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Sailing — 8 metres, Open (discontinued)

Times held 8
Total participants 214
Total countries 14

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1908 8 metres, Open Olympic 25 3
1912 8 metres, Open Olympic 36 4
1920 8 metres, 1907 Rating, Open Olympic 5 1
1920 8 metres, 1919 Rating, Open Olympic 14 2
1924 8 metres, Open Olympic 25 5
1928 8 metres, Open Olympic 44 8
1932 8 metres, Open Olympic 18 2
1936 8 metres, Open Olympic 60 10

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1908 CobwebGBR VingaSWE SoraisGBR
1912 TaifunNOR Sans AtoutSWE Lucky GirlFIN
1920 IreneNOR —— ——
1920 SildraNOR LynNOR Antwerpia VBEL
1924 BeraNOR EmilyGBR NamoussaFRA
1928 L'Aile VIFRA HollandiaNED SylviaSWE
1932 AngelitaUSA Santa MariaCAN ——
1936 ItaliaITA SiljaNOR Germania IIGER

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Norway NOR 4 2 0 6
Great Britain GBR 1 1 1 3
France FRA 1 0 1 2
Italy ITA 1 0 0 1
United States USA 1 0 0 1
Sweden SWE 0 2 1 3
Canada CAN 0 1 0 1
Netherlands NED 0 1 0 1
Belgium BEL 0 0 1 1
Finland FIN 0 0 1 1
Germany GER 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
August Ringvold, Sr. NOR 2 0 0 2
Virginie Hériot FRA 1 0 0 1
Bruno Bianchi ITA 1 0 0 1
John Biby USA 1 0 0 1
Rick Bockelie NOR 1 0 0 1
Donatien Bouché FRA 1 0 0 1
Andreas Brecke NOR 1 0 0 1
Alphonse Burnand USA 1 0 0 1
Charles Campbell GBR 1 0 0 1
Thorleif Kristoffersen NOR 1 0 0 1
Owen Churchill USA 1 0 0 1
Blair Cochrane GBR 1 0 0 1
Bill Cooper USA 1 0 0 1
Torleiv Corneliussen NOR 1 0 0 1
Pierpont Davis USA 1 0 0 1
Carl de la Sablière FRA 1 0 0 1
Luigi De Manincor ITA 1 0 0 1
André Derrien FRA 1 0 0 1
Karl Dorsey USA 1 0 0 1
Thoralf Glad NOR 1 0 0 1
Harald Hagen NOR 1 0 0 1
Thorleif Holbye NOR 1 0 0 1
John Huettner USA 1 0 0 1
Alf Bruun Jacobsen NOR 1 0 0 1
Christian Jebe NOR 1 0 0 1
Magnus Konow NOR 1 0 0 1
André Lesauvage FRA 1 0 0 1
Jean Lesieur FRA 1 0 0 1
Reidar Martiniuson NOR 1 0 0 1
Domenico Mordini ITA 1 0 0 1
Ingar Nielsen NOR 1 0 0 1
Kristoffer Olsen NOR 1 0 0 1
Luigi Mino Poggi ITA 1 0 0 1
Enrico Poggi ITA 1 0 0 1
Giovanni Leone Reggio ITA 1 0 0 1
John Rhodes GBR 1 0 0 1
August Ringvold, Jr. NOR 1 0 0 1
Henry Sutton GBR 1 0 0 1
Bob Sutton USA 1 0 0 1
Ragnar Vik NOR 1 0 0 1
Tell Wagle NOR 1 0 0 1
Thomas Webster USA 1 0 0 1
Arthur Wood GBR 1 0 0 1
Valentin Aass NOR 1 0 0 1
Richard Moore USA 1 0 0 1
Alan Morgan USA 1 0 0 1
Kenneth Carey USA 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Argentina ARG 1924 Summer Olympics Blue Red 5 See all
Belgium BEL 1920 Summer Olympics Antwerpia V 3 Bronze See all
Canada CAN 1932 Summer Olympics Santa Maria 2 Silver See all
Denmark DEN 1936 Summer Olympics Anitra 8 See all
Finland FIN 1912 Summer Olympics Lucky Girl 3 Bronze See all
France FRA 1928 Summer Olympics L'Aile VI 1 Gold See all
Germany GER 1936 Summer Olympics Germania II 3 Bronze See all
Great Britain GBR 1908 Summer Olympics Cobweb 1 Gold See all
Italy ITA 1936 Summer Olympics Italia 1 Gold See all
Netherlands NED 1928 Summer Olympics Hollandia 2 Silver See all
Norway NOR 1912 Summer Olympics Taifun 1 Gold See all
1920 Summer Olympics Irene 1 Gold
1920 Summer Olympics Sildra 1 Gold
1924 Summer Olympics Bera 1 Gold
Russian Federation RUS 1912 Summer Olympics Norman =5 See all
1912 Summer Olympics Bylina =5
Sweden SWE 1908 Summer Olympics Vinga 2 Silver See all
1912 Summer Olympics Sans Atout 2 Silver
United States USA 1932 Summer Olympics Angelita 1 Gold See all