Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Finn

The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 35 sailors, on 35 boats, from 35 nations competed.[2][3]

Finn[1]
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Line drawing of the Finn
VenueKiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum)
DatesFirst race: 29 August 1972 (1972-08-29)
Last race: 8 September 1972 (1972-09-08)
Competitors35 from 35 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Serge Maury France
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ilias Hatzipavlis Greece
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Viktor Potapov Soviet Union
← 1968
1976 →

Race schedule

Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until 8 September. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.[4]

 ● Event competitions ● Event finals
DateAugustSeptember
26th
Sat
27th
Sun
28th
Mon
29th
Tue
30th
Wed
31st
Thu
1st
Fri
2nd
Sat
3rd
Sun
4th
Mon
5th
Tue
6th
Wed
7th
Thu
8th
Fri
9th
Sat
10th
Sun
11th
Mon
Finn (planning)Spare
day
Spare
day
Spare
day
Spare
day
Finn (actual)Spare
day
Spare
day
Fog

Course area and course configuration

For the Finn course area C(harlie) was used. The location (54°27'30'’N, 10°17'450'’E) points to the center of the 1.5nm radius circle.[1][5] The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 1.5nm.

Final results

Due to the time limit for finishing of half an hour after the winner and light air conditions, only three Finn sailors were able to finish in race six.[6]

RankCountryHelmsmanRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7TotalTotal

discard
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
 FranceSerge Maury 10.0814.01117.0 26 32.01016.023.048.090.058.0
 GreeceIlias Hatzipavlis 23.0915.0814.01016.048.0 DNF 41.0915.0112.071.0
 Soviet UnionViktor Potapov 510.010.023.02329.01521.0 DNF 41.0611.7115.774.7
4  AustraliaJohn Bertrand 1117.01723.0915.035.7713.0 DNF 41.023.0117.776.7
5  SwedenThomas Lundqvist 814.02329.01319.010.01319.0 DNF 41.010.0122.081.0
6  FinlandKim Weber 48.0 29 35.048.02430.01824.035.7510.0120.785.7
7  East GermanyChristian Schröder 2430.01925.010.01319.010.0 DSQ 45.01117.0136.091.0
8  HungaryGyörgy Fináczy 713.0510.02127.01824.01420.010.0 23 29.0121.094.0
9  BrazilCláudio Biekarck 1420.01319.02329.01622.01016.0 DNF 41.035.7146.7105.7
10  New ZealandBret de Thier 915.0611.71521.023.02733.0 DNF 41.02026.0150.7109.7
11  PortugalJosé Manuel Quina 611.748.0510.02935.01622.0 DNF 41.01723.0132.7109.7
12  West GermanyWalter Mai 1824.035.72026.048.02430.0 DNF 41.01218.0152.7111.7
13  ItalyMauro Pelaschier 1218.01622.01420.02127.035.7 DNF 41.01622.0155.7114.7
14  BelgiumJacques Rogge 35.72430.01622.01218.01117.0 DNF 41.01925.0158.7117.7
15  BermudaPaul Hiles 1319.0713.01016.02026.01925.0 DNF 41.01420.0160.0119.0
16  CzechoslovakiaMiroslav Vejvoda 2026.02531.01218.01521.023.0 DNF 41.01824.0164.0123.0
17  SwitzerlandWalter Bachmann 2733.02026.0713.02228.0611.7 DNF 41.01521.0173.7132.7
18  Great BritainPatrick Pym 1925.01117.01723.0611.7 DSQ 45.0DNF41.01016.0178.7133.7
19  DenmarkSteen Kjølhede 1622.0 DSQ 45.035.71723.01420.0DNF41.02531.0181.7136.7
20  CanadaJohn Clarke 2834.02228.02228.0814.01723.0 DNF 41.0814.0182.0141.0
21  YugoslaviaMinski Fabris 1521.02834.02935.01925.01218.0 DNF 41.0713.0187.0146.0
22  United StatesEd Bennett 1016.01521.02420.0713.0 DNF 41.0DNF41.02127.0189.0148.0
23  NetherlandsKees Douze 3238.023.02834.01117.02531.0 DNF 41.02430.0194.0153.0
24  PolandBłażej Wyszkowski 2531.02127.02733.0510.02026.0 DNF 41.02632.0200.0159.0
25  NorwayPer Werenskiold 2632.01824.02531.01420.02127.0 DNF 41.02733.0208.0167.0
26  Puerto RicoLee Gentil 35 41.01420.0611.72733.02935.0DNF41.02935.0216.7175.7
27  JapanKazuoki Matsuyama 2228.01218.0 DNF 41.03137.0915.0DNF41.03137.0217.0176.0
28  SpainGerardo Seeliger 3036.02733.03339.0915.03137.0 DNF 41.01319.0220.0179.0
29  Virgin IslandsRichard Griffin 1723.02632.01824.03036.02228.0 DNF 41.03036.0220.0179.0
30  MexicoRoberto Colliard 2127.01016.02622.03238.0 DSQ 45.0DNF41.03137.0237.0192.0
31  IrelandKevin McLaverty 2935.03238.03137.02531.02834.0 DNF 41.02228.0244.0203.0
32  ArgentinaRoberto Haas 2329.03137.0 DNF 41.02834.02329.0DNF41.02834.0245.0204.0
33  ThailandRachot Kanjanavanit 3339.03036.01925.0 DNF 41.02632.0DNF41.0DNF41.0255.0214.0
34  IndiaTehmasp Rustom Mogul 3137.03440.03035.0 DNF 41.03036.0DNF41.03440.0271.0230.0
35  Republic of ChinaChen Shiu-Hsiung 3440.03339.03238.0 DNF 41.03238.0DNF41.03339.0276.0235.0

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified;
Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

Gender:
– male; – female;

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1972 Summer Olympics

Further reading

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  • "Sailing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed One Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

References