
Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - 6 Metre
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The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
program in Firth of Kiel
. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
= Male,
= Female
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.
Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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program in Firth of Kiel
Kiel Fjord
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. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.
Results
Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Sailnumber | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points |
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Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
Miles Bellville Miles Bellville Miles Aubrey Bellville was a British sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a crew member of the British boat Lalage which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*... ![]() Russell Harmer Russell Harmer Captain Russell Thomas Harmer was a British sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a crew member of the British boat Lalage which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.... ![]() Charles Leaf Charles Leaf Charles Symonds Leaf was a British sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a crew member of the British boat Lalage which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*... ![]() Leonard Martin Leonard Martin Leonard Jack Martin was a British sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a crew member of the British boat Lalage which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:... ![]() |
Lalage | K 51 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 67 | ||
Karsten Konow Karsten Konow Karsten Magnus Konow was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Lully II in the 6 metre class event. His father Magnus Konow was captain.-External links:*... ![]() Fredrik Meyer Fredrik Meyer Fredrik Meyer was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and an officer in the Royal Norwegian Air Force.... ![]() Vaadjuv Nyqvist Vaadjuv Nyqvist Vaadjuv Dag Nyqvist was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Lully II in the 6 metre class event.-External links:*... ![]() Alf Tveten Alf Tveten Alf Christian Tveten was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Lully II in the 6 metre class event.-External links:*... ![]() |
Lully | N 61 II | DSQ | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 66 | ||
Lennart Ekdahl Lennart Ekdahl Lennart Ekdahl was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat May Be which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*... ![]() Martin Hindorff Martin Hindorff Martin Leonard Hindorff was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics... ![]() Torsten Lord Torsten Lord Torsten Hjalmar Lord was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Nacka and died in Lidingö.... ![]() Dagmar Salén Dagmar Salén Dagmar Salén was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 she was a crew member of the Swedish boat May Be which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*... ![]() |
May Be | S 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | DNF | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 62 | ||
4 | Claudio Bincaz ![]() German Julio Frers ![]() Edelf Ernesto Hosmann ![]() Jorge Luis Linck ![]() |
Wiking | A 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 52 | |
5 | Giuliano Oberti ![]() Massimo Oberti ![]() Giovanni Stampa ![]() Giuseppe Volpi ![]() |
Esperia | I 52 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 50 | |
6 | Dietrich Christensen ![]() Kurt Frey ![]() Theodor Thomsen Theodor Thomsen Theodor Thomsen was a German sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon Class with Erich Natusch and Georg Nowka at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com... ![]() Haimar Wedemeyer ![]() |
Gustel V | G 25 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 | DSQ | 0 | 1 | 12 | DSQ | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 49 | |
7 | Yngve Pacius ![]() Ragnar Stenbaeck ![]() Helger Rafael Sumkus ![]() Lars Winqvist ![]() |
Lyn | L 17 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | DSQ | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 43 | |
8 | Ansco Jan Heeble Dokkum ![]() Cornelis Willem Jonker ![]() Herman Carel Looman ![]() Ernst Octavianus Moltzer ![]() |
De Ruyter | H 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 42 | |
9 | Morgan Adams ![]() Charles Speed Garner ![]() Carl C. Paul ![]() John Wallace John Wallace (sailor) For other persons named John Wallace, see John Wallace .John Wallace was a competitor in the sailing competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.-Biography:... ![]() |
Mystry | US 57 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | DNF | 0 | 37 | |
10 | Yves Baudrier ![]() Claude de Desouches ![]() Gerard Piolec ![]() Jacques Ranbaud ![]() |
Qu’Importe | F50 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 30 | |
11 | Jozef Klemens Langowski ![]() Alfons Olszewski ![]() Juliusz Wladyslaw Sieradzki ![]() Stanislaw Zalewski ![]() |
Danuta | PZ 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 2 | DNF | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 18 | |
12 | Frederic Firmenich ![]() Georges Firmenich ![]() Louis Gelbert ![]() Alexandre Noverraz ![]() |
Ylliam III | Z 21 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | DSQ | 0 | 0 |
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over


Daily standings
Conditions at the Outer Course
All starts were scheduled for 10:30.The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.
Date | Race | Sky | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) | Actual starting time | Remark |
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04-AUG-1936 | I | Overcast, Occasional rain | SW | 12 | 12:05 | Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16m/s |
05-AUG-1936 | II | Sunshine, Later overcast and rain | WSW | 3-4 | 10:30 | |
06-AUG-1936 | III | Sunny | WSW | 5-6 | 10:30 | |
07-AUG-1936 | IV | Slightly overcast | NE | 2 | 10:40 | Postponement due to calm |
08-AUG-1936 | V | Foggy later slightly overcast | NE | 2-3 | 11:45 | Postponement due to fog |
09-AUG-1936 | VI | Calm | ENE | 2-3 | 11:50 | Postponement due to calm |
10-AUG-1936 | VII | Fine | SE | 2-3 | 10:30 |