Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6.5 Metre

6.5 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad

Line drawing of the 6.5 Metre
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors2 from 2 nations
Teams6
Medalists
   Netherlands
   France
Sailing at the
 1920 Summer Olympics 
One design (Monotype)
12' Dinghy Open
18' Dinghy Open
Jauge chemin de fer
6.5 Metre Open
8.5 Metre Open (No entries)
Skerry cruiser
30m2 Open
40m2 Open
International rule
6 Metre Open
7 Metre Open
8 Metre Open
9 Metre Open (No entries)
10 Metre Open
12 Metre Open

The 6.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled. 6 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nation entered.

Race schedule[2]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions   Event finals   Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
6.5 Metre
Total gold medals 1

Course area

6.5 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

DateMax temperatureWind speedAverage wind direction
7 July 1920Unknown
8 July 1920Unknown
9 July 1920Unknown

Final results[2]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st Netherlands
Joop CarpBerend Carp
Petrus Wernink
Oranje CAN 0 1 1 1 12
2nd France
Albert WeilRobert Monier
Félix Picon
Rose Pompon CAN 0 2 2 2 24

    Legend: CAN – Race cancelled;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6.5 Metre during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    Other information

    Sailors

    During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

    6.5 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games
    Joop Carp 
    Berend Carp 

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    2. 1 2 "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

    "Antwerp 1920". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 

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