Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Elliott 6m
The sailing competition in the Elliott 6m ( in English three person keelboat ) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held in the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy from July 29 to August 1, 2012. 36 athletes in 12 boats participated.
The Elliott 6m boat replaced the Yngling used in 2004 and 2008 as a 3-person keelboat.
The competition was conducted as a match race. First, each boat went up against each other. Each victory was a point. For equal scores, the direct comparison of the placement decision. The top eight boats came into the quarter- finals, which was played in the best of five - mode, ie the boat import the first three wins, a round came on. Even the semi-finals, the race for the bronze medal and the finals were held in this mode. The losers of the quarter-finals sailed from the placements of place 5-8.
Titleholder
Crew members
Match Race
29 July to 4 August 2012
Results
Table
Note: The qualified for the quarter-finals boats appear in light green. Increase between Spain and the U.S. were the direct comparison ( win Spain) the rash. Spain was ranked 3, the United States ranked 4th Also, between the Netherlands and New Zealand (Victory Netherlands) and between Portugal and Sweden (Victory Portugal) had to make the decision, the direct comparison.
Quarterfinals
7/8 August 2012
Placement race
The placement of the race for places 5 to 8, which should be held on August 9, had to be canceled due to weak winds. To determine the rankings, the results of the match races were used.
Semifinal
August 10, 2012 due to weak winds the semi-finals in the " Best-of -Two" mode has been discharged, that is, the boat, the first was two victories came in the final.
Race for bronze
August 11, 2012, 13:00 CEST clock
Final
August 11, 2012, 14:05 CEST clock