Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Finn

The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 35 sailors, on 35 boats, from 35 nations competed.^[2][3]

Finn[1] at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Line drawing of the Finn
Venue	Kiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum)
Dates	First race: 29 August 1972 (1972-08-29) Last race: 8 September 1972 (1972-09-08)
Competitors	35 from 35 nations
Medalists
Serge Maury  France Ilias Hatzipavlis  Greece Viktor Potapov  Soviet Union
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Race schedule

Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until 8 September. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.^[4]

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Event competitions

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Event finals

Date	August						September
	26th Sat	27th Sun	28th Mon	29th Tue	30th Wed	31st Thu	1st Fri	2nd Sat	3rd Sun	4th Mon	5th Tue	6th Wed	7th Thu	8th Fri	9th Sat	10th Sun	11th Mon
Finn (planning)				●	●	●	●	Spare day	Spare day	●	●	●	Spare day	Spare day
Finn (actual)				●	●	●	●	Spare day	Spare day	●	●		Fog	●

Course area and course configuration

For the Finn course area C(harlie) was used. The location (54°27'30'’N, 10°17'450'’E) points to the center of the 1.5nm radius circle.^[1][5] The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 1.5nm.

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Final results

Due to the time limit for finishing of half an hour after the winner and light air conditions, only three Finn sailors were able to finish in race six.^[6]

