Rickard Sarby
Rickard Sarby 
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 Sweden
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| Birthday: | September 19, 1912 | ||||||
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Uppsala , Sweden
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| Date of death: | February 10, 1977 | ||||||
| Place of death: |
Uppsala , Sweden
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| Society: | Uppsala KF (UKF) | ||||||
| Boat classes: | Finn dinghy , Firefly | ||||||
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Erik Rickard Sarby (born September 19, 1912 in Dannemora , Uppsala , † February 10, 1977 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish designer of canoe boats and sailors. He became internationally known for the construction of the Olympic one-man dinghy Finn-Dinghy or "Finn" for short.
1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
In January 1949, the Finnish Yachting Association (FYA) organized a design competition for a new Olympic one-man dinghy for the upcoming 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
Rickard Sarby won the competition after a series of test races with a Fint design that turned out to be the fastest dinghy. The shape of the hull was reminiscent of a canoe and was kept very simple. On May 15, 1950, the FYA decided to take over the Fint as an Olympic one-man dinghy. The name was changed to Finn and two blue waves were used as the sailing symbol. The FYA later acquired full rights to build the Finn.
In addition to the 1: 1 drafts, Rickard Sarby also delivered the first prototype. The Finn class has been fighting for Olympic medals without interruption since 1952. All well-known sailors in the world have fought for top positions in the Finn boat class during their sailing careers.
Sporting success in Olympic sailing competitions
- 1948 in London, 4th place , boat class Firefly
- 1952 in Helsinki, bronze medal , boat class Finn
- 1956 in Melbourne, 5th place , boat class Finn
Web links
- Rickard Sarby in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ The Story of the Finn Dinghy: by Rickard Sarby ( August 30, 2007 memento in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved March 8, 2009
- ↑ The Birth of the Finn ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 9, 2009
- ^ The Story of the Finn Dinghy: by Rickard Sarby ( August 30, 2007 memento in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved March 8, 2009
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| SURNAME | Sarby, Rickard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sarby, Rickard Erik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish designer of canoe boats and sailors |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uppsala |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1977 |
| Place of death | Uppsala |