Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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

Line drawings of the 6 Metre (1907 Rule and 1919 Rule)
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors18 from 2 nations
Teams6
Medalists
   Belgium
   Norway
   Norway
   Belgium
   Norway
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 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 6 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 6 Metre.

Race schedule[2]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions   Event finals   Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
6 Metre
Total gold medals 2

Course area

6 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.

6 Metre International Rule 1907


Rank
Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st Belgium
Émile CornellieFrédéric Bruynseels
Florimond Cornellie
Edelweiß 2 2 1 1 2 2 - -5
2nd Norway
Einar TorgersenLeif Erichsen
Andreas Knudsen
Marmi DNF 4 2 2 1 1 - -7
3rd Norway
Henrik AgersborgEinar Berntsen
Trygve Pedersen
Stella 1 1 4 4 4 4 1 110
4 Belgium
Louis DepièreRaymond Bauwens
Willy Valcke
Suzy 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 211

    Legend: DNF – Did not finish;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1907) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    6 Metre International Rule 1919


    Rank
    Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
    Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
    1st Norway
    Andreas BreckePaal Kaasen
    Ingolf Rød
    Jo 1 1 1 1 2 24
    2nd Belgium
    Léon HuybrechtsCharles van den Bussche
    John Klotz
    Tan-Fe-Pah 2 2 2 2 1 15

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1919) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    Other information

    Sailors

    During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:

    6 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games
    Emile Cornellie (BEL) 
    Florimond Cornellie (BEL) 
    Andreas Brecke (NOR) 
    Léon Huybrechts (BEL) 

    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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