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Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 8 metre class

8 Metre
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
8 Metre 1908.svg
Line drawing of a 7 Metre yacht from 1908
Venue Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde
Dates First race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27)
Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29)
Competitors 24 Male and 1 female (Documented) from 3 nations
Teams 5
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Blair Cochrane, Charles Campbell, John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Carl Hellström, Eric Sandberg, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin  Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes, George Ratsey, William Ward,
Extra: The Duchess of Westminster
 Great Britain
← New class
1912 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Blair Cochrane, Charles Campbell, John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Carl Hellström, Eric Sandberg, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin  Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes, George Ratsey, William Ward,
Extra: The Duchess of Westminster
 Great Britain

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 26 sailors, on 5 boats, from 3 nation competed.

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

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

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

Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
Gender: Mars symbol.svg – male; Venus symbol.svg – female;


Gold medal icon blank.svg Gilt commemorative medal:

Silver medal icon blank.svg Silver commemorative medal:


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