Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 8 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 19 sailors, on 4 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 8 Metre.

8 Metre[1] at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawings of the 8 Metre (1907 Rule and 1919 Rule)
Venue	Belgium, Ostend
Dates	First race: 7 July 1920 Last race: 9 July 1920
Competitors	19 from 2 nations
Teams	4
Medalists
(1907 Rule) Carl Ringvold, Thorleif Holbye, Alf Jacobsen, Kristoffer Olsen, Tellef Wagle  Norway (1919 Rule) Magnus Konow, Thorleif Christoffersen, Reidar Marthiniussen, Ragnar Vik  Norway (1919 Rule) Jens Salvesen, Finn Schiander, Lauritz Schmidt, Nils Thomas, Ralph Tschudi  Norway (1919 Rule) Albert Grisar, Willy de l'Arbre, Georges Hellebuyck, Léopold Standaert, Henri Weewauters  Belgium

Race schedule[2]

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Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

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Event finals

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Closing ceremony

Date	July
	7th Wed	8th Thu	9th Fri	10th Sat
8 Metre	●	●	●	●
Total gold medals				2

Course area

8 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas

Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

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

Final results[2]

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

8 Metre International Rule 1907

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Norway	Carl Ringvold	Thorleif Holbye Alf Jacobsen Kristoffer Olsen Tellef Wagle	Irene	Sailed over	1	Sailed over	1	2

8 Metre International Rule 1919

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Norway	Magnus Konow	Thorleif Christoffersen Reidar Marthiniussen Ragnar Vik	Sildra	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
	Norway	Jens Salvesen	Finn Schiander Lauritz Schmidt Nils Thomas Ralph Tschudi	Lyn	2	2	2	2	2	2	6
	Belgium	Albert Grisar	Willy de l'Arbre Georges Hellebuyck Léopold Standaert Henri Weewauters	Antwerpia V	3	3	3	3	3	3	9

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre (1919) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

Notes

• Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.
• Two type of 8 Metre classes were used. Those measured under the International Rule 1907 and one under the International Rule 1919.

Other information

Sailors

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

8 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games

• 
  Carl Ringvold (NOR)
• 
  Thorleif Holbye (NOR)
• 
  Magnus Konow (NOR)

Podium (1919 Rule)

Medalists 8 Metre, International Rule 1919

• 
   Norway Lyn
• 
   Norway Sildra
• 
   Belgium Antwerpia V

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2018)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

References

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

"Antwerp 1920". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.