Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling

Soling[1]
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Line drawing of the Soling
VenueKiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum)
DatesFirst race: August 29, 1972 (1972-08-29)
Last race: September 8, 1972 (1972-09-08)
Competitors78 from 26 nations
Teams26
Medalists
   United States
   Sweden
   Canada
Sailing at the
 1972 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
Flying Dutchman Open
Tempest Open
Star Open
Soling Open
Dragon Open

The Soling was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled. Only six races were sailed due to weather conditions. 78 sailors, on 26 boats, from 26 nation competed.[2]

Race schedule[3]

Because of insufficient wind the scheduled race in the Soling was postponed on 5 September 1972. Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until September 8. Finally for the Soling only six regattas took place. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.

  Event competitions   Event finals
Date August September
26th
Sat
27th
Sun
28th
Mon
29th
Tue
30th
Wed
31st
Thu
1st
Fri
2nd
Sat
3rd
Sun
4th
Mon
5th
Tue
6th
Wed
7th
Thu
8th
Fri
9th
Sat
10th
Sun
11th
Mon
Soling (planning) Spare
day
Spare
day
Spare
day
Spare
day
Soling (actual) Spare
day
Spare
day
No
wind
Fog

Course area and course configuration

For the Soling course area A(lpha) was used. The location (54°29'50'’N, 10°22'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle.[1][4] The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.

Final results[5]


Rank
Country Helmsman Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Total Total

discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st, gold medalist(s) United States
Buddy Melges William Bentsen
William Allen
1 0.0 2 3.0 3 5.7 4 8.0 1 0.0 1 0.016.78.7
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sweden
Stig Wennerström Bo Knape
Stefan Krook
2 3.0 1 0.0 16 22.0 8 14.0 2 3.0 6 11.752.731.7
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Canada
David Miller John Ekels
Paul Côté
3 5.7 3 5.7 8 14.0 3 5.7 10 16.0 15 21.068.147.1
4 France
Jean-Marie le Guillou Bernard Drubay
Jean-Yves Pellerin
11 17.0 4 8.0 11 17.0 2 3.0 DSQ 35.0 4 8.088.053.0
5 Great Britain
John Oakeley Charles Reynolds
Barry Dunning
20 26.0 11 17.0 9 15.0 1 0.0 3 5.7 11 17.080.754.7
6 Brazil
Axel Schmidt Patrick Mascarenhas
Erik Schmidt
5 10.0 9 15.0 4 8.0 14 20.0 6 11.7 17 23.087.764.7
7 Soviet Union
Timir Pinegin Valentin Zamotaykin
Rais Galimov
8 14.0 7 13.0 7 13.0 5 10.0 17 23.0 9 15.088.065.0
8 Poland
Zygfryd Perlicki Józef Błaszczyk
Stanisław Stefański
19 10.0 14 20.0 5 10.0 9 15.0 5 10.0 14 20.0100.075.0
9 Spain
Ramón Balcells Rodón Ramón Balcells
Juan Llort
9 15.0 23 29.0 2 3.0 10 16.0 12 18.0 18 24.0105.076.0
10 Norway
HrH Crownprince Harald Eirik Johannessen
Rolf Lund
6 11.7 12 18.0 18 24.0 19 25.0 14 20.0 2 3.0101.776.7
11 West Germany
Norbert Wagner Hans-Joachim Berndt
Friedrich May
12 18.0 6 11.7 20 26.0 22 28.0 4 8.0 7 13.0104.776.7
12 Finland
Peter Tallberg Johan Tallberg
Arndt Norrgård
4 8.0 10 16.0 10 16.0 16 22.0 9 15.0 22 28.0105.077.0
13 Denmark
Paul Elvstrøm Valdemar Bandolowski
Jan Kjærulff
7 13.0 17 23.0 1 0.0 6 11.7 DSQ 35.0 DNS 32.0114.779.7
14 East Germany
Roland Schwarz Werner Christoph
Lothar Koepsel
13 19.0 5 10.0 17 23.0 11 17.0 8 14.0 20 26.0109.083.0
15 Bermuda
Kirkland Cooper Alex Cooper
Jordy Walker
16 22.0 13 19.0 12 18.0 23 29.0 7 13.0 10 16.0117.088.0
16 Australia
Robert Miller Denis O'Neil
Ken Berkeley
15 21.0 15 21.0 13 19.0 12 18.0 11 17.0 13 19.0115.094.0
17 Austria
Uli Strohschneider Peter Denzel
Robert Haschka
26 32.0 16 22.0 15 21.0 13 19.0 13 19.0 8 14.0127.095.0
18 Belgium
Dirk De Bock Charles De Bondsridder
Walter Haverhaels
17 23.0 21 27.0 14 20.0 21 27.0 15 21.0 5 10.0128.0101.0
19 Italy
Giuseppe Milone Roberto Mottola di Amato
Antonio Oliviero
18 24.0 20 26.0 22 28.0 17 23.0 18 24.0 3 5.7130.7102.7
20 Switzerland
Ronni Pieper Hans Gut
Peter Gerber
10 16.0 19 25.0 6 11.7 18 24.0 21 27.0 21 27.0130.7103.7
21 New Zealand
Steve Marten Con Linton
Jack Scholes
14 20.0 18 24.0 19 25.0 20 26.0 20 26.0 12 18.0139.0113.0
22 Argentina
Ricardo Boneo Héctor Campos
Pedro Ferrero
24 30.0 25 31.0 21 27.0 7 13.0 16 22.0 16 22.0144.0114.0
23 Mexico
Armando Bauche Daniel Escalante
Esteban Gerard
22 28.0 8 14.0 26 32.0 26 32.0 22 28.0 23 29.0163.0131.0
24 Virgin Islands
Dick Holmberg David Jones
David Kelly
21 27.0 24 30.0 23 29.0 24 30.0 19 25.0 19 25.0166.0136.0
25 Bahamas
Bobby Symonette Craig Symonette
Percy Knowles
23 29.0 22 28.0 24 30.0 15 21.0 23 29.0 DNS 32.0169.0137.0
26 Philippines
Mario Almario Alfonso Qua
Ambrosio Santos
25 31.0 26 32.0 25 31.0 25 31.0 24 30.0 24 30.0185.0153.0

    Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified;
    Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

    Gender: – male; – female;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Soling during the 1972 Summer Olympics

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 147. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    2. The 1972 Olympic scoring system was used.
    3. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 146. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    4. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 2 The constructions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 211. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    5. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 3 The competitions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 505. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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