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The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. Each nation could enter up to 2 boats.[3] 26 sailors, on 5 boats, from 3 nation competed.
8 Metre[1] at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
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Venue | Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde[2] |
Dates | First race: July 27, 1908 Last race: July 29, 1908 |
Competitors | 24 Male and 1 female (Documented) from 3 nations |
Teams | 5 |
Medalists | |
● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
Date | July | August | |||||||||||||||
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27 Mon | 28 Tue | 29 Wed | 30 Thu | 31 Fri | 1 Sat | 2 Sun | 3 Mon | 4 Tue | 5 Wed | 6 Thu | 7 Fri | 8 Sat | 9 Sun | 10 Mon | 11 Tue | 12 Wed | |
8-Metre | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||
Total gold medals | 1 |
The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 6 Metre regattas in all three races:
Two rounds for a total of 16 nautical miles (30 km).
The 1908 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. | ||||||
1 | Great Britain | Blair Cochrane | Charles Campbell John Rhodes Henry Sutton Arthur Wood | Cobweb | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 first places |
2 | Sweden | Carl Hellström | Eric Sandberg Edmund Thormählen Erik Wallerius Harald Wallin | Vinga | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 first place |
3 | Great Britain | George Ratsey | Alfred Hughes Frederick Hughes Philip Hunloke William Dudley Ward The Duchess of Westminster (Extra) | Sorais | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 second places |
4 | Norway | Johan Anker | Eilert Falch-Lund Einar Hvoslef Magnus Konow Hagbart Steffens | Fram | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 second place |
5 | Sweden | John Carlsson | Edvin Hagberg Karl Ljungberg Hjalmar Lönnroth August Olsson | Saga | 4 | 0 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 fourth places |
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