Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Two type of 6 Metre classes were used. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 6 Metre.

6 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawings of the 6 Metre (1907 Rule and 1919 Rule)
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors18 from 2 nations
Teams6
Medalists
(1907 Rule)
Émile Cornellie,
Frédéric Bruynseels,
Florimond Cornellie		  Belgium
(1919 Rule)
Andreas Brecke,
Paal Kaasen,
Ingolf Rød		  Norway
(1907 Rule)
Einar Torgersen,
Leif Erichsen,
Andreas Knudsen		  Norway
(1919 Rule)
Léon Huybrechts,
Charles van den Bussche,
John Klotz		  Belgium
(1907 Rule)
Henrik Agersborg,
Einar Berntsen,
Trygve Pedersen		  Norway
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
6 Metre ● ● ● ●
Total gold medals2

Course area
6 Metre 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. All competitors were male.

6 Metre International Rule 1907
RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
 Belgium Émile CornellieFrédéric Bruynseels
Florimond Cornellie		Edelweiß221122--5
 Norway Einar TorgersenLeif Erichsen
Andreas Knudsen		MarmiDNF42211--7
 Norway Henrik AgersborgEinar Berntsen
Trygve Pedersen		Stella1144441110
4  Belgium Louis DepièreRaymond Bauwens
Willy Valcke		Suzy3333332211

    Legend: DNF – Did not finish;

    Daily standings
    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1907) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    6 Metre International Rule 1919
    RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Race 3Total
    Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
     Norway Andreas BreckePaal Kaasen
    Ingolf Rød    		Jo1111224
     Belgium Léon HuybrechtsCharles van den Bussche
    John Klotz    		Tan-Fe-Pah2222115

    Daily standings
    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre (1919) during the 1920 Summer Olympics

    Notes
    • Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.
    • Two type of 6 Metre classes were used. Those measured under the International Rule 1907 and one under the International Rule 1919.

    Other information

    Sailors

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

    6 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games
    • Léon Huybrechts (BEL)

    Further reading
    • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
    • "Olympics, 1920, First Rule boats". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
    • "Olympics, 1920, Second Rule boats". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

    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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