Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, five events in sailing were contested. Races were held from August 3, 1948 to August 12, 1948 at Torquay, on England's south coast.
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[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 6 metre class details |
 United States (USA)Llanoria Herman Whiton Alfred Loomis James Weekes James Smith Michael Mooney |
 Argentina (ARG)Djinn Enrique Sieburger Emilio Homp Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Rodolfo Rivademar Julio Sieburger Enrique Sieburger, Jr. |
 Sweden (SWE)Ali Baba II Tore Holm Torsten Lord Martin Hindorff Carl Robert Ameln Gösta Salén |
| Dragon class details |
 Norway (NOR)Pan Thor Thorvaldsen Sigve Lie Håkon Barfod |
Sweden (SWE) Slaghöken Folke Bohlin Hugo Johnson Gösta Brodin |
 Denmark (DEN)Snap William Berntsen Ole Berntsen Klaus Baess |
| Firefly class details |
Paul Bert Elvstrøm 486 Denmark (DEN) |
Ralph Evans 501 United States (USA) |
 Koos de Jong489 Netherlands (NED) |
| Star class details |
United States (USA) Hilarius Hilary Smart Paul Smart |
 Cuba (CUB)Kurush III Carlos de Cárdenas Culmell Carlos de Cárdenas Pla |
Netherlands (NED) Starita Bob Maas Eddy Stutterheim |
| Swallow class details |
 Great Britain (GBR)Swift Stewart Morris David Bond |
 Portugal (POR)Symphony Duarte de Almeida Bello Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello |
United States (USA) Margaret Lockwood Pirie Owen Torrey |
[edit] Participating nations
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
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