18 foot dinghy

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Current Specifications
Crew 2
LOA 18 ft (5.5 m)
Infobox last updated: 15-APR-2010
Former Olympic Class

The 18 foot Dinghy was used in the 1920 Summer Olympicsas a double handed Olympic class. One team was present at the starting line and won the gold. Three races were scheduled, with final places decided by total points, point-for-place scoring for each race. Only one race was sailed and the gold medalist scored: did not finish![vague] [1]

Olympic results

Sources vary, giving the only participant the credits for the gold medal.[2] Others rank them as AC?[3]

Rank Country Helmsman Crew
1  Great Britain (GBR) Richards, Francis Augustus Hedberg, Thomas

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/SAI/mixed-18-foot-race-one.html Results 18 foot Dinghy 1920
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (1 January 1988). The complete book of the Olympics. Viking. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-670-82110-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=Xl3lAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 
  3. ^ Mallon, Bill; Bijkerk, Anthony Th (December 2008). The 1920 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland & Co Inc Pub. p. 432. ISBN 978-0-7864-4070-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=HOEnAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 

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