Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8 Metre at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue	Firth of Kiel
Dates	4–12 August
Competitors	60 from 10 nations
Teams	10
Medalists
Giovanni Reggio Bruno Bianchi Luigi De Manincor Domenico Mordini Enrico Poggi Luigi Poggi  Italy Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen Hans Struksnæs Lauritz Schmidt Nordahl Wallem Jacob Tullin Thams John Ditlev-Simonsen  Norway Hans Howaldt Fritz Bischoff Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Eduard Mohr Felix Scheder-Bieschin Otto Wachs  Germany

Sailing at the  1936 Summer Olympics
O-Jolle			Open
Star			Open
6 Metre			Open
8 Metre			Open

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Sail no.	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Tie breaker	Total points
					Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts	Rank	Pts
	Giovanni Reggio  (ITA)	Bruno Bianchi Luigi De Manincor Domenico Mordini Enrico Poggi Luigi Poggi	Italia	I 20	2	9	5	6	6	5	1	10	3	8	3	8	2	9		55
	Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen  (NOR)	John Ditlev-Simonsen Lauritz Schmidt Hans Struksnæs Jacob Tullin Thams Nordahl Wallem	Silja	N 26	3	8	1	10	2	9	6	5	5	6	4	7	3	8	1	53
	Hans Howaldt  (GER)	Fritz Bischoff Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Eduard Mohr Felix Scheder-Bieschin Otto Wachs	Germania III	G 9	6	5	2	9	4	7	4	7	1	10	1	10	6	5	2	53
4	Tore Holm  (SWE)	Marcus Wallenberg Wilhelm Moberg Detlov von Braun Per Gedda Bo Westerberg	Ilderim	S 16	1	10	3	8	1	10	3	8	6	5	DSQ	0	1	10		51
5	Gunnar Grönblom  (FIN)	Hilding Silander Gustaf Oscar Sumelius Olof Wallin Sven Grönblom Walter Kjellberg	Sheerio	L 7	5	6	6	5	3	8	7	4	4	7	DSQ	0	4	7		37
6	Kenneth Huson Preston  (GBR)	Robert Steele Joseph Neild Compton John Noel Eddy Beryl Preston Francis Richard W. Preston	Saskia	K 26	4	7	4	7	5	6	5	6	9	2	5	6	9	2		36
7	Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre  (ARG)	Mario Ortiz Sauze Luis Domingo Aguirre Hipolito Ezequiel Gil Elizalde Rafael Ernesto Iglesias Guillermo Peralta Ramos	Matrero II	A 5	8	3	7	4	7	4	9	2	8	3	6	5	7	4		25
8	Niels Valdemar Hansen  (DEN)	Hans Tholstrup Otto Gunnar Danielsen Carl Viggo Berntsen Vagn Westerberg Kastrup Niels Schibbye	Anitra	D 1	9	2	10	1	10	1	2	9	2	9	DSQ	0	DNF	0		22
9	Pierre Arbaut  (FRA)	Pierre Gaudermen Henri Schelcher Charles Gaulthier Henri Bachet Ernest Granier	EA II	F 8	10	1	9	2	9	2	DSQ	0	7	4	2	9	8	3		21
10	Owen Churchill  (USA)	Robert Sutton Carl Dorsey William Patrick Keane Jr. Frederick Williams Shick Antonia Churchill	Angelita	US 18	7	4	8	3	8	3	8	3	10	1	dsq	0	5	6		20

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

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics

Conditions at the Outer Course

All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.

Inner Course area at Kiel

Date	Race	Sky	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)	Actual starting time	Remark
4 Aug 1936	I	Overcast, Occasional rain	SW	12	12:05	Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
5 Aug 1936	II	Sunshine, Later overcast and rain	WSW	3–4	10:30
6 Aug 1936	III	Sunny	WSW	5–6	10:30
7 Aug 1936	IV	Slightly overcast	NE	2	10:40	Postponement due to calm
8 Aug 1936	V	Foggy later slightly overcast	NE	2–3	11:45	Postponement due to fog
9 Aug 1936	VI	Calm	ENE	2–3	11:50	Postponement due to calm
10 Aug 1936	VII	Fine	SE	2–3	10:30
12 Aug 1936	VII	Slightly overcast	E	4–5	14:05