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Sailing At The 1920 Summer Olympics – 7 Metre
The 7 Metre (keelboat), 7 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 8 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nation entered in the 7 Metre. Race schedule Course area Weather conditions Final results The Scoring systems for Sailing at the Summer Olympics#1920 Olympic scoring, 1920 Olympic scoring system was used. Daily standings Notes * Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time. Other information Sailors During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing: Further reading * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics - 7 Metre Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 7 Metre 7 Metre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostend
Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast. History Origin to Middle Ages In the Early Middle Ages, Ostend was a small village built on the east-end () of an island (originally called Testerep) between the North Sea and a beach lake. Although small, the village rose to the status of "town" around 1265, when the inhabitants were allowed to hold a market and to build a market hall. The major source of income for the inhabitants was fishing. The North Sea coastline has always been rather unstable due to the power of the water. In 1395 the inhabitants decided to build a new Ostend behind large dikes and further away from the always-threatening sea. 15th to 18th century The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
