▁this ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁scoring ▁system . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁close ▁racing . ▁ ▁The ▁Olympic ▁fl ame ▁was ▁burning ▁on ▁a ▁Han se atic ▁g alle on ▁in ▁the ▁har bor ▁of ▁K iel . ▁ ▁In ▁total ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ 2 5 7 ▁participants ▁were ▁entered . ▁ 1 6 9 ▁of ▁them ▁competed , ▁the ▁others ▁were ▁res erves ▁or ▁team ▁man agers ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁ ▁S ail ors ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁sail ing ▁reg att as ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁among ▁others ▁the ▁following ▁persons ▁were ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁classes : ▁ ▁, ▁Da an ▁K ag ch ell and ▁in ▁the ▁O - J ol le ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁sail ors ▁that ▁did ▁physical ▁exer cis es ▁on ▁struct ural ▁basis . ▁Therefore , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁compens ate ▁his ▁light ▁body ▁weight ▁during ▁heavy ▁air ▁races . ▁ ▁, ▁Alf ried ▁Kru pp ▁von ▁Boh len ▁und ▁Hal bach ▁in ▁the ▁ 8   Met re , ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁for ▁Germany ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁, ▁Peter ▁Scott ▁in ▁the ▁O - J ol le ▁became ▁later ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁I Y RU . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁ad vised ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁tra pe ze ▁on ▁the ▁F lying ▁Dutch man . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁events ▁ 1