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Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 metre class

6 Metre
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
6mR 1919.svg
Line drawing of the 6 Metre
Venue Zuiderzee
Dates First race: August 2, 1928 (1928-08-02)
Last race: August 9, 1928 (1928-08-09)
Competitors 61 Male from 13 nations
Teams 13
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Johan Anker, Erik Anker,
Håkon Bryhn, Crown Prince Olav
 Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vilhelm Vett, Nils Otto Møller,
Aage Høy-Petersen, Peter Schlütter
 Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nikolai Vekšin, William von Wirén,
Eberhard Vogdt, Georg Faehlmann,
Andreas Faehlmann
 Estonia
← 1924
1932 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Johan Anker, Erik Anker,
Håkon Bryhn, Crown Prince Olav
 Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vilhelm Vett, Nils Otto Møller,
Aage Høy-Petersen, Peter Schlütter
 Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nikolai Vekšin, William von Wirén,
Eberhard Vogdt, Georg Faehlmann,
Andreas Faehlmann
 Estonia

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics program in Amsterdam. Seven races were scheduled. 61 sailors, on 13 boats, from 13 nations competed.

For the 6 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee.

At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters.

The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.

Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Q – Qualifying race; RET – Retired;


During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:


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