Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 18' Dinghy

18' Dinghy^[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
18' Dinghy; at the Games of the VII Olympiad
	Line drawing of the 18' Dinghy
Venue	Belgium, Ostend
Dates	First race: 7 July 1920; Last race: 7 July 1920
Competitors	2 from 1 nation
Teams	1
Medalists

The 18' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled. 2 sailors, on 1 boats, from 1 nation entered.

Race schedule^[2]

●	Opening ceremony	●	Event competitions	●	Event finals	●	Closing ceremony

18' Dinghy 1920 Olympic Course Area

Ostend, Belgium

Date	Max temperature	Wind speed	Average wind direction
7 July 1920	Unknown

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

Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish;

This was probably the least interesting event in the history of Olympic sailing: only one competitor turned up, and in the first of the planned races they failed to finish, not appearing for the remaining three.
Richards and Hedberg joined Stan Rowley (in the 1900 5000m team race) in winning an Olympic gold medal despite not finishing their event.

The only sailing picture of the Olympic 18' Dinghy

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

"Antwerp 1920". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.