Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 10 Metre

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10-Metre[1]
at the Games of the V Olympiad
10 Metre at the 1912 Olympics.svg
Line drawing of the 10-Metre
VenueNynäshamn
DatesFirst race: 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20)
Last race: 22 July 1912 (1912-07-22)
Competitors28 from 3 nations
Teams4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Filip Ericsson, Carl Hellström, Paul Isberg, Humbert Lundén, Herman Nyberg, Harry Rosenswärd, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harry Wahl, Waldemar Björkstén, Jacob Björnström, Bror Brenner, Allan Franck, Erik Lindh, Juho Aarne Pekkalainen  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Esper Beloselsky, Ernest Brasche, Karl Lindholm, Nikolay Pushnitsky, Aleksandr Rodionov, Iosif Shomaker, Philipp Strauch  Russian Empire
1920 →

The 10 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. 28 sailors, on 4 boats, from 3 nation entered.

Race schedule[1][]

 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Tie breakers  ●  Closing ceremony
Date July
19
Fri
20
Sat
21
Sun
22
Mon
23
Tue
24
Wed
25
Thu
26
Fri
27
Sat
10-Metre International races
Total gold medals 1
Ceremonies

Course area and course configuration[]

For the 10-Metre Course A was used.[1]

1912 Olympic Course Area & courses

Weather conditions[1][]

Date Race Deiscription Wind speed Wind direction Start
20-JUL-1912 1 Beautiful weather with a light easterly breeze. 5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
9 knots (17 km/h)
ENE Wind.svg 11:15
21-JUL-1912 2 Only a light breeze was blowing in the morning. 4 knots (7.4 km/h) -
6 knots (11 km/h)
NNE Wind.svg 11:15
22-JUL-1912 3 As beautiful as could be with very light winds 5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
7 knots (13 km/h)
ENE Wind.svg 11:00

Final results[2][3][]

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

  • There was one sail-off between Nina and Gallia II for place 2 & 3.

Daily standings[]

Graph showing the daily standings in the 10 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics

Notes[]

In the 10 Metre was chosen for this Olympics above the 7 Metre since 10 Metre outnumbered the 7 Metre in boats build.

Other information[]

Prizes[]

The following Commemorative Plaque were handed out by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owners of:

  1. Kitty:
  2. Nina: Harry Wahl
  3. Gallia II:

Further reading[]

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 – 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d The Swedish Olympic Committee (1913). Erik Bergvall (ed.). The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 – Official Report (PDF). Wahlström & Widstrand. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

"Stockholm 1912". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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