Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Firefly

Firefly at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Gold medalist
Venue	Torbay
Dates	August 3–12
Competitors	21 from 21 nations
Teams	21
Medalists
Paul Elvstrøm   Denmark   Ralph Evans   United States   Koos de Jong   Netherlands

Sailing at the  1948 Summer Olympics
Firefly			Open
Star			Open
Swallow			Open
Dragon			Open
6 Metre			Open

The Firefly was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 21 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Sailnumber [1]	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
	Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN)	486	DNF	0	6	645	3	946	11	382	5	724	1	1423	1	1423	5543	5543
	Ralph Evans  (USA)	501	2	1122	3	946	13	309	9	469	1	1423	5	724	5	724	5717	5408
	Koos de Jong  (NED)	498	6	645	5	724	17	193	4	821	3	946	3	946	2	1122	5397	5204
4	Rickard Sarby  (SWE)	495	8	520	1	1423	7	578	1	1423	DSQ	0	11	382	14	277	4603	4603
5	Paul McLaughlin  (CAN)	483	5	724	9	469	8	520	2	1122	2	1122	DSQ	0	7	578	4535	4535
6	Felix Sienra Castellanos  (URU)	502	13	309	2	1122	5	724	8	520	10	423	9	469	4	821	4388	4079
7	Jean-Jacques Herbulot  (FRA)	491	1	1423	7	578	11	382	DSQ	0	12	344	2	1122	16	219	4068	4068
8	Pierre Van der Haeghen  (BEL)	485	3	946	14	277	15	247	5	724	6	645	4	821	15	247	3907	3660
9	Arthur McDonald  (GBR)	503	10	423	4	821	18	168	3	946	7	578	8	520	DNF	0	3456	3456
10	Albert Oswald  (SUI)	494	14	277	17	193	1	1423	17	193	18	168	13	309	8	520	3083	2915
11	Wolfgang Edgard Richter  (BRA)	498	7	578	DNF	0	6	645	19	144	4	821	15	247	9	469	2904	2904
12	Morits Skaugen  (NOR)	492	19	144	13	309	9	469	13	309	14	277	7	578	3	946	3032	2888
13	Joao Miguez Tito  (POR)	500	15	247	10	423	10	423	7	578	8	520	14	277	11	382	2850	2603
14	Livio Spanghero  (ITA)	497	17	193	15	247	4	821	10	423	11	382	17	193	12	344	2603	2410
15	Erik Palmgreen  (FIN)	481	11	382	DNF	0	2	1122	DNF	0	15	247	6	645	DNF	0	2396	2396
16	Arthur James Mooney  (IRL)	493	4	821	8	520	14	277	15	247	13	309	18	168	DNF	0	2342	2342
17	Jorge Emilio Brauer  (ARG)	496	16	219	DNF	0	12	344	6	645	DNF	0	10	423	6	645	2276	2276
18	Robert French  (AUS)	490	18	168	11	382	19	144	16	219	9	469	12	344	10	423	2149	2005
19	Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende  (ESP)	484	9	469	12	344	16	219	12	344	19	144	DNF	0	13	309	1829	1829
20	H. McWilliams  (RSA)	487	12	344	16	219	DNF	^0	14	277	16	219	16	219	DNF	0	1278	1278
21	Harald Musil  (AUT)	499	20	122	DNF	0	DNF	0	18	168	17	193	19	144	DNF	0	627	627

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Firefly during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.

Notes

1. For identification on pictures.
2. The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.

References

• Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF).
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "London 1948". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.