 | 5 | 849 | 10 | 548 | 9 | 594 | 5540 | 5033 | ||
| 5 |  Wolfgang Erndl (AUT) |
4 | 946 | 9 | 594 | 16 | 344 | 4 | 946 | 15 | 372 | 3 | 1071 | 4273 | 4273 | ||
| 6 |  Morits Skaugen (NOR) |
2 | 1247 | 19 | 269 | 18 | 293 | 15 | 372 | 1 | 1548 | 16 | 344 | 4073 | 4073 | ||
| 7 |  Adelchi Pelaschier (ITA) |
5 | 849 | 6 | 770 | 2 | 1247 | 14 | 402 | 11 | 507 | 18 | 293 | 4068 | 4068 | ||
| 8 |  Paul McLaughlin (CAN) |
13 | 434 | 11 | 507 | 14 | 402 | 9 | 594 | 5 | 849 | 2 | 1247 | 4239 | 4033 | ||
| 9 |  Alfredo Bercht (BRA) |
19 | 269 | 9 | 594 | 2 | 1247 | 13 | 434 | 17 | 318 | 5 | 849 | 3937 | 3711 | ||
| 10 |  Ramón Balcells Rodón (ESP) |
8 | 645 | 3 | 1071 | 26 | 133 | 2 | 1247 | DSQ | 0 | 10 | 548 | 3644 | 3644 | ||
| 11 |  Jacques Lebrun (FRA) |
7 | 703 | 7 | 703 | 6 | 770 | 5 | 849 | 16 | 344 | 20 | 247 | 3863 | 3616 | ||
| 12 |  Pyotr Gorelikov (URS) |
12 | 469 | 16 | 344 | 3 | 1071 | 8 | 645 | 3 | 1071 | DSQ | 0 | 3600 | 3600 | ||
| 13 |  Willy H.A. Pieper ) (SUI |
16 | 344 | 14 | 402 | 13 | 434 | 4 | 946 | 6 | 770 | 8 | 645 | 3859 | 3541 | ||
| 14 |  Kenneth Albury (BAH) |
15 | 372 | 10 | 548 | 13 | 434 | 7 | 703 | 8 | 645 | 11 | 507 | 3209 | 3209 | ||
| 15 |  Werner Krogmann (GER) |
3 | 1071 | 16 | 344 | 11 | 507 | 11 | 507 | 14 | 402 | 17 | 318 | 3467 | 3149 | ||
| 16 |  Hellmut Stauch (RSA) |
12 | 469 | 3 | 1071 | 9 | 594 | 19 | 269 | 18 | 293 | 13 | 434 | 3377 | 3130 | ||
| 17 |  Mario Gentil Quina ) (POR |
18 | 293 | 17 | 318 | 7 | 703 | 6 | 770 | 7 | 703 | DNF | 0 | 2787 | 2787 | ||
| 18 |  Christian Nielsen (BEL) |
17 | 318 | 13 | 434 | 12 | 469 | 12 | 469 | 9 | 594 | 12 | 469 | 2959 | 2753 | ||
| 19 |  Gunnar Källström (FIN) |
15 | 372 | 8 | 645 | 19 | 269 | 15 | 372 | 21 | 226 | 7 | 703 | 2737 | 2587 | ||
| 20 |  Eugenio Lauz (URU) |
10 | 548 | 17 | 318 | 12 | 469 | 14 | 402 | 13 | 434 | 21 | 226 | 2547 | 2397 | ||
| 21 |  Alfred Fred Joseph Delany ) (IRL |
14 | 402 | 23 | 186 | 15 | 372 | 19 | 269 | 26 | 133 | 4 | 946 | 2441 | 2308 | ||
| 22 |  Peter Attrill (AUS) |
11 | 507 | 18 | 293 | 10 | 548 | 18 | 293 | DNF | 0 | 15 | 372 | 2013 | 2013 | ||
| 23 |  Karlo Bauman (YUG) |
24 | 168 | 7 | 703 | 20 | 247 | 16 | 344 | 20 | 247 | DSQ | 0 | 1709 | 1709 | ||
| 24 |  Jorge de Cárdenas (CUB) |
22 | 206 | 18 | 293 | 27 | 117 | 23 | 186 | 19 | 269 | 19 | 269 | 1587 | 1470 | ||
| 25 |  Carlos Miguel Benn (ARG) |
22 | 206 | 25 | 150 | 24 | 168 | 24 | 168 | 22 | 206 | 22 | 206 | 1104 | 1104 | ||
| 26 |  Antonios Modinos (GRE) |
21 | 226 | 26 | 133 | 23 | 186 | 25 | 150 | 21 | 226 | DNF | 0 | 921 | 921 | ||
| 27 |  Keijiro Kaitoku (JPN) |
23 | 186 | 20 | 247 | DSQ | 0 | 22 | 206 | 23 | 186 | DNF | 0 | 825 | 825 | ||
| 28 |  Edward Melaika (USA) |
21 | 226 | 23 | 186 | 26 | 133 | DNF | 0 | 24 | 168 | DSQ | 0 | 713 | 713 | ||
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ Total after applying discard.
References
- Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (1955). The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (pdf).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Helsinki 1952". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
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