Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueAcapulco
Dates14–21 October
Competitors42 from 14 nations
Teams14
Medalists
   Sweden
   Switzerland
   Great Britain
Sailing at the
 1968 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
Flying Dutchman Open
Star Open
Dragon Open
5.5 Metre Open

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Country
Code
Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[1]
Total
-1
[2]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st, gold medalist(s) Ulf Sundelin  (SWE)Jörgen Sundelin
Peter Sundelin
S481010105101010188
2nd, silver medalist(s) Louis Noverraz  (SUI)Bernard Dunand
Marcel Stern
Z1051023234848DNF205232
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Robin Aisher  (GBR)Paul Anderson
Adrian Jardine
K611.7234835.781435.735.753.839.8
4 Rudolf Harmstorf  (FRG)Karl-August Stolze
Harald Stein
G2335.751091535.79154862.447.4
5 Giuseppe Zucchinetti  (ITA)Antonio Carattino
Domenico Carattino
I35.771335.7DNF2010611.791571.151.1
6 Stanley Leibel  (CAN)Ernest Weiss
Jack Hasen
KCDNF209151218713232310168868
7 William Solomons  (AUS)James Hardy
Gilbert Kaufman
KA51048611.7611.71218121851087.469.4
8 Gardner Cox  (USA)Stephen Colgate
Stuart Walker
US71381481448915814611.789.774.7
9 Konstantin Alexandrov  (URS)Vladimir Alexandrov
Konstantin Melgunov
SR1319611.7111751071371371396.777.7
10 Pierre Breteche  (FRA)Gilles Buck
Roger Tiriau
F9151016713121811171016239880
11 HrH Crownprince Harald  (NOR)Stein Arne Foyen
Eirik Johannessen
N1016DSQ22101610161016510111711391
12 Carlos Braniff  (MEX)Antonio Recamier
Iker Belausteguigoitia
MX111712189151117611.71117814109.791.7
13 William Berntsen  (DEN)Erik Johansen
Niels Hansen
D81411171319814131914201218121101
14 Lee Gentil  (PUR)James Fairbank
Hovey Freeman
PR1218131914201319142013191319134114

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

DateRaceWeatherTemperature
(Celsius)
Wind direction
(deg)
Wind speed
(kn)
SeaCurrent
(kn-deg)
14-OCT-1968IFair2927515Choppy0.2-120
15-OCT-1968IIFair29.529515Calm0.2-160
16-OCT-1968IIIFair28.52858Calm0.2-130
17-OCT-1968IVFair29.52356Calm0.1-300
19-OCT-1968VNormal29.81806Calm0.3-326
20-OCT-1968VIFair302505Calm0.7-275
21-OCT-1968VIICloudy28.528510Choppy1-110

Notes

  1. The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. Total after applying discard.

References

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