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Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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6 Metre[1]
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Line drawing of the 6 Metre
VenueLos Angeles Harbor
DatesFirst race: August 5, 1932 (1932-08-05)
Last race: August 11, 1932 (1932-08-11)
Competitors14 from 3 nations
Teams3
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tore Holm
Martin Hindorff
Olle Åkerlund
Åke Bergqvist
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Carlson
Temple Ashbrook
Frederic Conant
Charles Smith
Donald Wills Douglas Jr.
Emmett Davis
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philip Rogers
Jerry Wilson
Gardner Boultbee
Ken Glass
 Canada
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The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Six races were scheduled plus possible tie breakers. 15 sailors, on 3 boats, from 3 nation competed.[2]

Race schedule[1]

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 ●  Event competitions  ●  Final race
Date August
5th
Fri
6th
Sat
7th
Sun
8th
Mon
9th
Tue
10th
Wed
6 Metre
Total gold medals 1

Course area and course configuration

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The courses had been well prepared. The marks were laid by the United States Lighthouse Service in the form of large Government. Visiting yachts were kept at a safe distance from the racing boats by the US Coast Guard. Tows were arranged by the US Navy to and from Los Angeles Harbor to the race area. The 6 Metre sailed outside the breakwater.

1932 Olympic Course Areas and Course Configurations
OpenStreetMap view of the current map of Los Angeles. Projected are the 1932 Olympic courses of the 6 Metre (Blue Area).
6 Metre course (8nm).
6 Metre course (10nm).
6 Metre course (8nm).
6 Metre course (6nm).

Weather conditions [3]

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Date Race Wind Wind direction Details
5-AUG-1932 1st Race Heavy
6-AUG-1932 2nd Race Light Freshening to
7-AUG-1932 3rd Race Fresh Increased to 20 knots (10 m/s)
8-AUG-1932 4th Race 20 knots (10 m/s)
9-AUG-1932 5th Race Light
10-AUG-1932 6th Race Light Freshening

Final results[1]

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Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden Tore Holm Martin Hindorff
Olle Åkerlund
Åke Bergqvist
Bissbi 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States Robert Carlson Temple Ashbrook
Frederic Conant
Emmett Davis
Donald Wills Douglas Jr.
Charles Smith
Gallant 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada Philip Rogers Gardner Boultbee
Ken Glass
Jerry Wilson
Caprice 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 DNS 0 DNS 0 6

DNS – Did not start;

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1932 Summer Olympics

Notes

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  • For this event one yacht from each country, crewed by a maximum of 5 amateurs (maximum number of substitutes 5) was allowed.[1]
  • This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out that only men participated.[citation needed]

Other information

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During the Sailing regattas at the 1932 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the 6 Metre:

Further reading

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  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  • "Sailing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games:Mixed 6 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  • "Los Angeles 1932". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympics, 1932". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d (ed.) Browne, Francis Granger (1933). "Official Report of the Games of the X Olympiad" (PDF). Los Angeles: Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U. S. A. 1932, LTD. Retrieved 7 May 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ transcribed by Barbara Beigel Vosbury (2006). "1932 Olympics Report". ISCYRA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.[permanent dead link]