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Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 18' Dinghy

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18' Dinghy[1]
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Line drawing of the 18' Dinghy
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Competitors2 from 1 nation

The 18' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled. Two sailors, on one boat, from one nation entered.

Race schedule[2]

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

Course area

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18' Dinghy 1920 Olympic Course Area
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions [1]

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

Final results[2]

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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.
 Great Britain Francis Richards Trevor Hedberg Brat DNF / DNC / DNC / DNC /

Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish;

Notes

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  • This was probably the least interesting event in the history of Olympic sailing: only one competitor turned up, and in the first of the planned races they failed to finish, not appearing for the remaining three.
  • Similarly Stan Rowley (in the 1900 5000 m team race) won an Olympic gold medal despite not finishing their event.

Other information

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18' Dinghy picture

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Further reading

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

References

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  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.