Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Finn

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Finn

|games = 1952 Summer

|image = Charles Currey, Paul Elvstrøm, Rickard Sarby 1952.jpg

|image_size = 260px

|caption = Left-right: Currey, Elvstrøm and Sarby

|venue = Harmaja

|dates = 20–28 July

|competitors =28

|nations = 28

|teams = 28

|gold = Paul Elvstrøm

|goldNOC = DEN

|silver = Charles Currey

|silverNOC = GBR

|bronze = Rickard Sarby

|bronzeNOC = SWE

|prev =

|next = 1956

}}

The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/9538 |title=Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open |work=Olympedia |accessdate=31 May 2020}}

Results

rowspan="2"\|x25px Rank !rowspan="2"\|Helmsman (Country) !colspan="2"\|Race I !colspan="2"\|Race II !colspan="2"\|Race III !colspan="2"\|Race IV !colspan="2"\|Race V !colspan="2"\|Race VI !colspan="2"\|Race VII !rowspan="2"\|Total Points The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used. !rowspan="2"\|Total -1 Total after applying discard.
class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:90%"
Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|{{Gold01}}	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Paul Elvstrøm 13px \|DEN\|1952 Summer}}	1	1548	5	~~849~~	1	1548	1	1548	3	1071	4	946	1	1548	9058	8209
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|{{Silver02}}	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Charles Currey 13px \|GBR\|1952 Summer}}	9	594	10	~~548~~	8	645	8	645	1	1548	2	1247	6	770	5997	5449
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|{{Bronze03}}	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Rickard Sarby 13px \|SWE\|1952 Summer}}	6	770	1	1548	4	946	6	770	10	548	12	469	14	~~402~~	5453	5051
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|4	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Koos de Jong 13px \|NED\|1952 Summer}}	4	946	2	1247	5	849	11	~~507~~	5	849	10	548	9	594	5540	5033
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|5	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Wolfgang Erndl 13px \|AUT\|1952 Summer}}	~~DSQ~~	0	4	946	9	594	16	344	4	946	15	372	3	1071	4273	4273
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|6	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Morits Skaugen 13px \|NOR\|1952 Summer}}	2	1247	19	269	~~DNF~~	0	18	293	15	372	1	1548	16	344	4073	4073
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|7	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Adelchi Pelaschier 13px \|ITA\|1952 Summer}}	5	849	6	770	2	1247	14	402	~~DSQ~~	0	11	507	18	293	4068	4068
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|8	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Paul McLaughlin 13px \|CAN\|1952 Summer}}	13	434	11	507	14	402	22	~~206~~	9	594	5	849	2	1247	4239	4033
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|9	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Alfredo Bercht 13px \|BRA\|1952 Summer}}	19	269	9	594	21	~~226~~	2	1247	13	434	17	318	5	849	3937	3711
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|10	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Ramón Balcells Rodón 13px \|ESP\|1952 Summer}}	8	645	~~DSQ~~	0	3	1071	26	133	2	1247	DSQ	0	10	548	3644	3644
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|11	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Jacques Lebrun 13px \|FRA\|1952 Summer}}	7	703	7	703	6	770	5	849	20	~~247~~	16	344	20	247	3863	3616
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|12	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Pyotr Gorelikov 13px \|URS\|1952 Summer}}	~~DNF~~	0	12	469	16	344	3	1071	8	645	3	1071	DSQ	0	3600	3600
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|13	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Willy H.A. Pieper 13px \|SUI\|1952 Summer}}	16	344	14	402	13	434	4	946	17	~~318~~	6	770	8	645	3859	3541
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|14	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Kenneth Albury 13px \|BAH\|1952 Summer}}	~~DNF~~	0	15	372	10	548	13	434	7	703	8	645	11	507	3209	3209
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|15	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Werner Krogmann 13px \|GER\|1952 Summer}}	3	1071	16	344	11	507	17	~~318~~	11	507	14	402	17	318	3467	3149
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|16	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Hellmut Stauch 13px \|RSA\|1952 Summer}}	12	469	3	1071	20	~~247~~	9	594	19	269	18	293	13	434	3377	3130
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|17	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Mario Gentil Quina 13px \|POR\|1952 Summer}}	18	293	~~DNF~~	0	17	318	7	703	6	770	7	703	DNF	0	2787	2787
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|18	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Christian Nielsen 13px \|BEL\|1952 Summer}}	17	318	13	434	22	~~206~~	12	469	12	469	9	594	12	469	2959	2753
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|19	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Gunnar Källström 13px \|FIN\|1952 Summer}}	15	372	8	645	19	269	15	372	21	226	25	~~150~~	7	703	2737	2587
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|20	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Eugenio Lauz 13px \|URU\|1952 Summer}}	10	548	17	318	12	469	25	~~150~~	14	402	13	434	21	226	2547	2397
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|21	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Alfred Fred Joseph Delany 13px \|IRL\|1952 Summer}}	14	402	23	186	15	372	19	269	26	~~133~~	26	133	4	946	2441	2308
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|22	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Peter Attrill 13px \|AUS\|1952 Summer}}	11	507	18	293	~~DNF~~	0	10	548	18	293	DNF	0	15	372	2013	2013
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|23	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Karlo Bauman 13px \|YUG\|1952 Summer}}	~~DSQ~~	0	24	168	7	703	20	247	16	344	20	247	DSQ	0	1709	1709
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|24	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Jorge de Cárdenas 13px \|CUB\|1952 Summer}}	20	~~247~~	22	206	18	293	27	117	23	186	19	269	19	269	1587	1470
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|25	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Carlos Miguel Benn 13px \|ARG\|1952 Summer}}	22	206	25	150	~~DNF~~	0	24	168	24	168	22	206	22	206	1104	1104
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|26	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Antonios Modinos 13px \|GRE\|1952 Summer}}	21	226	26	133	~~DNF~~	0	23	186	25	150	21	226	DNF	0	921	921
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|27	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Keijiro Kaitoku 13px \|JPN\|1952 Summer}}	23	186	20	247	~~DNF~~	0	DSQ	0	22	206	23	186	DNF	0	825	825
style=vertical-align:top; \|align=center\|28	align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Edward Melaika 13px \|USA\|1952 Summer}}	~~DNF~~	0	21	226	23	186	26	133	DNF	0	24	168	DSQ	0	713	713

