# O-Jolle

The O-Jolle – (Olympiajolle) – was created as the Monotype class for the 1936 Olympic Games by designer Hellmut Wilhelm E. Stauch (GER, later RSA). The boat is a Bermuda rig and the hull was originally carvel - later GRP and cold moulded plywood construction were allowed. The O-Jolle has very good sailing capabilities and can cater for a wide spectrum of sailors from young to old and from light to heavyweight.
In 1936 Daan Kagchelland took the Gold medal in the Olympic regatta in Kiel.
The O-Jolle is still one of the largest dinghy classes in Germany and the Netherlands - the International Olympiajollen Union has over 500 members. The O-Jolle is still raced in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. There are also minor fleets in Poland, Brazil, Serbia and other countries.
Since 2008 the O-Jolle has been one of the Vintage Yachting Classes during the Vintage Yachting Games.

## Wall of Fame
### Olympic Games

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1936 Berlin details | Netherlands (NED) Daan Kagchelland | Germany (GER) Werner Krogmann | Great Britain (GBR) Peter Scott |

### Vintage Yachting Games

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Totals (1 entries) | Totals (1 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2008 Medemblik | Netherlands (NED) Max Blom | Netherlands (NED) Herman van Eijk | Netherlands (NED) Jan Krom |
| 2012 Lake Como | Netherlands (NED) Ton op de Weegh | Netherlands (NED) Martin Baas | Netherlands (NED) Thies Bosch |
| 2018 Hellerup | Netherlands (NED) Thies Bosch | Netherlands (NED) Klaas de Boer | Netherlands (NED) Onno Klazinga |

### European Championships

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 38 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 13 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 57 | 12 | 12 | 81 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1937 | Germany (G) Ernst Bickel | | |
| 1938 | Germany (G) Ernst Bickel | | |
| 1939 | Netherlands (H) A.F. Veen | | |
| 1950 | Austria (OE) Harald Musil | | |
| 1951 | Austria (OE) Dr. Wolfgang Erndl | | |
| 1954 | Belgium (B) André Nelis | | |
| 1955 | Austria (OE) Dr. Wolfgang Erndl | | |
| 1963 | Germany (G) Hans Deuss | | |
| 1964 | Germany (G) Uwe Woite | | |
| 1965 | Germany (G) Uwe Woite | | |
| 1966 | Germany (G) Uwe Woite | | |
| 1967 | Not sailed | | |
| 1968 | Germany (G) Uwe Woite | | |
| 1969 | Germany (G) Uwe Woite | | |
| 1970 | Germany (G) Klaus Schenkel | | |
| 1971 | Germany (G) Uwe Woite | | |
| 1972 | Germany (G) Uwe Woite | | |
| 1973 | Switzerland (Z) Hans Eisold | | |
| 1974 | Germany (G) Horst Klein | | |
| 1975 | Germany (G) Klaus Pommeränig | | |
| 1976 | Netherlands (H) Fre Mik | | |
| 1977 | Switzerland (Z) Herman Krebs | | |
| 1978 | Germany (G) Ulrich Kosfeld | | |
| 1979 | Netherlands (H) Fre Mik | | |
| 1980 | Germany (G) Walter Arndt | | |
| 1981 | Germany (G) Ulrich Kosfeld | | |
| 1982 | Germany (G) Detlef Pfenner | | |
| 1983 | Germany (G) Volker Niederhausen | | |
| 1984 | Germany (G) Klaus Stadler | | |
| 1985 | Germany (G) Roland Franzmann | | |
| 1986 | Netherlands (H) Dolf Peet | | |
| 1987 | Germany (G) Volker Niederhausen | | |
| 1988 | Germany (G) Horst Jentsch | | |
| 1989 | Germany (G) Roland Franzmann | | |
| 1990 | Germany (G) Knut Wahrendorf | | |
| 1991 | Germany (G) Uwe Peschlow | | |
| 1992 | Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | | |
| 1993 | Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | | |
| 1994 | Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | | |
| 1995 | Germany (GER) Olaf Wahrendorf | | |
| 1996 | Netherlands (NED) Peter Peet | | |
| 1997 | Netherlands (NED) Peter Peet | | |
| 1998 | Netherlands (NED) Peter Peet | | |
| 1999 | Netherlands (NED) Fred Moerman | | |
| 2000 | Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | | |
| 2001 | Netherlands (NED) Fred Moerman | | |
| 2002 Dümmersee | Netherlands (NED) Herman van Eijk | Netherlands (NED) Jan ten Hoeve | Netherlands (NED) Ward Boersma |
| 2003 Altmünster | Netherlands (NED) Mels Jongeneel | Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf | Netherlands (NED) Henri Boere |
| 2004 Tjeukemeer | Netherlands (NED) Jan ten Hoeve | Germany (GER) Wolfgang Höfener | Netherlands (NED) Stefan de Vries |
| 2005 Grandson | Germany (GER) Göran Freise | Switzerland (SUI) Francois Eggenberger | Germany (GER) Jörg BELS |
| 2006 Brenzone | Germany (GER) Wolfgang Höfener | Netherlands (NED) Kees Jongeneel | Netherlands (NED) Jan ten Hoeve |
| 2007 Wolfgangsee | Germany (GER) Donald Lippert | Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann | Germany (GER) Axel Forstmann |
| 2008 Plön | Germany (GER) Donald Lippert | Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann | Germany (GER) Axel Forstmann |
| 2009 Silvaplana | Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann | Germany (GER) Martin Hofmann | Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf |
| 2010 Bellano | Netherlands (NED) Ton Op de Weegh | Netherlands (NED) Mels Jongeneel | Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann |
| 2011 Flensburg | Germany (GER) Wolfgang Höfener | Netherlands (NED) Stefan de Vries | Netherlands (NED) Ton Op de Weegh |
| 2012 Altmünster | Germany (GER) Peter Lippert | Germany (GER) Göran Freise | Germany (GER) Knut Wahrendorf |
| 2013 Attersee | Germany (GER) Donald Lippert | Germany (GER) Frank Lietzmann | Germany (GER) Göran Freise |

