Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 metre class

6 Metre at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Silver medalist
Venue	Torbay
Dates	August 3–12
Competitors	64 from 11 nations
Teams	11
Medalists
01 ! Herman Whiton Alfred Loomis James Weekes James Smith Michael Mooney  United States 02 ! Enrique Sieburger, Sr. Emilio Homps Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Rodolfo Rivademar Enrique Sieburger, Jr. Julio Sieburger  Argentina 03 ! Tore Holm Torsten Lord Martin Hindorff Carl-Robert Ameln Gösta Salén  Sweden
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01 !		Herman Whiton Alfred Loomis James Weekes James Smith Michael Mooney	United States
02 !		Enrique Sieburger, Sr. Emilio Homps Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Rodolfo Rivademar Enrique Sieburger, Jr. Julio Sieburger	Argentina
03 !		Tore Holm Torsten Lord Martin Hindorff Carl-Robert Ameln Gösta Salén	Sweden

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 64 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.