Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 10 Metre

The 10 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-off's. 28 sailors, on 4 boats, from 3 nation entered.

10-Metre[1]
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Line drawing of the 10-Metre
VenueNynäshamn
DatesFirst race: 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20)
Last race: 22 July 1912 (1912-07-22)
Competitors28 from 3 nations
Teams4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Filip Ericsson, Carl Hellström, Paul Isberg, Humbert Lundén, Herman Nyberg, Harry Rosenswärd, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Harry Wahl, Waldemar Björkstén, Jacob Björnström, Bror Brenner, Allan Franck, Erik Lindh, Juho Aarne Pekkalainen Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Esper Beloselsky, Ernst Brasche, Karl Lindholm, Nikolay Pushnitsky, Aleksandr Rodionov, Joseph von Schomacker, Philipp Strauch Russian Empire
1920 →

Race schedule[1]

 ● Opening ceremony ● Event competitions ● Tie breakers ● Closing ceremony
DateJuly
19
Fri
20
Sat
21
Sun
22
Mon
23
Tue
24
Wed
25
Thu
26
Fri
27
Sat
10-MetreInternational races
Total gold medals1
Ceremonies

Course area and course configuration

For the 10-Metre Course A was used.[1]

1912 Olympic Course Area & courses

Weather conditions[1]

DateRaceDeiscriptionWind speedWind directionStart
20-JUL-19121Beautiful weather with a light easterly breeze.5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
9 knots (17 km/h)
11:15
21-JUL-19122Only a light breeze was blowing in the morning.4 knots (7.4 km/h) -
6 knots (11 km/h)
11:15
22-JUL-19123As beautiful as could be with very light winds5 knots (9.3 km/h) -
7 knots (13 km/h)
11:00

Final results[2][3]

The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

  • There was one sail-off between Nina and Gallia II for place 2 & 3.

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 10 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics

Notes

In the 10 Metre was chosen for this Olympics above the 7 Metre since 10 Metre outnumbered the 7 Metre in boats build.

Other information

Prizes

The following Commemorative Plaque were handed out by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owners of:

  1. Kitty: Nils Asp
  2. Nina: Harry Wahl
  3. Gallia II: Aleksandr Vyshnegradsky

Further reading

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 – 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

References

"Stockholm 1912". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.