Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
6 Metre at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
![]() Chris Boardman-Gold medallist [1] | |
Venue | Firth of Kiel |
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Dates | August 4–12 |
Competitors | 60 from 12 nations |
Teams | 12 |
Medalists | |
Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics ![]() | |||||
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O-Jolle | Open | ||||
Star | Open | ||||
6 Metre | Open | ||||
8 Metre | Open |
The 6 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 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.
Results
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Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Sailnumber [2] | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points[3] | |||||||
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Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
![]() | ![]() ![]() | Miles Bellville ![]() Russell Harmer ![]() Charles Leaf ![]() Leonard Martin ![]() | Lalage | K 51 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 67 |
![]() | ![]() ![]() | Karsten Konow ![]() Fredrik Meyer ![]() Vaadjuv Nyqvist ![]() Alf Tveten ![]() | Lully | N 61 II | DSQ | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 66 |
![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lennart Ekdahl ![]() Martin Hindorff ![]() Torsten Lord ![]() Dagmar Salén ![]() | May Be | S 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | DNF | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 62 |
4 | ![]() ![]() | Claudio Bincaz ![]() German Julio Frers ![]() Edelf Ernesto Hosmann ![]() Jorge Luis Linck ![]() | Wiking | A 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 52 |
5 | ![]() ![]() | Giuliano Oberti ![]() Massimo Oberti ![]() Giovanni Stampa ![]() Giuseppe Volpi ![]() | Esperia | I 52 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 50 |
6 | ![]() ![]() | Dietrich Christensen ![]() Kurt Frey ![]() Theodor Thomsen ![]() Haimar Wedemeyer ![]() | Gustel V | G 25 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 | DSQ | 0 | 1 | 12 | DSQ | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 49 |
7 | ![]() ![]() | Yngve Pacius ![]() Ragnar Stenbaeck ![]() Helger Rafael Sumkus ![]() Lars Winqvist ![]() | Lyn | L 17 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | DSQ | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 43 |
8 | ![]() ![]() | Ansco Dokkum ![]() Kees Jonker ![]() Herman Looman ![]() Ernst Moltzer ![]() | De Ruyter | H 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 42 |
9 | ![]() ![]() | Morgan Adams ![]() Charles Speed Garner ![]() Carl C. Paul ![]() John Wallace ![]() | Mystry | US 57 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | DNF | 0 | 37 |
10 | ![]() ![]() | Yves Baudrier ![]() Claude de Desouches ![]() Gerard Piolec ![]() Jacques Ranbaud ![]() | Qu’Importe | F50 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
11 | ![]() ![]() | Jozef Klemens Langowski ![]() Alfons Olszewski ![]() Juliusz Wladyslaw Sieradzki ![]() Stanislaw Zalewski ![]() | Danuta | PZ 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 2 | DNF | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
12 | ![]() ![]() | Frederic Firmenich ![]() Georges Firmenich ![]() Louis Gelbert ![]() Alexandre Noverraz ![]() | Ylliam III | Z 21 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | 0 |
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
= Male,
= Female
Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 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.
Date | Race | Sky | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) | Actual starting time | Remark |
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04-AUG-1936 | I | Overcast, Occasional rain | SW | 12 | 12:05 | Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s |
05-AUG-1936 | II | Sunshine, Later overcast and rain | WSW | 3-4 | 10:30 | |
06-AUG-1936 | III | Sunny | WSW | 5-6 | 10:30 | |
07-AUG-1936 | IV | Slightly overcast | NE | 2 | 10:40 | Postponement due to calm |
08-AUG-1936 | V | Foggy later slightly overcast | NE | 2-3 | 11:45 | Postponement due to fog |
09-AUG-1936 | VI | Calm | ENE | 2-3 | 11:50 | Postponement due to calm |
10-AUG-1936 | VII | Fine | SE | 2-3 | 10:30 |
Notes
- ↑ Since the possible confusion between the Olympic salute and the Hitler salute, Medal winners making a salute are not incorporated.
- ↑ Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
- ↑ The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.
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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