Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.[1]

5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueAcapulco
Dates14–21 October
Competitors42 from 14 nations
Teams14
Medalists
Ulf Sundelin
Jörgen Sundelin
Peter Sundelin
 Sweden
Louis Noverraz
Marcel Stern
Bernard Dunand
 Switzerland
Robin Aisher
Adrian Jardine
Paul Anderson
 Great Britain

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Country
Code
Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
 Ulf Sundelin  (SWE)Jörgen Sundelin
Peter Sundelin
S481010105101010188
 Louis Noverraz  (SUI)Bernard Dunand
Marcel Stern
Z1051023234848DNF205232
 Robin Aisher  (GBR)Paul Anderson
Adrian Jardine
K611.7234835.781435.735.753.839.8
4 Rudolf Harmstorf  (FRG)Karl-August Stolze
Harald Stein
G2335.751091535.79154862.447.4
5 Giuseppe Zucchinetti  (ITA)Antonio Carattino
Domenico Carattino
I35.771335.7DNF2010611.791571.151.1
6 Stanley Leibel  (CAN)Ernest Weiss
Jack Hasen
KCDNF209151218713232310168868
7 William Solomons  (AUS)James Hardy
Gilbert Kaufman
KA51048611.7611.71218121851087.469.4
8 Gardner Cox  (USA)Steve Colgate
Stuart Walker
US71381481448915814611.789.774.7
9 Konstantin Alexandrov  (URS)Vladimir Aleksandrov
Konstantin Melgunov
SR1319611.7111751071371371396.777.7
10 Pierre Breteche  (FRA)Gilles Buck
Roger Tiriau
F9151016713121811171016239880
11 HrH Crownprince Harald  (NOR)Stein Arne Foyen
Eirik Johannessen
N1016DSQ22101610161016510111711391
12 Carlos Braniff  (MEX)Antonio Recamier
Iker Belausteguigoitia
MX111712189151117611.71117814109.791.7
13 William Berntsen  (DEN)Erik Johansen
Christian Hansen
D81411171319814131914201218121101
14 Lee Gentil  (PUR)James Fairbank
Hovey Freeman
PR1218131914201319142013191319134114

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

DateRaceWeatherTemperature
(Celsius)
Wind direction
(deg)
Wind speed
(kn)
SeaCurrent
(kn-deg)
14 October 1968IFair2927515Choppy0.2-120
15 October 1968IIFair29.529515Calm0.2-160
16 October 1968IIIFair28.52858Calm0.2-130
17 October 1968IVFair29.52356Calm0.1-300
19 October 1968VNormal29.81806Calm0.3-326
20 October 1968VIFair302505Calm0.7-275
21 October 1968VIICloudy28.528510Choppy1-110

Notes

  1. "Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. Total after applying discard.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.