Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
| 6 Metre at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Silver medalist | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Torbay | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–12 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 64 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| Firefly | Open |
| Star | Open |
| Swallow | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
| 6 Metre | Open |
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 64 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.[1]
Results[]
 Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Crew [2] | Yachtname [3] |
Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points [4] |
Total -1 [5] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
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 Herman Whiton  (USA) |
Alfred Loomis James Weekes James Smith Michael Mooney |
Llanoria | 4 | 540 | 1 | 1142 | 1 | 1142 | 3 | 665 | 1 | 1142 | 2 | 841 | 5711 | 5472 | ||
 |
 Enrique Sieburger, Sr. (ARG) |
Emilio Homps Rodolfo Rivademar Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Enrique Sieburger, Jr. Julio Sieburger |
Djinn | 3 | 665 | 3 | 665 | 3 | 665 | 2 | 841 | 1 | 1142 | 1 | 1142 | 5660 | 5120 | ||
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 Tore Holm (SWE) |
Carl-Robert Ameln Martin Hindorff Torsten Lord Gösta Salén |
Ali baba II | 5 | 443 | 2 | 841 | 2 | 841 | 1 | 1142 | 3 | 665 | 11 | 101 | 4033 | 4033 | ||
| 4 |  Magnus Konow (NOR) |
Anders Evensen Lars Skage Musæus Håkon Solem Ragnar Hargreaves |
Apache | 8 | 239 | 9 | 188 | 5 | 443 | 2 | 841 | 2 | 841 | 3 | 665 | 3217 | 3217 | ||
| 5 |  Howden Hume (GBR) |
Douglas Hume Bonar Hardie Hamish Hardie Harry Hunter |
Johan | 7 | 297 | 4 | 540 | 7 | 297 | 4 | 540 | 3 | 665 | 4 | 540 | 3118 | 2879 | ||
| 6 |  Louis Franck (BEL) |
Émile Hayoit Willy Huybrechts Henri Van Riel Willy van Rompaey |
Lalage | 1 | 1142 | 8 | 239 | 9 | 188 | 5 | 443 | 7 | 297 | 5 | 443 | 2853 | 2752 | ||
| 7 |  Henri Copponex (SUI) |
Andre Firmenich Émile Lachapelle Charles Stern Marcel Stern [6] [6] Louis Noverraz[6] |
Ylliam VII | 2 | 841 | 6 | 364 | 7 | 297 | 4 | 540 | 9 | 188 | 6 | 364 | 2736 | 2594 | ||
| 8 |  Giovanni Reggio (ITA) |
Renato Costentino Beppe Croce Luigi Poggi Enrico Poggi Federico de Luca[6] Giorgio Audizio[6] |
Ciocca II | 6 | 364 | 5 | 443 | 6 | 364 | 7 | 297 | 5 | 443 | 9 | 188 | 2099 | 2099 | ||
| 9 |  Ernst Westerlund (FIN) |
Rote Hellström Ragnar Jansson Adolf Konto Rolf Turkka Valo Urho |
Raili [7] | 9 | 188 | 7 | 297 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 1833 | 1691 | ||
| 10 |  Troels la Cour (DEN) |
Bruno Clausen Svend Iversen René la Cour Hans Sørensen [6] Eyvin Schiøttz[6] |
Morena | 10 | 142 | 5 | 443 | 4 | 540 | 10 | 142 | 10 | 142 | 8 | 239 | 1749 | 1648 | ||
| 11 |  Albert Cadot (FRA) |
Jean Castel Claude Desouches Robert Lacarrière François Laverne |
La bandera | 9 | 188 | 6 | 364 | 10 | 142 | 11 | 101 | 9 | 188 | 7 | 297 | 1381 | 1280 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
Daily standings[]
Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre Class 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.
Race area's at Torbay
Courses at Torbay
Notes[]
- ^ "Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics: 6 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Per yacht a maximum of four crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
- ^ Four of the boats including gold medal winning Llanoria and silver medal winning Djinn will also compete in the 1952 competition.
- ^ The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ Total after applying discard.
- ^ a b c d e f g Reserve team member.
- ^ Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.
Further reading[]
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (pdf).
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- "Olympics, 1948". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Categories:
- Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- 6 Metre (keelboat)