Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

Sailing at the Olympics
5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueAcapulco
Dates14–21 October
Competitors42 from 14 nations
Teams14
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ulf Sundelin
Jörgen Sundelin
Peter Sundelin		  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Louis Noverraz
Marcel Stern
Bernard Dunand		  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robin Aisher
Adrian Jardine
Paul Anderson		  Great Britain
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The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.[1]

Results


Rank 		Helmsman (Country) Crew Country
Code 		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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ulf Sundelin  (SWE) Jörgen Sundelin
Peter Sundelin 		S 4 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 10 1 0 1 0 18 8
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Louis Noverraz  (SUI) Bernard Dunand
Marcel Stern 		Z 1 0 5 10 2 3 2 3 4 8 4 8 DNF 20 52 32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Robin Aisher  (GBR) Paul Anderson
Adrian Jardine 		K 6 11.7 2 3 4 8 3 5.7 8 14 3 5.7 3 5.7 53.8 39.8
4  Rudolf Harmstorf  (FRG) Karl-August Stolze
Harald Stein 		G 2 3 3 5.7 5 10 9 15 3 5.7 9 15 4 8 62.4 47.4
5  Giuseppe Zucchinetti  (ITA) Antonio Carattino
Domenico Carattino 		I 3 5.7 7 13 3 5.7 DNF 20 1 0 6 11.7 9 15 71.1 51.1
6  Stanley Leibel  (CAN) Ernest Weiss
Jack Hasen 		KC DNF 20 9 15 12 18 7 13 2 3 2 3 10 16 88 68
7  William Solomons  (AUS) James Hardy
Gilbert Kaufman 		KA 5 10 4 8 6 11.7 6 11.7 12 18 12 18 5 10 87.4 69.4
8  Gardner Cox  (USA) Steve Colgate
Stuart Walker 		US 7 13 8 14 8 14 4 8 9 15 8 14 6 11.7 89.7 74.7
9  Konstantin Alexandrov  (URS) Vladimir Aleksandrov
Konstantin Melgunov 		SR 13 19 6 11.7 11 17 5 10 7 13 7 13 7 13 96.7 77.7
10  Pierre Breteche  (FRA) Gilles Buck
Roger Tiriau 		F 9 15 10 16 7 13 12 18 11 17 10 16 2 3 98 80
11  HrH Crownprince Harald  (NOR) Stein Arne Foyen
Eirik Johannessen 		N 10 16 DSQ 22 10 16 10 16 10 16 5 10 11 17 113 91
12  Carlos Braniff  (MEX) Antonio Recamier
Iker Belausteguigoitia 		MX 11 17 12 18 9 15 11 17 6 11.7 11 17 8 14 109.7 91.7
13  William Berntsen  (DEN) Erik Johansen
Christian Hansen 		D 8 14 11 17 13 19 8 14 13 19 14 20 12 18 121 101
14  Lee Gentil  (PUR) James Fairbank
Hovey Freeman 		PR 12 18 13 19 14 20 13 19 14 20 13 19 13 19 134 114

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

Date Race Weather Temperature
(Celsius)		 Wind direction
(deg)		 Wind speed
(kn)		 Sea Current
(kn-deg)
14 October 1968 I Fair 29 275 15 Choppy 0.2-120
15 October 1968 II Fair 29.5 295 15 Calm 0.2-160
16 October 1968 III Fair 28.5 285 8 Calm 0.2-130
17 October 1968 IV Fair 29.5 235 6 Calm 0.1-300
19 October 1968 V Normal 29.8 180 6 Calm 0.3-326
20 October 1968 VI Fair 30 250 5 Calm 0.7-275
21 October 1968 VII Cloudy 28.5 285 10 Choppy 1-110

Notes

  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ Total after applying discard.

References

  • Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part One (pdf).
  • Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part Two (pdf).
  • Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part One (pdf).
  • Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part Two (pdf).
  • Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Three Part One (pdf).
  • Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Three Part Two (pdf).
  • Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Four Part One (pdf).
  • Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Four Part Two (pdf).
  • Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
  • "Mexico City 1968". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.