### National Champions

| | Austria | Germany | German Democratic Republic | Italy | Netherlands | Switzerland |
| 1938 | | | | | Daan Kagchelland | |
| 1939 | | | | | Not sailed | |
| 1940 | | | | | Jan Bier | |
| 1941 | | | | | Hein Recourt | |
| 1942 | | | | | Koos de Jong | |
| 1943 | | Dahme Jacht Club Berlin | | | Koos de Jong | |
| 1944 | | | | | Not sailed | |
| 1945 | | | | | Not sailed | |
| 1946 | | | | | Koos de Jong | |
| 1947 | | | | | Koos de Jong | |
| 1948 | | | | | Koos de Jong | |
| 1949 | | | | | Bob Markus | |
| 1950 | | G. Burghardt | W. Pohl | | Bob Markus | |
| 1951 | | G. Burghardt | H. Mahnke | | Not sailed | |
| 1952 | | O. Erhardt | E. Gollnick | | Koos de Jong | |
| 1953 | | E. Soltau | J. Vogler | | Koos de Jong | |
| 1954 | | W. Krogmann | Klaus Schröter | | Bob Markus | |
| 1955 | | J. Vogler | J. Vogler | | Jaap Stap | |
| 1956 | | E. Soltau | P. Schönfeld | | Jaap Stap | |
| 1957 | | E. Soltau | Not sailed | | Hans Willems | |
| 1958 | | H. Illies | W. Nagora | | Jaap Stap | |
| 1959 | | D. Bauer | Karlheinz Schröter | | Sjirk Haaksma | |
| 1960 | | Uwe Woite | H. Hermann | | Bert Tournier | |
| 1961 | | W. Werner | Karlheinz Schröter | | Nico Keijzer | |
| 1962 | | K. Möller | Karlheinz Schröter | | Cas Visser | |
| 1963 | | W. Juran | W. Bretschneider | | Bert Benschop | |
| 1964 | | Dieter Faaß | Karlheinz Schröter | | Koert Jansen | |
| 1965 | | Uwe Woite | Klaus Schröter | | Cas Visser | |
| 1966 | | Uwe Woite | Klaus Schröter | | Jan Krom | |
| 1967 | | S. Uecker | W. Bretschneider | | Cees van Tongeren | |
| 1968 | | Uwe Woite | Karlheinz Schröter | | Cees van Tongeren | |
| 1969 | | Uwe Woite | Karlheinz Schröter | | Thees Scheen | |
| 1970 | | M. Baum | Klaus Schröter | | Jan Woldhuis | |
| 1971 | | Uwe Woite | Manfred Schrot | | Cees van Tongeren | |
| 1972 | | Klaus Pommeränig | Karlheinz Schröter | | Peter van Wamel | |
| 1973 | | Klaus Pommeränig | Karlheinz Schröter | | Germany Walter Pranger | |
| 1974 | | Karl-Heinz Berke | Karlheinz Schröter | | Peter van Wamel | |
| 1975 | | Klaus Pommeränig | Knut Wahrendorf | | Peter van Wamel | |
| 1976 | | Ulrich Kosfeld | Knut Wahrendorf | | Nico Hofkamp | |
| 1977 | | Ulrich Kosfeld | Wilfried Lippert | | Fre Mik | |
