Sailing At The 1948 Summer Olympics – Firefly
The Firefly was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay.
Seven races were scheduled. 21 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.
| Firefly at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Gold medalist | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Torbay | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–12 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
 Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Sailnumber | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points | Total -1 | |||||||
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| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | |||||
 |  Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN) | 486 | 6 | 645 | 3 | 946 | 11 | 382 | 5 | 724 | 1 | 1423 | 1 | 1423 | 5543 | 5543 | ||
 |  Ralph Evans (USA) | 501 | 2 | 1122 | 3 | 946 | 9 | 469 | 1 | 1423 | 5 | 724 | 5 | 724 | 5717 | 5408 | ||
 |  Koos de Jong (NED) | 498 | 6 | 645 | 5 | 724 | 4 | 821 | 3 | 946 | 3 | 946 | 2 | 1122 | 5397 | 5204 | ||
| 4 |  Rickard Sarby (SWE) | 495 | 8 | 520 | 1 | 1423 | 7 | 578 | 1 | 1423 | 11 | 382 | 14 | 277 | 4603 | 4603 | ||
| 5 |  Paul McLaughlin (CAN) | 483 | 5 | 724 | 9 | 469 | 8 | 520 | 2 | 1122 | 2 | 1122 | 7 | 578 | 4535 | 4535 | ||
| 6 |  Felix Sienra Castellanos (URU) | 502 | 2 | 1122 | 5 | 724 | 8 | 520 | 10 | 423 | 9 | 469 | 4 | 821 | 4388 | 4079 | ||
| 7 |  Jean-Jacques Herbulot (FRA) | 491 | 1 | 1423 | 7 | 578 | 11 | 382 | 12 | 344 | 2 | 1122 | 16 | 219 | 4068 | 4068 | ||
| 8 |  Pierre Van Der Haeghen (BEL) | 485 | 3 | 946 | 14 | 277 | 5 | 724 | 6 | 645 | 4 | 821 | 15 | 247 | 3907 | 3660 | ||
| 9 |  Arthur McDonald (GBR) | 503 | 10 | 423 | 4 | 821 | 18 | 168 | 3 | 946 | 7 | 578 | 8 | 520 | 3456 | 3456 | ||
| 10 |  Alfons Oswald (SUI) | 494 | 14 | 277 | 17 | 193 | 1 | 1423 | 17 | 193 | 13 | 309 | 8 | 520 | 3083 | 2915 | ||
| 11 |  Wolfgang Richter (BRA) | 498 | 7 | 578 | 6 | 645 | 19 | 144 | 4 | 821 | 15 | 247 | 9 | 469 | 2904 | 2904 | ||
| 12 |  Morits Skaugen (NOR) | 492 | 13 | 309 | 9 | 469 | 13 | 309 | 14 | 277 | 7 | 578 | 3 | 946 | 3032 | 2888 | ||
| 13 |  João Tito (POR) | 500 | 10 | 423 | 10 | 423 | 7 | 578 | 8 | 520 | 14 | 277 | 11 | 382 | 2850 | 2603 | ||
| 14 |  Livio Spanghero (ITA) | 497 | 15 | 247 | 4 | 821 | 10 | 423 | 11 | 382 | 17 | 193 | 12 | 344 | 2603 | 2410 | ||
| 15 |  Erik Palmgreen (FIN) | 481 | 11 | 382 | 2 | 1122 | DNF | 0 | 15 | 247 | 6 | 645 | DNF | 0 | 2396 | 2396 | ||
| 16 |  Jimmy Mooney (IRL) | 493 | 4 | 821 | 8 | 520 | 14 | 277 | 15 | 247 | 13 | 309 | 18 | 168 | 2342 | 2342 | ||
| 17 |  Jorge Brauer (ARG) | 496 | 16 | 219 | 12 | 344 | 6 | 645 | DNF | 0 | 10 | 423 | 6 | 645 | 2276 | 2276 | ||
| 18 |  Robert French (AUS) | 490 | 18 | 168 | 11 | 382 | 16 | 219 | 9 | 469 | 12 | 344 | 10 | 423 | 2149 | 2005 | ||
| 19 |  Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende (ESP) | 484 | 9 | 469 | 12 | 344 | 16 | 219 | 12 | 344 | 19 | 144 | 13 | 309 | 1829 | 1829 | ||
| 20 |  Herbert McWilliams (RSA) | 487 | 12 | 344 | 16 | 219 | 0 | 14 | 277 | 16 | 219 | 16 | 219 | DNF | 0 | 1278 | 1278 | |
| 21 |  Harald von Musil (AUT) | 499 | 20 | 122 | DNF | 0 | 18 | 168 | 17 | 193 | 19 | 144 | DNF | 0 | 627 | 627 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
Daily standings
Courses at Torbay
A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.
Notes
References
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
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