Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 40m² Skerry cruiser

The 40m2 Skerry Cruiser was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 8 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation entered in the 40m2 Skerry cruiser.

40m2 Skerry cruiser[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawings of the 40m2 Skerry cruiser
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors8 from 1 nation
Teams2
Medalists
Tore Holm, Yngve Holm, Axel Rydin, Georg Tengwall  Sweden
Gustaf Svensson, Percy Almstedt, Erik Mellbin, Ragnar Svensson  Sweden

Race schedule[2]

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
40m2 Skerry cruiser
Total gold medals1

Course area

40m2 Skerry cruiser 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

DateMax temperatureWind speedAverage wind direction
7 July 1920Unknown
8 July 1920Unknown
9 July 1920Unknown

Final results[2]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Race 3Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
 Sweden Tore HolmYngve Holm
Axel Rydin
Georg Tengwall
Sif1121114
 Sweden Gustaf SvenssonPercy Almstedt
Erik Mellbin
Ragnar Svensson
Elsie2211225

Notes

  • Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.

Other information

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:

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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