| 1978 | | Detlef Pfenner | Knut Wahrendorf | | Thees Scheen | |
| 1979 | | Ulrich Kosfeld | Jochen Urban | | Fre Mik | |
| 1980 | | Ulrich Kosfeld | Peter Lippert | | Nico Hofkamp | |
| 1981 | | Frank Hübner | Knut Wahrendorf | | Germany Frank Hübner | |
| 1982 | | Frank Hübner | Wilfried Lippert | | Germany Frank Hübner | |
| 1983 | | Walter Pranger | Hans Thurner | | Rinus Kagchelland | |
| 1984 | | Roland Franzmann | Knut Wahrendorf | | Bram van der Veen | |
| 1985 | | Roland Franzmann | Knut Wahrendorf | | Germany Walter Pranger | |
| 1986 | | Roland Franzmann | Knut Wahrendorf | | Dolf Peet | |
| 1987 | | Wolfgang Krebs | Peter Lippert | | Germany Wolfgang Kreb | |
| 1988 | | Roland Franzmann | Peter Lippert | | Germany Horst Jensch | |
| 1989 | | Roland Franzmann | Wilfried Lippert | | Germany Uwe Peschlow | |
| 1990 | | Wilfried Lippert | | | Germany Wolfgang Höfener | |
| 1991 | | Uwe Peschlow | | | Germany Karol Jabłoński | |
| 1992 | | Knut Wahrendorf | | | Germany Wolfgang Höfener | |
| 1993 | | Uwe Peschlow | | | Germany Knut Wahrendorf | |
| 1994 | | Uwe Peschlow | | | Germany Knut Wahrendorf | |
| 1995 | | Olaf Wahrendorf | | | Peter Peet | |
| 1996 | | Olaf Wahrendorf | | | Peter Peet | |
| 1997 | | Wolfgang Kirchner | | | Germany Wolfgang Höfener | |
| 1998 | | Knut Wahrendorf | | | Peter Peet | |
| 1999 | | Knut Wahrendorf | | | Germany Knut Wahrendorf | |
| 2000 | | Knut Wahrendorf | | | Martin Baas | |
| 2001 | | Knut Wahrendorf | | | Herman van Eijk | |
| 2002 | | Knut Wahrendorf | | | Jan ten Hoeve | |
| 2003 | | Donald Lippert | | | Mels Jongeneels | |
| 2004 | | Wolfgang Höfener | | | Fred Moerman | |
| 2005 | | Wolfgang Höfener | | | Mark Neeleman | |
| 2006 | | Knut Wahrendorf | | | Mels Jongeneels | |
| 2007 | | Netherlands Stefan de Vries | | | Germany Wolfgang Höfener | |
| 2008 | Germany Frank Lietzmann | Netherlands Stefan de Vries | | | Germany Wolfgang Höfener | |
| 2009 | Germany Axel Forstmann | | | | Stefan de Vries | |
| 2010 | | Netherlands Stefan de Vries | | | Martin Baas | |
| 2011 | GermanyKnut Wahrendorf | Göran Freise | | | Jan Willem van den Hondel | |
| | Austria | Germany | German Democratic Republic | Italy | Netherlands | Switzerland |