Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 7 Metre

The 7 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 8 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 7 Metre.

7 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawings of the 7 Metre
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors8 from 2 nations
Teams2
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cyril Wright, Dorothy Wright,
Robert Coleman, William Maddison
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Johan Faye, Sten Abel,
Christian Dick, Niels Neilsen
 Norway
← 1908
Discontinued →

Race schedule[2] edit

 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
7 Metre
Total gold medals 1

Course area edit

7 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1] edit

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

Final results[2] edit

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
    Great Britain Cyril Wright   Robert Coleman  
William Maddison  
Dorothy Wright  
Ancora 2 2 1 1 1 1 4
    Norway Johan Faye   Sten Abel  
Christian Dick  
Niels Nielsen  
Fornebo 1 1 2 2 2 2 5

Legend:
Gender:   – male;   – female;

Daily standings edit

 
Graph showing the daily standings in the 7 Metre during the 1920 Summer Olympics

Notes edit

  • Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.

Other information edit

Sailors edit

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

Further reading edit

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

References edit

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

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