Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - 6 metre class
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The International Six Metre Class is a class of racing yachts. Six Metre boats are a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule...

was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics
The sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics consisted of a total of four sailing classes . For each class two ordinary races were scheduled from July 19, 1912 to July 27, 1912 of the coast of Nynäshamn...

 program in Nynäshamn
Nynäshamn
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. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-off's. 27 sailors, on 9 boats, from 9 nation entered.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Owner(s) Race I Race II Total
points
Sail-off
TimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank
1 Amédée Thubé
Amédée Thubé
Amédée Thubé was a French sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French boat Mac Miche, which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...

 
Jacques Thubé
Jacques Thubé
Jacques Thubé was a French sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French boat Mac Miche, which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...

 
Mac Miche Gaston Thubé
Gaston Thubé
Gaston Thubé was a French sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member on the French boat Mac Miche, which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...


G. Fitau 
| +00:39 | 2 | 3 | 2:23:44 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2:38:48 | 1
2 Steen Herschend
Steen Herschend
Stehen Steensen Herschend was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish boat Nurdug II, which won the silver medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...

 
Sven Thomsen
Sven Thomsen
Sven Berth Thomsen was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Danish boat Nurdug II, which won the silver medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...

 
Nurdug II Otto Reedz-Thott | 2:34:41 | 1 | 7 | +02:23 | 2 | 3 | 10 | +02:52 | 2
3 Otto Aust
Otto Aust
Otto Aust was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish boat Kerstin, which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...

 
Harald Sandberg
Harald Sandberg (sailor)
Harald Sandberg was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish boat Kerstin, which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...

 
Kerstin Dan Broström
Dan Broström
Dan Broström or Daniel Broström was the Swedish Naval Minister from 1914 to 1917. He was the son of Axel Broström. He was married to Anna Ida Broström, and had a son called Dan-Axel Broström. Broström died in a car accident near Trönninge, south of Halmstad on the 24th of July 1925....

| +10:13 | 6 | 0 | +03:00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2:42:32 | 1
4 Edvin Hagberg
Edvin Hagberg
Edvin Hagberg was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was a crew member of the Swedish bost Saga which finished fifth in the 8 metre class competition....

 
Jonas Jonsson 
Sass Gustaf Cedergren | +02:20 | 3 | 1 | +06:40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +01:39 | 2
5 Torsten Sandelin 
Gunnar Stenbäck 
Finn II Ernst Krogius
Ernst Krogius
Ernst Edvard Krogius was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Heatherbell, which won the bronze medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...

| +04:52 | 4 | 0 | +07:18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Hans Christiansen 
Eigil Christiansen 
Sonja II Edvard Christensen | +05:07 | 5 | 0 | +06:55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
7 Unknown Nurdug Unknown | | DNS | 0 | | DNS | 0 | 0 | |
Unknown Unknown | | DNS | 0 | | DNS | 0 | 0 | |
Unknown Unknown | | DNS | 0 | | DNS | 0 | 0 | |

DNS = Did Not Start
= Male, = Female

Prizes

The following prizes were handed out:
  • 1st place:
    • Gold Olympic Medal to the helmsman
    • Silver-Gilt Olympic Medal to the crew
    • Commemorative Plaque of the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owner
    • Challenge Cup (vase) of the French Government to the owner
  • 2nd place:
    • Silver Olympic Medal to the helmsman and crew
    • Commemorative Plaque of the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owner
  • 3rd place:
    • Bronze Olympic Medal to the helmsman and crew
    • Commemorative Plaque of the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owner

Conditions



Conditions
DateWind directionWind speed (m/s)Course
20-JUL-1912 ENE 3.6 – 4 2
21-JUL-1912 NEbN 3.9 – 4 2
22-JUL-1912 ENE 4.6 – 5.1
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