Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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6-Metre[1]
at the Games of the V Olympiad
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Line drawing of the 6-Metre
Venue Nynäshamn
Dates First race: 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20)
Last race: 22 July 1912 (1912-07-22)
Competitors 18 from 5 nations
Teams 6
Medalists
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1st Gaston Thubé,
Amédée Thubé,
Jacques Thubé
 France
2nd Hans Meulengracht-Madsen,
Steen Herschend,
Sven Thomsen
 Denmark
3rd Eric Sandberg,
Otto Aust,
Harald Sandberg
 Sweden
← 1908
1920 →
Sailing at the
 1912 Summer Olympics 
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6 Metre Open
8 Metre Open
10 Metre Open
12 Metre Open

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-off's. 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 5 nation entered.

Race schedule[1]

 ●  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

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

1912 Olympic Course Area & courses

Weather conditions [1]

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)
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21 July 1912 2 Light breeze in the morning 4 knots (7.4 km/h) -
6 knots (11 km/h)
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22 July 1912 3 Very light winds 5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
7 knots (13 km/h)
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Final results[2][3]

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

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Rank
Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1 France
Gold medal icon blank.svg Gaston Thubé Silver medal icon blank.svg Amédée Thubé
Silver medal icon blank.svg Jacques Thubé
Mac Miche 2:35:20 3 2:23:44 7 2:38:48 7
2 Denmark
Silver medal icon blank.svg Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Silver medal icon blank.svg Steen Herschend
Silver medal icon blank.svg Sven Thomsen
Nurdug II 2:34:41 7 2:26:07 3 2:41:40 3
3 Sweden
File:Bronze medal icon blank.svg Eric Sandberg File:Bronze medal icon blank.svg Otto Aust
File:Bronze medal icon blank.svg 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

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

Country Boatsname
 Denmark Nurdug
 Finland Phoebé
23x15px Russia Schkitz

Other information

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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References

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