Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |
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Venues | Sagami Bay |
Dates | First race: 12 October 1964 Last race: 23 October 1964 |
Competitors | 233 from 40 nations |
Boats | 119 |
Venue
Shonan Port (Enoshima Yacht Harbour) | |
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Coordinates: 35°18′5.78″N 139°29′8.68″E / 35.3016056°N 139.4857444°E |
At the IOC session in 1959, Japan stated that yachting would take place in the port of Yokohama, as was the plan for 1940. Later, when it became clear that Yokohama was not suitable for Olympic-level sailing, it was decided that yachting events would be held off the coast of Enoshima Island in Kanagawa Prefecture on the bay of Sagami. To meet the requirement at Enoshima it was decided to build a large scale harbour at Enoshima for the 1964 Olympics. The construction of a yacht harbor on the island was started in May 1961 and finished in July 1964. The total construction cost was $6,027,778 USD.
A total of three race areas were created in Sagami bay. The Japanese Sea Self-Defense Forces vessels supported the race management and specially the placements of the marks.
Competition
Overview
Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
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5 | 40 | 5 | 119 | 232 | 1 |
Continents
- Africa
- Asia
- Oceania
- Europe
- Americas
Countries
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Classes (equipment)
Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
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Finn | Dinghy | 1 | 0 | + | – | – | 1952 | 4 | |
Flying Dutchman | Dinghy | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1960 | 2 | |
Star |
Keelboat | 2 | 0 | + | + | – | 1932 | 7 | |
Dragon | Keelboat | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1948 | 5 | |
5.5 Metre |
Keelboat | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 1952 | 4 |
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1964: Finn |
United States (USA) Peter Barrett |
Denmark (DEN) Henning Wind | |
1964: Flying Dutchman |
New Zealand (NZL) Helmer Pedersen Earle Wells |
Great Britain (GBR) Keith Musto Tony Morgan |
United States (USA) Harry Melges William Bentsen |
1964: Star |
Bahamas (BAH) Durward Knowles Cecil Cooke |
United States (USA) Richard Stearns Lynn Williams |
Pelle Pettersson
Holger Sundström |
1964: Dragon |
Denmark (DEN) Ole Berntsen Christian von Bülow Ole Poulsen |
United States (USA) Lowell North Richard Deaver Charles Rogers | |
1964: 5.5 Metre |
Australia (AUS) William Northam Peter O'Donnell James Sargeant |
Sweden (SWE) Lars Thörn Arne Karlsson Sture Stork |
United States (USA) John J. McNamara Joseph Batchelder Francis Scully |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Remarks
Sailing
- Stop-watches, for attachment to the knee, for each participant in the yacht races were distributed.
- A new Olympic trophy was introduced at the 1964 Summer Games (The Tokyo Trophy). It was the desire that this Trophy be awarded to those who display the highest qualities of sportsmanship. During the Tokyo Games, this new Trophy was awarded to the Flying Dutchman team of Ian Charles Winter (AUS))
- This Olympic sailing regatta had a remarkable set of Olympic reserves like: ).
Sailors
During the sailing regattas at the 1964 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
- Royalties
- Prince Bhanubanda Bira (THA), Prince of Thailand, in the Dragon
- , in the 5.5 Metre
- In the Finn
- Hubert Raudaschl (AUT), Record holder of competing in the largest number of Olympic games and sailmaker
- In the Flying Dutchman
- Keith Musto (GBR), Founder of Musto (company)
- Buddy Melges (USA), One of the most famous sailors ever
- ISAFpresident
- In the Star
- Pelle Pettersson (SWE), Yacht designer and America's Cupskipper
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- In the Dragon
- Lowell North (USA), Founder of North Sails
- In the 5.5 Metre
- Bill Northam (AUS), Chairman of Johnson & Johnson and Slazenger
- John J. McNamara (author) (USA), Author and Banker
- Robert Symonette (BAH), Future Speaker of the Bahamas "House of the Assembly"
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In Dragon:
Prinz Bhanubanda Bira -
In 5.5 Metre:Harald V of Norway
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In Flying Dutchman: Keith Musto (Picture 2008)
Notes
- ^ "Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
References
- Sailing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. sports-reference.com
- Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokio 1964, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part One (PDF).
- Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokio 1964, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part Two (PDF).
- Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokio 1964, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part One (PDF).
- Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokio 1964, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part Two (PDF).
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 – Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Tokyo 1964". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.