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8 Metre [1]
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Line drawing of an 8 Metre yacht from 1908
Venue Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde [2]
DatesFirst race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27)
Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29)
Competitors24 Male and 1 female (Documented) from 3 nations
Teams5
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Blair Cochrane, Charles Campbell, John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood   Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carl Hellström, Eric Sandberg, Edmund ThormĂ€hlen, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin   Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes, George Ratsey, William Ward,
Extra: The Duchess of Westminster
  Great Britain
1912 →

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. Each nation could enter up to 2 boats. [3] 26 sailors, on 5 boats, from 3 nation competed.

Race schedule [1]

 â—  Event competitions  â—  Event finals
Date July August
27
Mon
28
Tue
29
Wed
30
Thu
31
Fri
1
Sat
2
Sun
3
Mon
4
Tue
5
Wed
6
Thu
7
Fri
8
Sat
9
Sun
10
Mon
11
Tue
12
Wed
8-Metre ● ● ●
Total gold medals 1

Course area

The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 6 Metre regattas in all three races:

  • Start at Ryde Pier
  • №3. Fairway Buoy
  • West Measured Mile Buoy
  • Boyne Buoy off Portsmouth Spit
  • Finish at Ryde Pier

Two rounds for a total of 16 nautical miles (30 km).

1908 Olympic Course Area, Ryde

Weather conditions

Date Race Deiscription Sea Wind direction Start
27-JUL-1908 1 Light wind. More wind in the second round Calm to 12:30
28-JUL-1908 2 Extreme light wind. death calm 12:30
29-JUL-1908 3 Very light breeze, fluking. Late in the afternoon true wind, moderate Calm 12:30

Final results [1]

The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1   Great Britain Blair Cochrane Charles Campbell
John Rhodes
Henry Sutton
Arthur Wood
Cobweb 1 3 1 3 4 0 2
first places
2   Sweden Carl Hellström Eric Sandberg
Edmund ThormÀhlen
Erik Wallerius
Harald Wallin
Vinga 5 0 4 0 1 1 1
first place
3   Great Britain George Ratsey Alfred Hughes
Frederick Hughes
Philip Hunloke
William Dudley Ward
The Duchess of Westminster (Extra)
Sorais 2 2 3 1 2 2 2
second places
4   Norway Johan Anker Eilert Falch-Lund
Einar Hvoslef
Magnus Konow
Hagbart Steffens
Fram 3 1 2 2 3 1 1
second place
5   Sweden John Carlsson Edvin Hagberg
Karl Ljungberg
Hjalmar Lönnroth
August Olsson
Saga 4 0 DNF 0 5 0 1
fourth places

Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
Gender: – male; – female;

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1908 Summer Olympics

Other information

Extra awards

Gilt commemorative medal:

Silver commemorative medal:

Further reading

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  • "Sailing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Mixed 8 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

References

  1. ^ a b c Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Royal Victoria Yacht Club". Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 41.

"London 1908". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
8 Metre [1]
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Line drawing of an 8 Metre yacht from 1908
Venue Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde [2]
DatesFirst race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27)
Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29)
Competitors24 Male and 1 female (Documented) from 3 nations
Teams5
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Blair Cochrane, Charles Campbell, John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood   Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carl Hellström, Eric Sandberg, Edmund ThormĂ€hlen, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin   Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes, George Ratsey, William Ward,
Extra: The Duchess of Westminster
  Great Britain
1912 →

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. Each nation could enter up to 2 boats. [3] 26 sailors, on 5 boats, from 3 nation competed.

Race schedule [1]

 â—  Event competitions  â—  Event finals
Date July August
27
Mon
28
Tue
29
Wed
30
Thu
31
Fri
1
Sat
2
Sun
3
Mon
4
Tue
5
Wed
6
Thu
7
Fri
8
Sat
9
Sun
10
Mon
11
Tue
12
Wed
8-Metre ● ● ●
Total gold medals 1

Course area

The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 6 Metre regattas in all three races:

  • Start at Ryde Pier
  • №3. Fairway Buoy
  • West Measured Mile Buoy
  • Boyne Buoy off Portsmouth Spit
  • Finish at Ryde Pier

Two rounds for a total of 16 nautical miles (30 km).

1908 Olympic Course Area, Ryde

Weather conditions

Date Race Deiscription Sea Wind direction Start
27-JUL-1908 1 Light wind. More wind in the second round Calm to 12:30
28-JUL-1908 2 Extreme light wind. death calm 12:30
29-JUL-1908 3 Very light breeze, fluking. Late in the afternoon true wind, moderate Calm 12:30

Final results [1]

The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1   Great Britain Blair Cochrane Charles Campbell
John Rhodes
Henry Sutton
Arthur Wood
Cobweb 1 3 1 3 4 0 2
first places
2   Sweden Carl Hellström Eric Sandberg
Edmund ThormÀhlen
Erik Wallerius
Harald Wallin
Vinga 5 0 4 0 1 1 1
first place
3   Great Britain George Ratsey Alfred Hughes
Frederick Hughes
Philip Hunloke
William Dudley Ward
The Duchess of Westminster (Extra)
Sorais 2 2 3 1 2 2 2
second places
4   Norway Johan Anker Eilert Falch-Lund
Einar Hvoslef
Magnus Konow
Hagbart Steffens
Fram 3 1 2 2 3 1 1
second place
5   Sweden John Carlsson Edvin Hagberg
Karl Ljungberg
Hjalmar Lönnroth
August Olsson
Saga 4 0 DNF 0 5 0 1
fourth places

Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
Gender: – male; – female;

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1908 Summer Olympics

Other information

Extra awards

Gilt commemorative medal:

Silver commemorative medal:

Further reading

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  • "Sailing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Mixed 8 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

References

  1. ^ a b c Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Royal Victoria Yacht Club". Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 41.

"London 1908". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.


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