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Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

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8 Metre[1]
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Line drawing of an 8 Metre yacht from 1908
VenueRoyal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde[2]
DatesFirst race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27)
Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29)
Competitors24 Male and 1 female (Documented) from 3 nations
Teams5
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Blair Cochrane, Charles Campbell, John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carl Hellström, Eric Sandberg, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes, George Ratsey, William Ward,
Extra: The Duchess of Westminster
 Great Britain
1912 →

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. Each nation could enter up to 2 boats.[3] 26 sailors, on 5 boats, from 3 nation competed.

Race schedule[1]

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 ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals
Date July August
27
Mon
28
Tue
29
Wed
30
Thu
31
Fri
1
Sat
2
Sun
3
Mon
4
Tue
5
Wed
6
Thu
7
Fri
8
Sat
9
Sun
10
Mon
11
Tue
12
Wed
8-Metre
Total gold medals 1

Course area

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The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 6 Metre regattas in all three races:

  • Start at Ryde Pier
  • №3. Fairway Buoy
  • West Measured Mile Buoy
  • Boyne Buoy off Portsmouth Spit
  • Finish at Ryde Pier

Two rounds for a total of 16 nautical miles (30 km).

1908 Olympic Course Area, Ryde

Weather conditions

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Date Race Deiscription Sea Wind direction Start
27-JUL-1908 1 Light wind. More wind in the second round Calm to 12:30
28-JUL-1908 2 Extreme light wind. death calm 12:30
29-JUL-1908 3 Very light breeze, fluking. Late in the afternoon true wind, moderate Calm 12:30

Final results[1]

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The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1  Great Britain Blair Cochrane Charles Campbell
John Rhodes
Henry Sutton
Arthur Wood
Cobweb 1 3 1 3 4 0 2
first places
2  Sweden Carl Hellström Eric Sandberg
Edmund Thormählen
Erik Wallerius
Harald Wallin
Vinga 5 0 4 0 1 1 1
first place
3  Great Britain George Ratsey Alfred Hughes
Frederick Hughes
Philip Hunloke
William Dudley Ward
The Duchess of Westminster (Extra)
Sorais 2 2 3 1 2 2 2
second places
4  Norway Johan Anker Eilert Falch-Lund
Einar Hvoslef
Magnus Konow
Hagbart Steffens
Fram 3 1 2 2 3 1 1
second place
5  Sweden John Carlsson Edvin Hagberg
Karl Ljungberg
Hjalmar Lönnroth
August Olsson
Saga 4 0 DNF 0 5 0 1
fourth places

Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
Gender: – male; – female;

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1908 Summer Olympics

Other information

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Extra awards

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Gilt commemorative medal:

Silver commemorative medal:

Further reading

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  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  • "Sailing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Mixed 8 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Royal Victoria Yacht Club". Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 41.

"London 1908". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.