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The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics program in Amsterdam. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 8 boats, from 8 nations competed.
8 Metre[1] at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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![]() Line drawing of the 8 Metre | |
Venue | Zuiderzee |
Dates | First race: August 2, 1928 Last race: August 9, 1928 |
Competitors | 43 Male and 2 Female from 8 nations |
Teams | 8 |
Medalists | |
● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
Date | August | |||||||||
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2nd Thu | 3rd Fri | 4th Sat | 5th Sun | 6th Mon | 7th Tue | 8th Wed | 9th | |||
8 Metre | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | ● | ● | ● | ||
Total gold medals | 1 | |||||||||
For the 8 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee.
At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters.
The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.
Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Q – Qualifying race; RET – Retired; |
For the Int. 8-metres class 1 yacht from each country, crewed by 6 amateurs maximum (maximum number of substitutes 6).
During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
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