Sailing IX Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928 - from -----, -th August to --------, --th August

Sailing IX Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928 - from -----, -th August to --------, --th August

12' Dinghy
1. Sweden	SWE
Sven Thorell
2. Norway	NOR
Henrik Robert
3. Finland	FIN
Bertil Broman
6 Metre
1. Norway	NOR
Johan Anker, Erik Anker, Håkon Bryhn, Crown Prince Olav
2. Denmark	DEN
Vilhelm Vett, Aage Høy-Petersen, Nils Otto Møller, Peter Schlütter
3. Estonia	EST
Nikolai Vekšin, Andreas Faehlmann, Georg Faehlmann, Eberhard Vogdt, William von Wirén

8 Metre
1. France	FRA
Donatien Bouché, André Derrien, Virginie Hériot, André Lesauvage,Jean Lesieur, Carl de la Sablière
2. Netherlands	NED
Johannes van Hoolwerff, Lambertus Doedes, Hendrik Kersken, Cornelis van Staveren, Gerard de Vries Lentsch, Maarten de Wit
3. Sweden	SWE
Clarence Hammar, Tore Holm, Carl Sandblom, John Sandblom, Philip Sandblom, Wilhelm Törsleff

This Olympic sailing regatta can be considered as the first Olympic regatta with a high quality of racing since there were:
Well selected classes that represented sailing. Sufficient competitors per class. Good and fair sailing conditions. Amateurism as defined by the National Authority in The Netherlands.
An amateur is he who fulfils the minimum requirements as laid down by the International Olympic Committee. The contestants must be members of a recognized Yacht Club. Officers and Reserve Officers of the Navy or the Mercantile Marine are regarded as amateurs.
During the sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: Norway, Crown Prince of Norway, Crown Prince Olav in the 6 Metre. France, First full-time yachtwoman, Virginie Hériot in the 8 Metre. United States, United States yachting legend and inventor of the Swimfin, Owen Churchill in the 8 Metre. Norway, Owner of Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Norway, Wilhelm Wilhelmsen Jr. in the 8 Metre. Netherlands, Yacht designer and boat builder, Netherlands, Willem de Vries Lentsch in the 12' Dinghy.

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