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The Victors: Team Norna (NOR)
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6 Metre at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Zuiderzee |
Dates | First race: 2 August 1928 Last race: 9 August 1928 |
Competitors | 61 Male from 13 nations |
Teams | 13 |
Medalists | |
Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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12' Dinghy | Open |
6 Metre | Open |
8 Metre | Open |
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics program in Amsterdam. Seven races were scheduled. 61 sailors, on 13 boats, from 13 nations competed.
● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
Date | August | |||||||||
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2nd Thu |
3rd Fri |
4th Sat |
5th Sun |
6th Mon |
7th Tue |
8th Wed |
9th | |||
6 Metre | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day |
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Total gold medals | 1 |
For the 6 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee.
At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters.
The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.
Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Q – Qualifying race; RET – Retired; |
During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
If it is not clear from other sources, it is assumed that the first person mentioned in the crewlist of the official report is the helmsmen.