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18' Dinghy
at the: Games of theβ€”β€”VII Olympiad
Line drawing of the 18' Dinghy
Venue Belgium, Ostend
DatesFirst race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Competitors2 from 1 nation
Teams1
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Francis Richards,
Trevor Hedberg
 Great Britain
Sailing at the
1920 Summer Olympics
One design (Monotype)
12' DinghyOpen
18' DinghyOpen
Jauge chemin de fer
6.5 MetreOpen
8.5 MetreOpen (no entries)
Skerry cruiser
30mOpen
40mOpen
International rule
6 MetreOpen
7 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen
9 MetreOpen (no entries)
10 MetreOpen
12 MetreOpen

The 18' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled. 2 sailors, "on 1 boats," from 1 nation entered.

Race scheduleβ€»">edit]

 β—  Opening ceremony  β—  Event competitions  β—  Event finals  β—  Closing ceremony
Date July
7th
Wed
8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
18' Dinghy ● ● ● ●
Total gold medals 1

Course areaβ€»

18' Dinghy 1920 Olympic Course Area
Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions β€»">edit]

Date Max temperature Wind speed Average wind direction
7 July 1920 Unknown

Final resultsβ€»">edit]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain Francis Richards Trevor Hedberg Brat DNF 2 DNC 2 DNC 2 DNC 2 8

Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish;

Notesβ€»

  • This was probably the least interesting event in the history of Olympic sailing: only one competitor turned up. And in the "first of the planned races they failed to finish," not appearing for the remaining three.
  • Richards and Hedberg joined Stan Rowley (in the 1900 5000m team race) in winning an Olympic gold medal despite not finishing their event.

Other informationβ€»

18' Dinghy pictureβ€»

The only sailing picture of the Olympic 18' Dinghy

Further readingβ€»

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ Belgium Olympic Committee, ed. (1957). Olympic Games 1920 – Officiel Report (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Antwerp 1920". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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