Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6.5 Metre

6.5 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawing of the 6.5 Metre
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)
Competitors2 from 2 nations
Teams6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joop Carp,
Berend Carp,
Petrus Wernink		  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Albert Weil,
Robert Monier,
Félix Picon		  France
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 6.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled. 6 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nation entered.

Race schedule[2]

 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed		 8th
Thu		 9th
Fri		 10th
Sat
6.5 Metre ● ● ● ●
Total gold medals 1

Course area

6.5 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

Date Max temperature Wind speed Average wind direction
7 July 1920 Unknown
8 July 1920 Unknown
9 July 1920 Unknown

Final results[2]

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

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands Joop Carp Berend Carp
Petrus Wernink		 Oranje CAN 0 1 1 1 1 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France Albert Weil Robert Monier
Félix Picon		 Rose Pompon CAN 0 2 2 2 2 4

Legend: CAN – Race cancelled;

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6.5 Metre during the 1920 Summer Olympics

Notes

  • The first race on July 7 was canceled/postponed on request of the Dutch team since the France yacht was not in time cleared by Belgium customs

Other information

Sailors

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

6.5 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games
  • Joop Carp
    Joop Carp
  • Berend Carp
    Berend Carp

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. ^ a b "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

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