Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6-Metre[1]
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Line drawing of the 6-Metre
VenueNynäshamn
DatesFirst race: 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20)
Last race: 22 July 1912 (1912-07-22)
Competitors18 from 5 nations
Teams6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gaston Thubé,
Amédée Thubé,
Jacques Thubé		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hans Meulengracht-Madsen,
Steen Herschend,
Sven Thomsen		  Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eric Sandberg,
Otto Aust,
Harald Sandberg		  Sweden
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Sailing at the
1912 Summer Olympics
6 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen
10 MetreOpen
12 MetreOpen

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

Race schedule[1]

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 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Sail-off's  ●  Closing ceremony
Date July
19
Fri		 20
Sat		 21
Sun		 22
Mon		 23
Tue		 24
Wed		 25
Thu		 26
Fri		 27
Sat
6-Metre ● ● ● International races
Total gold medals 1
Ceremonies ● ●

Course area and course configuration

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For the 6-Metre Course B was used.[1]

1912 Olympic Course Area & courses

Weather conditions [1]

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Date Race Description Wind speed Wind direction Start
20 July 1912 1 Light easterly breeze 5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
9 knots (17 km/h)		 11:45
21 July 1912 2 Light breeze in the morning 4 knots (7.4 km/h) -
6 knots (11 km/h)		 11:45
22 July 1912 3 Very light winds 5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
7 knots (13 km/h)		 11:45

Final results[2][3]

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

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1  France Gaston Thubé Amédée Thubé
Jacques Thubé		 Mac Miche 2:35:20 3 2:23:44 7 2:38:48 7
2  Denmark Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Steen Herschend
Sven Thomsen		 Nurdug II 2:34:41 7 2:26:07 3 2:41:40 3
3  Sweden Eric Sandberg Otto Aust
Harald Sandberg		 Kerstin 2:44:54 0 2:26:44 1 2:42:32 7
4  Sweden Olof Mark Edvin Hagberg
Jonas Jonsson		 Sass 2:37:01 1 2:30:24 0 2:44:11 3
5  Finland Ernst Estlander Torsten Sandelin
Gunnar Stenbäck		 Finn II 2:39:33 0 2:31:02 0
5  Norway Edvard Christensen Hans Christiansen
Eigil Christiansen		 Sonja II 2:39:48 0 2:30:39 0
  • There were two sail-off's. One between Mac Miche and Nurdug II and one between Kerstin and Sass.
  • There was no sail-off between Finn II and Sonja II.

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics

Notes

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In the 6 Metre there was a 'No show' of three boats:

Country Boatsname
 Denmark Nurdug
 Finland Phoebé
 Russian Empire Schkitz

Other information

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Prizes

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Challenge Cup
  1. Mac Miche: Gaston Thubé & G. Fitau
  2. Nurdug II: Otto Reedz-Thott
  3. Kerstin: Dan Broström

Further reading

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  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  • "Olympics, 1912". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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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