Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
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| 6 Metre at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| File:1952 6 Metre Gold Medalists.jpg Medalists | |
| Venue | Harmaja |
| Dates | 20–28 July |
| Competitors | 56 from 11 nations |
| Teams | 11 |
| Medalists | |
| Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| File:Sailing pictogram.svg | |
| 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
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DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
File:Mars symbol.svg = Male, File:Venus symbol.svg = 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
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
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