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Race 4		Race 5		Race 6		Race 7		Total	Total – discard
			Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	France	Serge Maury	1	0.0	8	14.0	11	17.0	26	32.0	10	16.0	2	3.0	4	8.0	90.0	58.0
	Greece	Ilias Hatzipavlis	2	3.0	9	15.0	8	14.0	10	16.0	4	8.0	DNF	41.0	9	15.0	112.0	71.0
	Soviet Union	Viktor Potapov	5	10.0	1	0.0	2	3.0	23	29.0	15	21.0	DNF	41.0	6	11.7	115.7	74.7
4	Australia	John Bertrand	11	17.0	17	23.0	9	15.0	3	5.7	7	13.0	DNF	41.0	2	3.0	117.7	76.7
5	Sweden	Thomas Lundqvist	8	14.0	23	29.0	13	19.0	1	0.0	13	19.0	DNF	41.0	1	0.0	122.0	81.0
6	Finland	Kim Weber	4	8.0	29	35.0	4	8.0	24	30.0	18	24.0	3	5.7	5	10.0	120.7	85.7
7	East Germany	Christian Schröder	24	30.0	19	25.0	1	0.0	13	19.0	1	0.0	DSQ	45.0	11	17.0	136.0	91.0
8	Hungary	György Fináczy	7	13.0	5	10.0	21	27.0	18	24.0	14	20.0	1	0.0	23	29.0	121.0	94.0
9	Brazil	Cláudio Biekarck	14	20.0	13	19.0	23	29.0	16	22.0	10	16.0	DNF	41.0	3	5.7	146.7	105.7
10	New Zealand	Bret de Thier	9	15.0	6	11.7	15	21.0	2	3.0	27	33.0	DNF	41.0	20	26.0	150.7	109.7
11	Portugal	José Manuel Quina	6	11.7	4	8.0	5	10.0	29	35.0	16	22.0	DNF	41.0	17	23.0	132.7	109.7
12	West Germany	Walter Mai	18	24.0	3	5.7	20	26.0	4	8.0	24	30.0	DNF	41.0	12	18.0	152.7	111.7
13	Italy	Mauro Pelaschier	12	18.0	16	22.0	14	20.0	21	27.0	3	5.7	DNF	41.0	16	22.0	155.7	114.7
14	Belgium	Jacques Rogge	3	5.7	24	30.0	16	22.0	12	18.0	11	17.0	DNF	41.0	19	25.0	158.7	117.7
15	Bermuda	Paul Hiles	13	19.0	7	13.0	10	16.0	20	26.0	19	25.0	DNF	41.0	14	20.0	160.0	119.0
16	Czechoslovakia	Miroslav Vejvoda	20	26.0	25	31.0	12	18.0	15	21.0	2	3.0	DNF	41.0	18	24.0	164.0	123.0
17	Switzerland	Walter Bachmann	27	33.0	20	26.0	7	13.0	22	28.0	6	11.7	DNF	41.0	15	21.0	173.7	132.7
18	Great Britain	Patrick Pym	19	25.0	11	17.0	17	23.0	6	11.7	DSQ	45.0	DNF	41.0	10	16.0	178.7	133.7
19	Denmark	Steen Kjølhede	16	22.0	DSQ	45.0	3	5.7	17	23.0	14	20.0	DNF	41.0	25	31.0	181.7	136.7
20	Canada	John Clarke	28	34.0	22	28.0	22	28.0	8	14.0	17	23.0	DNF	41.0	8	14.0	182.0	141.0
21	Yugoslavia	Minski Fabris	15	21.0	28	34.0	29	35.0	19	25.0	12	18.0	DNF	41.0	7	13.0	187.0	146.0
22	United States	Ed Bennett	10	16.0	15	21.0	24	20.0	7	13.0	DNF	41.0	DNF	41.0	21	27.0	189.0	148.0
23	Netherlands	Kees Douze	32	38.0	2	3.0	28	34.0	11	17.0	25	31.0	DNF	41.0	24	30.0	194.0	153.0
24	Poland	Błażej Wyszkowski	25	31.0	21	27.0	27	33.0	5	10.0	20	26.0	DNF	41.0	26	32.0	200.0	159.0
25	Norway	Per Werenskiold	26	32.0	18	24.0	25	31.0	14	20.0	21	27.0	DNF	41.0	27	33.0	208.0	167.0
26	Puerto Rico	Lee Gentil	35	41.0	14	20.0	6	11.7	27	33.0	29	35.0	DNF	41.0	29	35.0	216.7	175.7
27	Japan	Kazuoki Matsuyama	22	28.0	12	18.0	DNF	41.0	31	37.0	9	15.0	DNF	41.0	31	37.0	217.0	176.0
28	Spain	Gerardo Seeliger	30	36.0	27	33.0	33	39.0	9	15.0	31	37.0	DNF	41.0	13	19.0	220.0	179.0
29	Virgin Islands	Richard Griffin	17	23.0	26	32.0	18	24.0	30	36.0	22	28.0	DNF	41.0	30	36.0	220.0	179.0
30	Mexico	Roberto Colliard	21	27.0	10	16.0	26	22.0	32	38.0	DSQ	45.0	DNF	41.0	31	37.0	237.0	192.0
31	Ireland	Kevin McLaverty	29	35.0	32	38.0	31	37.0	25	31.0	28	34.0	DNF	41.0	22	28.0	244.0	203.0
32	Argentina	Roberto Haas	23	29.0	31	37.0	DNF	41.0	28	34.0	23	29.0	DNF	41.0	28	34.0	245.0	204.0
33	Thailand	Rachot Kanjanavanit	33	39.0	30	36.0	19	25.0	DNF	41.0	26	32.0	DNF	41.0	DNF	41.0	255.0	214.0
34	India	Tehmasp Rustom Mogul	31	37.0	34	40.0	30	35.0	DNF	41.0	30	36.0	DNF	41.0	34	40.0	271.0	230.0
35	Republic of China	Chen Shiu-Hsiung	34	40.0	33	39.0	32	38.0	DNF	41.0	32	38.0	DNF	41.0	33	39.0	276.0	235.0

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result. Gender: – male; – female;

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1972 Summer Olympics

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
• "Sailing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed One Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

References

1. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
2. The 1972 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. "Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
4. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
5. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 2 The constructions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 211. Retrieved 5 March 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
6. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 3 The competitions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 505. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)