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8 metres, 1919 Rating, Open

Date7 – 9 July 1920
StatusOlympic
LocationOostende
Participants14 from 2 countries
FormatThree races, with final places decided by total points. Point-for-place scoring for each race.

There were three yachts entered, Norway’s Sildra, Norway’s Lyn, and Belgium’s Antwerpia V. The three races resulted in the exact same finishes, with Sildra winning all three to claim the gold medal, and Lyn finishing second in all three races.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1SildraNOR3Gold
Magnus KonowReidar MartiniusonRagnar VikThorleif Kristoffersen
2LynNOR6Silver
Jens SalvesenLauritz SchmidtFin SchianderNils ThomasRalph Tschudi
3Antwerpia VBEL9Bronze
Albert GrisarWilly De L'ArbreGeorges Hellebuyck, Sr.Leopold StandaertHenri Weewauters