Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Finn

The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program in Naples. Seven races were scheduled. 35 sailors, on 35 boats, from 35 nations competed.^[1]

Finn at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Olympic Configuration 1960
Venue	Naples
Competitors	35 from 35 nations
Teams	35
Medalists
Paul Elvstrøm  Denmark Aleksander Tšutšelov  Soviet Union André Nelis  Belgium
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Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Hull Sail No.	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points [2]	Total -1 [3]
			Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN)	167	1	1645	5	946	1	1645	2	1344	5	946	1	1645	DNS	0	8171	8171
	Aleksander Tšutšelov  (URS)	163	7	800	1	1645	2	1344	10	645	17	415	2	1344	8	742	6935	6520
	André Nelis  (BEL)	145	2	1344	2	1344	12	566	24	265	3	1168	15	469	4	1043	6199	5934
4	Ronald Jenyns  (AUS)	148	6	867	6	867	DNF	101	6	867	2	1344	3	1168	10	645	5859	5758
5	Reinaldo Conrad  (BRA)	165	15	469	3	1168	10	645	1	1645	10	645	18	390	11	604	5566	5176
6	Ralph Roberts  (NZL)	147	16	441	DSQ	0	6	867	8	742	7	800	5	946	2	1344	5140	5140
7	Ian Bruce  (CAN)	152	3	1168	8	742	DNF	101	7	800	25	247	13	531	1	1645	5234	5133
8	Kenneth H. E. Albury  (BAH)	144	12	566	29	183	11	604	5	946	1	1645	7	800	13	531	5275	5092
9	Yves-Louis Pinaud  (FRA)	142	5	946	7	800	5	946	12	566	DSQ	0	4	1043	22	303	4604	4604
10	Ante Pivčević  (YUG)	159	4	1043	14	499	3	1168	17	415	19	366	6	867	21	323	4681	4358
11	Peter Jones Barrett  (USA)	153	DNF	101	17	415	7	800	11	604	6	867	20	344	5	946	4077	3976
12	Vernon Stratton  (GBR)	166	8	742	4	1043	15	469	16	441	13	531	10	645	23	283	4154	3871
13	Per Jordbakke  (NOR)	168	DNF	101	16	441	18	390	9	691	9	691	8	742	6	867	3923	3822
14	Bruno Trani  (ITA)	154	9	691	9	691	17	415	27	214	8	742	DNF	101	7	800	3654	3553
15	Hélder d'Oliveira  (POR)	155	11	604	10	645	8	742	29	183	14	499	14	499	14	499	3671	3488
16	Jouko Valli  (FIN)	169	14	499	26	230	DNF	101	18	390	12	566	12	566	3	1168	3520	3419
17	Hans-Peter Fürst  (AUT)	173	19	366	12	566	13	531	4	1043	11	604	22	303	28	198	3611	3413
18	John Somers Payne  (IRL)	175	26	230	18	390	14	499	13	531	4	1043	24	265	16	441	3399	3169
19	Ricardo Boneo  (ARG)	180	21	323	15	469	9	691	3	1168	22	303	DSQ	0	DNS	0	2954	2954
20	Hans Kämmerer  (EUA)	156	10	645	25	247	16	441	25	247	18	390	21	323	9	691	2984	2737
21	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Larios  (ESP)	161	22	303	DNF	101	4	1043	22	303	21	323	17	415	30	168	2656	2555
22	Ioannis Karyofyllis  (GRE)	143	20	344	11	604	DSQ	0	15	469	24	265	9	691	32	140	2513	2513
23	Yasuo Hozumi  (JPN)	171	28	198	13	531	20	344	14	499	15	469	29	183	24	265	2489	2306
24	Hans Sleeswijk  (NED)	170	13	531	20	344	24	265	32	140	20	344	19	366	17	415	2405	2265
25	Kálmán Tolnai  (HUN)	150	17	415	28	198	25	247	19	366	27	214	11	604	27	214	2258	2060
26	Louis Schiess  (SUI)	146	24	265	22	303	21	323	26	230	16	441	23	283	29	183	2028	1845
27	Ersin Demir  (TUR)	160	18	390	27	214	23	283	31	154	23	283	25	247	19	366	1937	1783
28	Thore Göran Andersson  (SWE)	172	DNF	101	30	168	22	303	23	283	30	168	26	230	12	566	1819	1718
29	Daniel Mackenzie  (KEN)	149	25	247	21	323	26	230	28	198	34	114	16	441	25	247	1800	1686
30	u Maung Maung Lwin  (BIR)	164	27	214	23	283	30	168	34	114	31	154	30	168	15	469	1570	1456
31	El-Moustafa Haddad  (MAR)	151	30	168	19	366	28	198	30	168	33	127	28	198	20	344	1569	1442
32	Brownlow Gray  (BER)	141	29	183	DNF	101	29	183	21	323	32	140	27	214	18	390	1534	1433
33	Gordon Burn-Wood  (RSA)	162	23	283	31	154	19	366	33	127	26	230	31	154	26	230	1544	1417
34	Alfred Borda  (MLT)	158	31	154	24	265	27	214	20	344	29	183	DNF	101	31	154	1415	1314
35	Pierre Arbaji  (LIB)	157	32	140	32	140	31	154	35	101	28	198	DNF	101	DNS	0	834	834

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1960 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Naples

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Naples. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The Northern course was used for the Finn.

Date	Race	Sea	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
29 August 1960	I	Calm	SSW	4-5
30 August 1960	II	Calm	SW	3
31 August 1960	III	Slightly rough	W	6-8
1 September 1960	IV	Calm	SW	3-4
5 September 1960	V	Calm	SSW	6.5-7
6 September 1960	VI	Sea force two	WSW	7
7 September 1960	VII	Sea force 1.5	SW	6.5-7

Notes

1. "Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
2. The 1960 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.

References

• The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad (1960). The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One (PDF).
• The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad (1960). The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (a) (PDF).
• The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad (1960). The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (b) (PDF).
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "Rome 1960". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.