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Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

Sailing at the
1924 Summer Olympics
French National Monotype 1924Open
6 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics program in Le Havre. A program of matches and semi-finals were scheduled. In case of a tie sail-off's could be held. 25 sailors, on 5 boats from 5 nations competed. A sixth entry from Italy did not show.

Race schedule[1]

 ●  Elimination serie (E)  ●  Semi-finals (SF) and Sail-off (SO)
Date July
21
Mon		 22
Tue		 23
Wed		 24
Thu		 25
Fri		 26
Sat
Le Havre
8 Metre M1 M2 M3 Spare
day 		SF1 SF2
Total gold medals 1

Course area and course configuration

1924 Olympic Course Area for the 8 Metre off the coast of Le Havre
8 Metre Course at Le Havre
SRdH: La Société des Régates du Havre
A: Start and Finish
B, C D: Marks
16 nautical miles (30 km)

Weather conditions [1]

Date Race Wind speed Wind direction Start
21-JUL-1924 1st Match 1 metre per second (1.9 kn) -
4 metres per second (7.8 kn)		 14:00
22-JUL-1924 2nd Match 1 metre per second (1.9 kn) -
4 metres per second (7.8 kn)		 14:00
23-JUL-1924 3rd Match 5 metres per second (9.7 kn) 14:45
25-JUL-1924 1st Semi-final 4 metres per second (7.8 kn) 14:45
(shortened course
14 nautical miles (26 km))
26-JUL-1924 2nd Semi-final 5 metres per second (9.7 kn) -
6 metres per second (12 kn)		 15:00

Results[2]

Final results[3]

Competitors who scored a first or a second place in the matches were qualified (Q) for the semi-finals.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Sail No. Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Norway Carl Ringvold Rick Bockelie
Harald Hagen
Ingar Nielsen
Carl Ringvold Jr.		 N.12 Béra 2 Q 4   1 Q 1 1 1 1 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain Ernest Roney Harold Fowler
Edwin Jacob
Thomas Riggs
Walter Riggs		 K.1 Emily 3   1 Q 2   2 2 3 3 5
(Tie breaker=6)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France Louis Bréguet Pierre Gauthier
Robert Girardet
André Guerrier
Georges Mollard		 F.3 Namousse 1 Q 5   2 Q 3 3 2 2 5
(Tie breaker=8)
4  Belgium Fernand Carlier Maurice Passelecq
Emmanuel Pauwels
Paul Van Halteren
Victor Vandersleyen		 B.1 Antwerpia V 5   2 Q RET 5 4 4 4 4 8
5  Argentina Juan Carlos Milberg Rolando Aguirre
César Gérico
Bernardo Milhas
Mario Uriburu		 A.3 Blue Red 4   3   4            
 Italy G. Gino R. Giuseppe
B.B. Marcantonio
S. Mauro
S.F. Riccardo		   Sirdhana DNC   DNC   DNC            

Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNS – Did not start; RET – Retired;

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1924 Summer Olympics

Notes

  • This is the first Olympic regatta where only one boat per class per country is allowed.
  • In the 8 Metre, each boat has a specific design that have to stay within certain formula. The outcome of the formula must be less than 8 Metre. During these Olympic races, boats were used of the following designers:
Country Sailnumber Designer
 Norway N.12 Johan Anker
 Great Britain K.1 William Fife
 France F.3 Arbaut
 Belgium A.3 William Fife
 Argentina B.1 Camper & Nicholson
 Italy   Costaguta
  • Johan Anker
    Johan Anker
  • William Fife III
    William Fife III

Other information

During the Sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics, among others, the following persons were competing in the various classes:

8 Metre sailors at the 1924 Olympic Games

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924:rapport official (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France: Comité Olympique Français. 1924. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ La Société des Régates du Havre. "La Société des Régates du Havre historique 1900 – 1950". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

"Paris 1924". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.