Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 18' Dinghy

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18' Dinghy[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
18' Dinghy.svg
Line drawing of the 18' Dinghy
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Competitors2 from 1 nation
Teams1
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Francis Richards,
Thomas Hedberg		  Great Britain
Sailing at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Sailing pictogram.svg
One design (Monotype)
12' DinghyOpen
18' DinghyOpen
Jauge chemin de fer
6.5 MetreOpen
8.5 MetreOpen (no entries)
Skerry cruiser
30m2Open
40m2Open
International rule
6 MetreOpen
7 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen
9 MetreOpen (no entries)
10 MetreOpen
12 MetreOpen
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The 18' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled. 2 sailors, on 1 boats, from 1 nation entered.

Race schedule[2][]

 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed		 8th
Thu		 9th
Fri		 10th
Sat
18' Dinghy ● ● ● ●
Total gold medals 1

Course area[]

18' Dinghy 1920 Olympic Course Area
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1][]

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

Final results[2][]

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

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain Francis Richards Thomas Hedberg Brat DNF 2 DNC 2 DNC 2 DNC 2 8

Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish;

Notes[]

  • This was probably the least interesting race in the history of Olympic Sailing. Only one competitor showed up in one of the planned races and failed to finish.

Other information[]

18' Dinghy picture[]

The only sailing picture of the Olympic 18' Dinghy
  • 18 foot dinghy 3.jpg

Further reading[]

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

References[]

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

"Antwerp 1920". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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