Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Tempest
| Tempest[1] at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() Line drawing of the Tempest | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Kiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum) | ||||||||||||
| Dates | First race: 29 August 1972 Last race: 8 September 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| Finn | Open |
| Flying Dutchman | Open |
| Tempest | |
| Star | Open |
| Soling | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
The Tempest was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nation competed.[2][3]
Race schedule
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 8 September. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.[4]
| ● | 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 | |
| Tempest (planning) | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day |
Spare day |
● | ● | ● | Spare day |
Spare day |
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| Tempest (actual) | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day |
Spare day |
● | ● | Fog | ● | |||||||
Course area and course configuration
For the Tempest course area B(ravo) was used. The location (54°30'30'’N, 10°13'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle.[1][5] The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.
Final results
These are the results of the Tempest event.[6]
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Total | Total – discard | |||||||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||
| Valentin Mankin |
Vitalii Dyrdyra |
3 | 5.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 42.1 | 28.1 | ||||
| Alan Warren |
David Hunt |
4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 48.4 | 34.4 | ||||
| Glen Foster |
Peter Dean |
8 | 14.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 77.7 | 47.7 | ||||
| 4 | John Albrechtson |
Ingvar Hansson |
2 | 3.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 75.4 | 57.4 | |||
| 5 | Ben Staartjes |
Cees Kurpershoek |
7 | 13.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 9 | 15.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 81.7 | 58.7 | |||
| 6 | Peder Lunde Jr |
Aksel Gresvig |
9 | 15.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 92.0 | 70.0 | |||
| 7 | Mario Buckup |
Peter Ficker |
3 | 5.7 | 7 | 13.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 98.7 | 73.7 | |||
| 8 | David Wilkins |
Sean Whitaker |
6 | 11.7 | 8 | 14.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 93.7 | 74.7 | |||
| 9 | Marcel Troupel |
Yves Devillers |
1 | 0.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 103.0 | 78.0 | |||
| 10 | Hubert Raudaschl |
Erich Moritz |
5 | 10.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 13 | 19.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 12 | 18.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 106.4 | 84.4 | |||
| 11 | Heinz Laprell |
Wolf Stadler |
9 | 15.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 113.0 | 88.0 | |||
| 12 | Tomasz Holc |
Roman Rutkowski |
10 | 16.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 15 | 21.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 117.7 | 95.7 | |||
| 13 | Urs Kohler |
Peter Frey |
12 | 18.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 123.0 | 99.0 | |||
| 14 | Giampiero Dotti |
Francesco Sibello |
12 | 18.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 132.0 | 107.0 | |||
| 15 | Ted Hains |
Larry Scott |
17 | 23.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 138.0 | 114.0 | |||
| 16 | John Garry Hoyt |
Hovey T. Freeman |
13 | 19.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 144.0 | 114.0 | |||
| 17 | Mogens Larsen |
Klaus Føge Jensen |
11 | 17.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 149.0 | 121.0 | |||
| 18 | Kenneth Tomlins |
Gilbert Lennox-King |
15 | 21.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 152.0 | 125.0 | |||
| 19 | Gordon Ingate |
Robert Thornton |
14 | 20.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 155.0 | 128.0 | |||
| 20 | John Foster sr. |
John Hamber |
17 | 23.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 157.0 | 131.0 | |||
| 21 | Prinz Bira Bhanubanda |
Paitoon Chulatuppa |
21 | 27.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 180.0 | 153.0 | |||
Legend: DSQ – Disqualified; |
Daily standings

Further reading
- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- "Sailing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
References
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ The 1972 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ "Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Tempest), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Kunze, Herbert, ed. (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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Kunze, Herbert, ed. (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.
- ^ Kunze, Herbert, ed. (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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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