Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 30 m2 Skerry cruiser

Sailing at the Olympics

30 m² Skerry cruiser^[1]

at the Games of the VII Olympiad

Line drawings of the 30 m² Skerry cruiser (1920)

Venue

Belgium, Ostend

Dates

First race: 7 July 1920 (1920-07-07)
Last race: 9 July 1920 (1920-07-09)

Competitors

3 from 1 nation

Teams

Medalists

		Gösta Lundqvist, Gösta Bengtsson, Rolf Steffenburg	Sweden

The 30 m² Skerry Cruiser was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 3 sailors, on 1 boats, from 1 nation entered in the 30 m² Skerry cruiser.

Race schedule^[2]

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Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

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Event finals

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Closing ceremony

Date	July
Date	7th Wed	8th Thu	9th Fri	10th Sat
30 m² Skerry cruiser	●	●	●	●
Total gold medals				1

Course area

30m² Skerry cruiser 1920 Olympic Course Areas

Ostend, Belgium

Weather conditions ^[1]

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

Final results^[2]

The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used.

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Sweden	Gösta Lundquist	Gösta Bengtsson Rolf Steffenburg	Kullan	Sailover	1	Sailover	1	2

Notes

Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.

Other information

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:

30 m² Skerry cruiser sailors at the 1920 Olympic Games

Crew of 30 m² Skerry cruiser KULLAN (SWE)

References

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