Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre
| 8 Metre at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
| Venue | Firth of Kiel |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–12 August |
| Competitors | 60 from 10 nations |
| Teams | 10 |
| Medalists | |
| Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-Jolle | Open | ||||
| Star | Open | ||||
| 6 Metre | Open | ||||
| 8 Metre | Open | ||||
The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.
Results
 Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Sail no.[lower-alpha 1] | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Tie breaker |
Total points[lower-alpha 2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | Rank | Pts | |||||||
 | .svg.png){kind=small} Giovanni Reggio  (ITA) | Bruno Bianchi Luigi De Manincor Domenico Mordini Enrico Poggi Luigi Poggi | Italia | I 20 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 55 | |
 |  Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen (NOR) | John Ditlev-Simonsen Lauritz Schmidt Hans Struksnæs Jacob Tullin Thams Nordahl Wallem | Silja | N 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 53 |
 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hans Howaldt (GER) | Fritz Bischoff Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Eduard Mohr Felix Scheder-Bieschin Otto Wachs | Germania III | G 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 53 |
| 4 |  Tore Holm (SWE) | Marcus Wallenberg Wilhelm Moberg Detlov von Braun Per Gedda Bo Westerberg | Ilderim | S 16 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | DSQ | 0 | 1 | 10 | 51 | |
| 5 |  Gunnar Grönblom (FIN) | Hilding Silander Gustaf Oscar Sumelius Olof Wallin Sven Grönblom Walter Kjellberg | Sheerio | L 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | DSQ | 0 | 4 | 7 | 37 | |
| 6 |  Kenneth Huson Preston (GBR) | Robert Steele Joseph Neild Compton John Noel Eddy Beryl Preston  Francis Richard W. Preston | Saskia | K 26 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 36 | |
| 7 |  Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre (ARG) | Mario Ortiz Sauze Luis Domingo Aguirre Hipolito Ezequiel Gil Elizalde Rafael Ernesto Iglesias Guillermo Peralta Ramos | Matrero II | A 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | |
| 8 |  Niels Valdemar Hansen (DEN) | Hans Tholstrup Otto Gunnar Danielsen Carl Viggo Berntsen Vagn Westerberg Kastrup Niels Schibbye | Anitra | D 1 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | DSQ | 0 | DNF | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 |  Pierre Arbaut (FRA) | Pierre Gaudermen Henri Schelcher Charles Gaulthier Henri Bachet Ernest Granier | EA II | F 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | DSQ | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 21 | |
| 10 |  Owen Churchill (USA) | Robert Sutton Carl Dorsey William Patrick Keane Jr. Frederick Williams Shick Antonia Churchill | Angelita | US 18 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | dsq | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
= Male, = Female
- ↑ Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
- ↑ The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.
Daily standings
Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics
Conditions at the Outer Course
All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.
Inner Course area at Kiel
| Date | Race | Sky | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) | Actual starting time | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1936 | I | Overcast, Occasional rain | SW | 12 | 12:05 | Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s |
| 5 Aug 1936 | II | Sunshine, Later overcast and rain | WSW | 3–4 | 10:30 | |
| 6 Aug 1936 | III | Sunny | WSW | 5–6 | 10:30 | |
| 7 Aug 1936 | IV | Slightly overcast | NE | 2 | 10:40 | Postponement due to calm |
| 8 Aug 1936 | V | Foggy later slightly overcast | NE | 2–3 | 11:45 | Postponement due to fog |
| 9 Aug 1936 | VI | Calm | ENE | 2–3 | 11:50 | Postponement due to calm |
| 10 Aug 1936 | VII | Fine | SE | 2–3 | 10:30 | |
| 12 Aug 1936 | VII | Slightly overcast | E | 4–5 | 14:05 | |
Notes
References
- (ed.) Richter, Dr. Friedrich (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume I (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V.
- (ed.) Richter, Dr. Friedrich (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume II (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V.
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 – Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Berlin 1936". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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