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified

13px = Male, 13px = Female

= Daily standings =

Image:1952 Finn Positions during the serie.png

Conditions at Harmaja

Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

Date	Race	Sky	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
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20 July 1952	align=center\|I	align=left\|Grand yachting weather	align=center\|SW	align=center\|6-7
21 July 1952	align=center\|II	align=left\|Calm sea, later rain	align=center\|SW	align=center\|1-2 later 6-7
22 July 1952	align=center\|III	align=left\|Magnificent seas	align=center\|SW	align=center\|10
23 July 1952	align=center\|IV	align=left\|	align=center\|Shifty	align=center\|3-4
26 July 1952	align=center\|V	align=left\|Rainy	align=center\|SW	align=center\|3-6
27 July 1952	align=center\|VI	align=left\|	align=center\|SW	align=center\|4-6
28 July 1952	align=center\|VII	align=left\|Fine and sunny	align=center\|Shifty	align=center\|Light

Notes

References

{{cite book |title=The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952|author=Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952|year=1955|url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/OR1952.pdf|format=pdf}}
{{cite book|title=Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008|author=Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson|publisher=CYA|location=Toronto|year=2009}}
{{IOC games|games=1952 Summer Olympics }}

Finn

Category:Finn class sailing competitions

Date	Race	Sky	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
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20 July 1952	align=center\|I	align=left\|Grand yachting weather	align=center\|SW	align=center\|6-7
21 July 1952	align=center\|II	align=left\|Calm sea, later rain	align=center\|SW	align=center\|1-2 later 6-7
22 July 1952	align=center\|III	align=left\|Magnificent seas	align=center\|SW	align=center\|10
23 July 1952	align=center\|IV	align=left\|	align=center\|Shifty	align=center\|3-4
26 July 1952	align=center\|V	align=left\|Rainy	align=center\|SW	align=center\|3-6
27 July 1952	align=center\|VI	align=left\|	align=center\|SW	align=center\|4-6
28 July 1952	align=center\|VII	align=left\|Fine and sunny	align=center\|Shifty	align=center\|Light