Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy
| 12' Dinghy[1] at the Games of the IX Olympiad | ||||||||||
 Line drawing of the 12' Dinghy | ||||||||||
| Venue | Buiten Y | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | First race: 2 August 1928 Last race: 8 August 1928 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 Male from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 20 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12' Dinghy | Open | ||||
| 6 Metre | Open | ||||
| 8 Metre | Open | ||||
The 12' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics program in Amsterdam. A combination of Preliminary series and final series were scheduled. 23 sailors from 20 nations competed on twelve 12' Dinghies that were supplied by the Royal Dutch Yachting Union (Koninklijke Verbonden Nederlandsche Watersport Vereenigingen).
Race schedule[1]
| ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
| Date | August | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Thu | 3rd Fri | 4th Sat | 5th Sun | 6th Mon | 7th Tue | 8th | |||
| 12' Dinghy | 1 - 10 11 - 20 |
Odd Even |
1 - 10 11 - 20 |
Odd Even |
Spare day |
●● | ●● | ||
| Total gold medals | 1 | ||||||||
Course area and course configuration[1]
For the 12' Dinghy the courses were just outside the locks on the buiten Y in front of Durgerdam.
At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish.
1928 Olympic Course Areas
Course area and course for the 12' Dinghy
Weather conditions [2]
| Date | Race | Wind speed | Wind direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-AUG-1928 | 1st race 1 - 10 2nd race 11 - 20 | 7 knots (3.6 m/s) - 10 knots (5.1 m/s) |  |
| 3-AUG-1928 | 1st race odd 2nd race even | 8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s) |  |
| 4-AUG-1928 | 1st race 1 - 10 2nd race 11 - 20 | 11 knots (5.7 m/s) - 17 knots (8.7 m/s) |  |
| 5-AUG-1928 | 1st race odd 2nd race even | 13 knots (6.7 m/s) - 21 knots (11 m/s) | |
| 7-AUG-1928 | 2 contests | 8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s) |  |
| 8-AUG-1928 | 2 contests | 10 knots (5.1 m/s) - 13 knots (6.7 m/s) |  |
Results[3]
The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.
Boat assignments
The dinghies sails were assigned as follows:
| Dinghy number (1–10) | Country | Dinghy number (11–20) | Country | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark (DEN) | 11 |  Sweden (SWE) | Odd |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Africa (RSA) | 12 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | Even |
| 3 |  Norway (NOR) | 13 |  Switzerland (SUI) | Odd |
| 4 |  Monaco (MON) | 14 |  Great Britain (GBR) | Even |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany (GER) | 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | Odd |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy (ITA) | 16 |  United States (USA) | Even |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain (ESP) | 17 |  Austria (AUT) | Odd |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 18 |  Finland (FIN) | Even |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary (HUN) | 19 |  Latvia (LAT) | Odd |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland (POL) | 20 |  Netherlands (NED) | Even |
Final results[4]
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Sail № | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Total | ||||||||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | |||||
 |
Sweden |
Sven Thorell | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 4 x 1st |
 |
Norway |
Henrik Robert | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 3 x 1st |
 |
Finland |
Bertil Broman | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 2 x 1st 2 x 2nd |
| 4 | Netherlands |
Willem de Vries Lentsch | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | RET | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 2 x 1st 1 x 2nd |
| 5 | Germany |
Egon Beyn | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 1 x 1st |
| 6 | Italy |
Tito Nordio | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | RET | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 2 x 2nd |
| 7 | Denmark |
Jacob Andersen | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | DNS | 10 | DNS | 10 | 14 1 x 2nd 2 x 4th |
| 8 | Great Britain |
Gordon Fowler Harold Gaydon | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | DSQ[5] | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 1 x 2nd 1 x 4th |
| 9 | United States |
Manfred Curry | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | RET | 10 | 7 | 7 | DNS | 10 | DNS | 10 | 15 2 x 3rd |
| 10 | Latvia |
Kārlis Klāsens | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 1 x 3rd |
| 11 | Hungary |
Raul Uhl | 11 | 4 | 4 | RET[6] | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||
| 12 | Belgium |
Léon Huybrechts | 15 | 2 | 2 | RET | 10 | 4 | 4 | DSQ[5] | 9 | 25 | ||||||||
| 13 | Switzerland |
Henri Fivaz | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | RDGa[7] | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | ||||||||
| 14 | Spain |
Santiago Amat Cansino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | DNS | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 | ||||||||
| 15 | South Africa |
Rupert Ellis-Brown | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | DNS | 10 | DNS | 10 | 30 | ||||||||
| 16 | France |
Charles Laverne Louis Pauly | 8 | RET | 10 | 7 | 7 | RET | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | ||||||||
| 17 | Poland |
Adam Wolff Władysław Krzyżanowski | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | DNS | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 | ||||||||
| 18 | Czechoslovakia |
Rudolf Winter | 12 | 10 | 10 | RET | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 34 | ||||||||
| 19 | Austria |
Robert Johanny | 17 | 9 | 9 | RET | 10 | RET | 10 | DNS | 10 | 39 | ||||||||
| 20 | Monaco |
Emile Barral | 4 | RET | 10 | WDR | 10 | DNS | 10 | DNS | 10 | 40 | ||||||||
Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; RDGa – Redress given with average points; RET – Retired; WDR – Withdrew; |
Daily standings
Graph showing the daily standings in the 12' Dinghy during the 1928 Summer Olympics
Notes
- For this event one yacht from each country, manned by 1 amateur maximum (maximum number of substitutes 1) was allowed.[1]
- This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out to be a man's only event.
Other information
During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
| 12'Dinghy sailors at the 1928 Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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Further reading
- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- "Sailing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games:Mixed One Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
References
- 1 2 3 4 (ed.) G. van Rossum (1928). The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Official Report (PDF). Amsterdam: The Netherlands Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Daggegevens van het weer in Nederland". KNMI. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Note:".
If it is not clear from other sources, it is assumed that the first person mentioned in the crewlist of the official report is the helmsmen.
- 1 2 "Note:".
Bumped No. 3 (Norway)
- ↑ "Note:".
Capsized
- ↑ "Note:".
Damaged through no fault of contestant, so that he was allowed the average number of points gained or still to be gained in the remaining preliminary contests.
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