Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

The 8 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 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.^[1]

8 Metre at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue	Firth of Kiel
Dates	4–12 August
Competitors	60 from 10 nations
Teams	10
Medalists
Giovanni Reggio Bruno Bianchi Luigi De Manincor Domenico Mordini Enrico Poggi Luigi Poggi  Italy Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen Hans Struksnæs Lauritz Schmidt Nordahl Wallem Jacob Tullin Thams John Ditlev-Simonsen  Norway Hans Howaldt Fritz Bischoff Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Eduard Mohr Felix Scheder-Bieschin Otto Wachs  Germany
← 1932

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Sail no.[a]	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Tie breaker	Total points[b]
					Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts
	Giovanni Reggio  (ITA)	Bruno Bianchi Luigi De Manincor Domenico Mordini Enrico Poggi Luigi Poggi	Italia	I 20	2	9	5	6	6	5	1	10	3	8	3	8	2	9		55
	Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen  (NOR)	John Ditlev-Simonsen Lauritz Schmidt Hans Struksnæs Jacob Tullin Thams Nordahl Wallem	Silja	N 26	3	8	1	10	2	9	6	5	5	6	4	7	3	8	1	53
	Hans Howaldt  (GER)	Fritz Bischoff Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Eduard Mohr Felix Scheder-Bieschin Otto Wachs	Germania III	G 9	6	5	2	9	4	7	4	7	1	10	1	10	6	5	2	53
4	Tore Holm  (SWE)	Marcus Wallenberg Wilhelm Moberg Detlov von Braun Per Gedda Bo Westerberg	Ilderim	S 16	1	10	3	8	1	10	3	8	6	5	DSQ	0	1	10		51
5	Gunnar Grönblom  (FIN)	Hilding Silander Oscar Sumelius Olof Wallin Sven Grönblom Walter Kjellberg	Cheerio	L 7	5	6	6	5	3	8	7	4	4	7	DSQ	0	4	7		37
6	Kenneth Preston  (GBR)	Robert Steele Joseph Compton John Eddy Beryl Preston Francis Preston	Saskia	K 26	4	7	4	7	5	6	5	6	9	2	5	6	9	2		36
7	Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre  (ARG)	Mario Ortíz Luis Domingo Aguirre Hipólito Gil Rafael Ernesto Iglesias Guillermo Peralta	Matrero II	A 5	8	3	7	4	7	4	9	2	8	3	6	5	7	4		25
8	Niels Wal Hansen  (DEN)	Hans Tholstrup Otto Gunnar Danielsen Carl Berntsen Vagn Kastrup Niels Schibbye	Anitra	D 1	9	2	10	1	10	1	2	9	2	9	DSQ	0	DNF	0		22
9	Pierre Arbaut  (FRA)	Pierre Gaudermen Rémi Schelcher Charles Gaulthier Henri Bachet Ernest Granier	EA II	F 8	10	1	9	2	9	2	DSQ	0	7	4	2	9	8	3		21
10	Owen Churchill  (USA)	Robert Sutton Carl Dorsey William Keane Frederick Shick Antonia Churchill	Angelita	US 18	7	4	8	3	8	3	8	3	10	1	dsq	0	5	6		20

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
= Male, = Female

1. Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
2. The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics

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.

Inner Course area at Kiel

Date	Race	Sky	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)	Actual starting time	Remark
4 August 1936	I	Overcast, Occasional rain	SW	12	12:05	Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
5 August 1936	II	Sunshine, Later overcast and rain	WSW	3–4	10:30
6 August 1936	III	Sunny	WSW	5–6	10:30
7 August 1936	IV	Slightly overcast	NE	2	10:40	Postponement due to calm
8 August 1936	V	Foggy later slightly overcast	NE	2–3	11:45	Postponement due to fog
9 August 1936	VI	Calm	ENE	2–3	11:50	Postponement due to calm
10 August 1936	VII	Fine	SE	2–3	10:30
12 August 1936	VII	Slightly overcast	E	4–5	14:05

Notes

1. "Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics: 8 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

References

• (ed.) Richter, Dr. Friedrich (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume I (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
• (ed.) Richter, Dr. Friedrich (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume II (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 – Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "Berlin 1936". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.