Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6.5 Metre

Olympic event

6.5 Metre^[1]

at the Games of the VII Olympiad

Line drawing of the 6.5 Metre

Venue

Belgium, Ostend

Dates

First race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)

Competitors

2 from 2 nations

Teams

Medalists

		Joop Carp, Berend Carp, Petrus Wernink	Netherlands
		Albert Weil, Robert Monier, Félix Picon	France

The 6.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled. 6 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nation entered.

Race schedule^[2]

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Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

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Event finals

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Closing ceremony

Date	July
Date	7th Wed	8th Thu	9th Fri	10th Sat
6.5 Metre	●	●	●	●
Total gold medals				1

Course area

6.5 Metre 1920 Olympic Course Areas

Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions ^[1]

Date	Max temperature	Wind speed	Average wind direction
7 July 1920	Unknown
8 July 1920	Unknown
9 July 1920	Unknown

Final results^[2]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Total
Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Total
	Netherlands	Joop Carp	Berend Carp Petrus Wernink	Oranje	CAN	0	1	1	1	1	2
	France	Albert Weil	Robert Monier Félix Picon	Rose Pompon	CAN	0	2	2	2	2	4

Legend: CAN – Race cancelled;

Daily standings

Notes

The first race on July 7 was canceled/postponed on request of the Dutch team since the France yacht was not in time cleared by Belgium customs

Other information

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

6.5 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games

Joop Carp
Berend Carp

References

^ ^a ^b Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.