Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy

12' Dinghy[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawing of the 12' Dinghy
Venue Belgium, Ostend
 Netherlands, Amsterdam
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 3 September 1920 (1920-09-03)
Competitors5 from 1 nation
Teams2
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cornelis Hin,
Johan Hin,
Frans Hin		  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arnoud van der Biesen,
Petrus Beukers		  Netherlands
1928 →
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

The 12' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend and Amsterdam. Four races were scheduled. 5 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation entered.

Race schedule[2]

 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
Date July  Belgium September  Netherlands
7
Wed		 8
Thu		 9
Fri		 10
Sat		 3
Fri		 4
Sat		 5
Sun
12' Dinghy (planning) ● ● ● ●
Total gold medals 1
12' Dinghy (actual) 1 2 Dutch national races
Total gold medals 1

Course area

12' Dinghy 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium
Buiten Y. The Netherlands

Weather conditions [1]

Date Max temperature Wind speed Average wind direction
7 July 1920 Unknown
8 July 1920 Unknown
3 September 1920 18.8 °C (65.8 °F) 3.6 metres per second (7.0 kn) -
8.2 metres per second (15.9 kn)

Final results[3]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands Cornelis Hin (race 1 & 2)
Frans Hin (race 3 & 4)		 Johan Hin Beatrijs III 2 2 CAN 0 1 1 1 1 4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands Arnoud van der Biesen Petrus Beukers Boreas 1 1 CAN 0 1 1 DNF 3 6

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; CAN – Race cancelled;

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 12' Dinghy during the 1920 Summer Olympics

Notes

  • This was the first Olympic event ever, and the only Olympic sailing event, that was held outside the organizing country.
  • During the second race, one of the marks was drifting, meaning the race was cancelled. Since the organizers did not have time to re-sail the race that week, the two remaining races were rescheduled for September 3. Because both contenders were Dutch, the organizers requested the Olympic Committee to organize the race in Amsterdam Buiten Y, which was accepted.
  • Cornelis Hin helmed in race No. I and the cancelled race No. II, Frans Hin helmed the two races in Amsterdam.

Other information

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

12' Dinghy sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games
  • Cornelis Hin, helmed the two races in Ostend
    Cornelis Hin, helmed the two races in Ostend
  • Johan Hin, crewed all races
    Johan Hin, crewed all races

Further reading

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

References

  1. ^ a b Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ Heijmans, Jeroen. "Nederlands goud (5)". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Antwerp 1920". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.