Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Firefly

The Firefly was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 21 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.[1]

Firefly
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Gold medalist
VenueTorbay
Dates3–12 August
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Teams21
Medalists
Paul Elvstrøm  Denmark
Ralph Evans  United States
Koos de Jong  Netherlands

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Sailnumber [2] Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[3]
Total
-1
[4]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
 Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN)486DNF066453946113825724114231142355435543
 Ralph Evans  (USA)501211223946133099469114235724572457175408
 Koos de Jong  (NED)49866455724171934821394639462112253975204
4 Rickard Sarby  (SWE)495852011423757811423DSQ0113821427746034603
5 Paul McLaughlin  (CAN)4835724946985202112221122DSQ0757845354535
6 Felix Sienra Castellanos  (URU)502133092112257248520104239469482143884079
7 Jean-Jacques Herbulot  (FRA)49111423757811382DSQ012344211221621940684068
8 Pierre Van Der Haeghen  (BEL)485394614277152475724664548211524739073660
9 Arthur McDonald  (GBR)50310423482118168394675788520DNF034563456
10 Alfons Oswald  (SUI)494142771719311423171931816813309852030832915
11 Wolfgang Richter  (BRA)4987578DNF0664519144482115247946929042904
12 Morits Skaugen  (NOR)4921914413309946913309142777578394630322888
13 João Tito  (POR)50015247104231042375788520142771138228502603
14 Livio Spanghero  (ITA)497171931524748211042311382171931234426032410
15 Erik Palmgreen  (FIN)48111382DNF021122DNF0152476645DNF023962396
16 Jimmy Mooney  (IRL)4934821852014277152471330918168DNF023422342
17 Jorge Brauer  (ARG)49616219DNF0123446645DNF010423664522762276
18 Robert French  (AUS)490181681138219144162199469123441042321492005
19 Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende  (ESP)484946912344162191234419144DNF01330918291829
20 Herbert McWilliams  (RSA)4871234416219DNF0142771621916219DNF012781278
21 Harald von Musil  (AUT)49920122DNF0DNF0181681719319144DNF0627627

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Firefly during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.

Notes

  1. "Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Firefly), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. For identification on pictures.
  3. The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
  4. Total after applying discard.

References

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