Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Star

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Star
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Star [1]
VenueFirth of Kiel
Dates4–12 August
Competitors24 from 12 nations
Teams12
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Bischoff
Hans-Joachim Weise
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arvid Laurin
Uno Wallentin
 Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bob Maas Willem de Vries Lentsch  Netherlands
← 1932
1948 →

The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 24 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.[2]

Results[edit]


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Sailnumber [3] Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points[4]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Peter Bischoff  (GER) Hans-Joachim Weise Wannsee 1287 1 12 4 9 1 12 1 12 2 11 1 12 1 12 80
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Arvid Laurin  (SWE) Uno Wallentin Sunshine 915 2 11 1 12 3 10 2 11 12 1 3 10 4 9 64
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Bob Maas  (NED) Willem de Vries Lentsch BEM II 1294 DNF 0 2 11 4 9 3 10 1 12 2 11 3 10 63
4  Keith Grogono  (GBR) William Welply Paka 1074 4 9 3 10 2 11 7 6 8 5 5 8 6 7 56
5  William Glenn Waterhouse  (USA) Woodbridge Metcalf Three Star Too 948 3 10 5 8 8 5 9 4 3 10 4 9 8 5 51
6  Oivind Christensen  (NOR) Sigurd Herbern KNS 1292 5 8 10 3 7 6 6 7 4 9 6 7 9 4 44
7  Jean-Jacques Herbulot  (FRA) Pierre de Montaut Fada 1304 3 10 DSQ 0 9 4 4 9 5 8 7 6 2 11 48
8  Harun Ülman  (TUR) Behzat Baydar Marmara 1190 7 6 6 7 6 7 12 1 6 7 11 2 5 8 38
9  Riccardo De Sangro Fondi  (ITA) Federico De Luca Pegaso 990 8 5 7 6 5 8 11 2 9 4 10 3 7 6 34
10  Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiuza  (POR) Antonio Guedes de Heredia Vicking 1172 6 7 DSQ 0 DNF 0 5 8 7 6 8 5 11 2 28
11  Minoru Takarabe  (JPN) Takuo Mitsui Myojo 1079 9 4 8 5 DNF 0 10 3 11 2 9 4 12 1 19
12  Victor Godts  (BEL) Albert Vos Freddy 870 11 2 9 4 DNF 0 8 5 10 3 12 1 10 3 18

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

Daily standings[edit]

Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1936 Summer Olympics

Conditions at the Outer Course[edit]

All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.

Date Race Sky Wind direction Wind speed (m/s) Actual starting time Remark
4 August 1936 I Overcast, Occasional rain SW 12 12:05 Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
5 August 1936 II Sunshine, Later overcast and rain WSW 3-4 10:30
6 August 1936 III Sunny WSW 5-6 10:30
7 August 1936 IV Slightly overcast NE 2 10:40 Postponement due to calm
8 August 1936 V Foggy later slightly overcast NE 2-3 11:45 Postponement due to fog
9 August 1936 VI Calm ENE 2-3 11:50 Postponement due to calm
10 August 1936 VII Fine SE 2-3 10:30

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Since the possible confusion between the Olympic salute and the Hitler salute, Medal winners making a salute are not incorporated.
  2. ^ "Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
  4. ^ The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

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