Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Silver medalist
VenueTorbay
Dates3–12 August
Competitors64 from 11 nations
Teams11
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Herman Whiton
Alfred Loomis
James Weekes
James Smith
Michael Mooney		  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Enrique Sieburger, Sr.
Emilio Homps
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Rodolfo Rivademar
Enrique Sieburger, Jr.
Julio Sieburger		  Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tore Holm
Torsten Lord
Martin Hindorff
Carl-Robert Ameln
Gösta Salén		  Sweden
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Sailing at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 64 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.[1]

Results

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Rank 		Helmsman (Country) Crew [2] Yachtname
[3] 		Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[4] 		Total
-1
[5]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Herman Whiton  (USA) Alfred Loomis
James Weekes
James Smith
Michael Mooney 		Llanoria 4 540 1 1142 1 1142 3 665 8 239 1 1142 2 841 5711 5472
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Enrique Sieburger, Sr.  (ARG) Emilio Homps
Rodolfo Rivademar
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Enrique Sieburger, Jr.
Julio Sieburger 		Djinn 3 665 3 665 3 665 2 841 1 1142 4 540 1 1142 5660 5120
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tore Holm  (SWE) Carl-Robert Ameln
Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Gösta Salén 		Ali baba II 5 443 2 841 2 841 1 1142 3 665 DSQ 0 11 101 4033 4033
4  Magnus Konow  (NOR) Anders Evensen
Lars Skage Musæus
Håkon Solem
Ragnar Hargreaves 		Apache 8 239 DNS 0 9 188 5 443 2 841 2 841 3 665 3217 3217
5  Howden Hume  (GBR) Douglas Hume
Bonar Hardie
Hamish Hardie
Harry Hunter 		Johan 7 297 4 540 8 239 7 297 4 540 3 665 4 540 3118 2879
6  Louis Franck  (BEL) Émile Hayoit
Willy Huybrechts
Henri Van Riel
Willy Van Rompaey 		Lalage 1 1142 8 239 11 101 9 188 5 443 7 297 5 443 2853 2752
7  Henri Copponex  (SUI) André Firmenich
Émile Lachapelle
Charles Stern
Marcel Stern
P. Bonnet[6]
R. Fehlmann[6]
Louis Noverraz[6] 		Ylliam VII 2 841 6 364 7 297 4 540 9 188 6 364 10 142 2736 2594
8  Giovanni Reggio  (ITA) Renato Costentino
Beppe Croce
Luigi Poggi
Enrico Poggi
Federico De Luca[6]
Giorgio Audizio[6] 		Ciocca II 6 364 DNS 0 5 443 6 364 7 297 5 443 9 188 2099 2099
9  Ernst Westerlund  (FIN) Rote Hellström
Ragnar Jansson
Adolf Konto
Rolf Turkka
Valo Urho 		Raili [7] 9 188 7 297 10 142 8 239 6 364 8 239 6 364 1833 1691
10  Troels la Cour  (DEN) Bruno Clausen
Svend Iversen
René la Cour
Hans Sørensen
A. Eiermann[6]
Eyvin Schiøttz[6] 		Morena 10 142 5 443 4 540 11 101 10 142 10 142 8 239 1749 1648
11  Albert Cadot  (FRA) Jean Castel
Claude Desouches
Robert Lacarrière
François Laverne 		La bandera 11 101 9 188 6 364 10 142 11 101 9 188 7 297 1381 1280

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre Class during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay

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A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.

Race area's at Torbay
Courses at Torbay

Notes

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  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics: 6 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ Per yacht a maximum of four crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
  3. ^ Four of the boats including gold medal winning Llanoria and silver medal winning Djinn will also compete in the 1952 competition.
  4. ^ The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
  5. ^ Total after applying discard.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Reserve team member.
  7. ^ Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.

Further reading

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