Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 12 Metre
12-Metre[1] at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
![]() Line drawing of the 12-Metre | |
Venue | Nynäshamn |
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Dates | First race: 20 July 1912 Last race: 21 July 1912 |
Competitors | 27 from 3 nations |
Teams | 3 |
Medalists | |
Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics ![]() | |||||
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6 Metre | Open | ||||
8 Metre | Open | ||||
10 Metre | Open | ||||
12 Metre | Open |
The 12 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-off's. 27 sailors, on 3 boats, from 3 nation entered.
Race schedule[1]
● | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | ● | Tie breakers | ● | Closing ceremony |
Date | July | |||||||||||||
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19 Fri | 20 Sat | 21 Sun | 22 Mon | 23 Tue | 24 Wed | 25 Thu | 26 Fri | 27 Sat | ||||||
12-Metre | ● | ● | ● | International races | ||||||||||
Total gold medals | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
Course area and course configuration
For the 12-Metre Course A was used.[1]
1912 Olympic Course Area & courses
![](../I/m/1912_Olympic_courses.png)
Weather conditions[1]
Date | Race | Deiscription | Wind speed | Wind direction | Start |
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20-JUL-1912 | 1 | Beautiful weather with a light easterly breeze. | 5 knots (9.3 km/h) - 9 knots (17 km/h) | ![]() | 11:00 |
21-JUL-1912 | 2 | Only a light breeze was blowing in the morning. | 4 knots (7.4 km/h) - 6 knots (11 km/h) | ![]() | 11:00 |
Final results[2][3]
The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.
![]() Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Race 1 | Race 2 | ||
Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | |||||
1 | Norway ![]() |
![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Magda IX | 3:17:17 | 7 | 3:32:00 | 7 |
2 | Sweden ![]() |
![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Erna Signe | 3:24:13 | 3 | 3:48:06 | 3 |
3 | Finland ![]() |
![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Heatherbell | 3:25:45 | 1 | 3:48:55 | 1 |
Daily standings
![](../I/m/1912_12_METRE_Positions_during_the_serie.png)
Graph showing the daily standings in the 12 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics
Other information
Prizes
The following Commemorative Plaque were handed out by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owners of:
- Magda IX: Alfred Larsen
- Erna Signe: Nils Persson
- Heatherbell: Ernst Krogius
Further reading
- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
References
- 1 2 3 4 The Swedish Olympic Committee (1913). Erik Bergvall, ed. The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 - Official Report (PDF). Wahlström & Widstrand. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ↑ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
"Stockholm 1912". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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