Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
Sailing at the Olympics
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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
![]() | ![]() ![]() | Julian Roosevelt | Llanoria | 4 | 540 | 1 | 1142 | 1 | 1142 | 8 | 239 | 3 | 665 | 1 | 1142 | 5058 | 4870 | ||
![]() | ![]() ![]() | Tor Arneberg ![]() Johan Ferner ![]() Erik Heiberg ![]() Carl Mortensen ![]() | Elisabeth X | 1 | 1142 | 4 | 540 | 2 | 841 | 4 | 540 | 1 | 1142 | 5 | 443 | 4790 | 4648 | ||
![]() | ![]() ![]() | Paul Sjöberg ![]() Ragnar Jansson ![]() Jonas Konto ![]() Rolf Turkka ![]() | Ralia [n 4] | 3 | 665 | 6 | 364 | 3 | 665 | 5 | 443 | 1 | 1142 | 3 | 665 | 3944 | 3944 | ||
4 | ![]() ![]() | Martin Hindorff ![]() Torsten Lord ![]() Lars Lundström ![]() Carl Robert Ameln ![]() | May Be VII | 2 | 841 | 5 | 443 | 3 | 665 | 2 | 841 | 5 | 443 | 4 | 540 | 3773 | 3773 | ||
5 | ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() | Antonio Cosentino ![]() Pietro Reggio ![]() Giusto Spigno ![]() Andrea Ferrari ![]() | Ciocca | 5 | 443 | 5 | 443 | 7 | 297 | 4 | 540 | 4 | 540 | 7 | 297 | 2857 | 2560 | ||
9 | ![]() ![]() | Robert Steele ![]() Frank Murdoch ![]() Franklin Woodroffe ![]() Martin Sharp ![]() | Titia | 7 | 297 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 7 | 297 | 1901 | 1800 | ||
10 | ![]() ![]() | Hans Kadelbach ![]() Paul-Heinrich Lange ![]() Götz von Mirbach ![]() Andreas Howaldt ![]() | Nirwana | 7 | 297 | 9 | 188 | 10 | 142 | 9 | 188 | 9 | 188 | 9 | 188 | 1333 | 1191 | ||
11 | ![]() ![]() | 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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/1952_6_Metre_Positions_during_the_serie.png)
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
- ^ a b c The crew and alternates are from the U.S. Olympic Committee's report, which includes a photograph of "Messrs. Whiton, Ridder, Gubelmann, Roosevelt, and Morgan" at the medal ceremony, and omits Emelyn Whiton from its list of U.S. medalists.[2] The Helsinki Organizing Committee's report lists Emelyn Whiton as a participant, omitting Gubelmann and Merle-Smith altogether.[3]
- ^ 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.