Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 7 Metre

7 Metre^[1]

at the Games of the VII Olympiad

Line drawings of the 7 Metre

Venue

Belgium, Ostend

Dates

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

Competitors

8 from 2 nations

Teams

Medalists

		Cyril Wright, Dorothy Wright, Robert Coleman, William Maddison	Great Britain
		Johan Faye, Sten Abel, Christian Dick, Niels Neilsen	Norway

← 1908

Discontinued →

The 7 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 8 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 7 Metre.

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
7 Metre	●	●	●	●
Total gold medals				1

Course area

7 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.

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Total
Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Total
	Great Britain	Cyril Wright	Robert Coleman William Maddison Dorothy Wright	Ancora	2	2	1	1	1	1	4
	Norway	Johan Faye	Sten Abel Christian Dick Niels Nielsen	Fornebo	1	1	2	2	2	2	5

Legend:
Gender: – male; – female;

Daily standings

Notes

Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.

Other information

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:

7 Metre sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games

Niels Neilsen (NOR)

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.