Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 18' Dinghy

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.

18' Dinghy[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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
Francis Richards,
Thomas Hedberg		  Great Britain
Sailing at the
1920 Summer Olympics
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

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 medals1

Course area
18' Dinghy 1920 Olympic Course Area
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]
DateMax temperatureWind speedAverage wind direction
7 July 1920Unknown

Final results[2]

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

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
 Great Britain Francis RichardsThomas HedbergBratDNF2DNC2DNC2DNC28

    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

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

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

    "Antwerp 1920". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.

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