Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8-Metre[1]
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Line drawing of the 8-Metre
VenueNynäshamn
DatesFirst race: 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20)
Last race: 22 July 1912 (1912-07-22)
Competitors36 from 4 nations
Teams7
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thoralf Glad, Thomas Aas, Andreas Brecke, Torleiv Corneliussen, Christian Jebe  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bengt Heyman, Emil Henriques, Alvar Thiel, Herbert Westermark, Nils Westermark  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bertil Tallberg, Arthur Ahnger, Emil Lindh, Gunnar Tallberg, Georg Westling  Finland

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-off's. 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 5 nations entered.

Race schedule[1]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Tie breakers  Closing ceremony
Date July
19
Fri
20
Sat
21
Sun
22
Mon
23
Tue
24
Wed
25
Thu
26
Fri
27
Sat
8-Metre International races
Total gold medals1
Ceremonies

Course area and course configuration

For the 8-Metre Course B was used.[1]

1912 Olympic Course Area & courses

Weather conditions[1]

DateRaceDescriptionWind speedWind directionStart
20 July 19121Light easterly breeze5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
9 knots (17 km/h)
11:30
21 July 19122Light breeze in the morning4 knots (7.4 km/h) -
6 knots (11 km/h)
11:30
22 July 19123Very light winds5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
7 knots (13 km/h)
11:10

Final results[2][3]

The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Race 3
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
1  Norway Thoralf GladThomas Aas
Andreas Brecke
Torleiv Corneliussen
Christian Jebe
Taifun2:15:5972:12:597
2  Sweden Bengt HeymanEmil Henriques
Alvar Thiel
Herbert Westermark
Nils Westermark
Sans Atout2:16:4032:16:0402:26:447
3  Finland Bertil TallbergArthur Ahnger
Emil Lindh
Gunnar Tallberg
Georg Westling
Lucky Girl2:21:0302:14:5032:27:413
4  Finland Gustaf EstlanderCurt Andstén
Jarl Andstén
Carl-Oscar Girsén
Bertel Juslén
Örn2:17:2812:14:541
5  Russian Empire Herman von AdlerbergJohan Farber
Vladimir Yelevich
Vladimir Lurasov
Nikolay Podgornov
Bylina2:27:5902:21:430
5  Russian Empire Vyatcheslav KuzmichevYevgeny Kun
Yevgeny Lomach
Viktor Markov
Pavel Pavlov
Norman2:18:5202:16:150
5  Sweden Fritz SjöqvistJohan Sjöqvist
Ragnar Gripe
Thorsten Grönfors
Gunnar Månsson
Emil Hagström
K.S.S.S.2:23:4602:16:330
  • There was one sail-off between Sans Atout and Lucky Girl for place 2 & 3.

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics

Notes

In the 8 Metre there was one spare boat:

CountryBoatsname
 SwedenLucie IV

Other information

Prizes

The following Commemorative Plaque were handed out by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owners of:

Further reading

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 – 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

References

  1. The Swedish Olympic Committee (1913). Erik Bergvall (ed.). The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 – Official Report (PDF). Wahlström & Widstrand. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Stockholm 1912". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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