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 at Torquay, on England's south coast.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 6 metre class |  United States (USA)Herman Whiton Alfred Loomis James Weekes James Smith Michael Mooney |
 Argentina (ARG)Enrique Sieburger Sr. Emilio Homp Rufino Rodriguez de la Torre Rodolfo Rivademar Enrique Sieburger Jr. Julio Sieburger |
 Sweden (SWE)Tore Holm Torsten Lord Martin Hindorff Carl-Robert Ameln Gösta Salen |
| Dragon class |  Norway (NOR)Thor Thorvaldsen Sigve Lie Haakon Barfod |
Sweden (SWE) Folke Bohlin Hugo Johnson Gösta Brodin |
 Denmark (DEN)William Berntsen Ole Berntsen Klaus Baess |
| Firefly class | Paul Bert Elvstrøm Denmark (DEN) |
Ralph Evans United States (USA) |
 Jacobus de JongNetherlands (NED) |
| Star class | United States (USA) Hilary Smart Paul Smart |
 Cuba (CUB)Carlos de Cardenas Culmell Carlos de Cardenas Pla |
Netherlands (NED) Adriaan Maas Edward Stutterheim |
| Swallow class |  Great Britain (GBR)Stewart Morris David Bond |
 Portugal (POR)Duarte de Almeida Bello Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello |
United States (USA) Lockwood Pirie Owen Torrey |
[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] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
| Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics (London) |
|---|
| Athletics • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Lacrosse (demonstration) • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Sailing at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in sailing |
