Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 3 to 10 ton

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3 to 10 Ton Sailing
at the Games of the II Olympiad
3 - 10 Ton Class
VenueMeulan
DateFirst race: May 24, 1900 (1900-05-24)
Second race: May 25, 1900 (1900-05-25)
Competitors20 (documented) from 3 nations
Teams11
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Henri Gilardoni  France
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edward Hore, Harry Jefferson  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Henri Smulders, Chris Hooykaas, Arie van der Velden  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maurice Gufflet, A. Dubois, J. Dubois, Robert Gufflet, Charles Guiraist  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maurice Gufflet, A. Dubois, J. Dubois, Robert Gufflet, Charles Guiraist  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) H. MacHenry, Howard Taylor  Mixed team
← New class
Discontinued →
Sailing at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Open classOpen
0 - ½ tonOpen
½ - 1 tonOpen
1 - 2 tonOpen
2 - 3 tonOpen
3 - 10 tonOpen
10 - 20 tonOpen
20+ tonOpen

The 3 to 10 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Eleven boats started during the two races in the 3 to 10 ton. Twenty sailors are documented, besides the France and Great Britain participants there was an Mixed country team from the USA and Great Britain. The races were held on 24 and 25 May 1900 on the river Seine.[1][2]

Race schedule[1]

 ●  Meulan competition  ●  Le Havre competition
1900 May August
20
Sun		 21
Mon		 22
Tue		 23
Wed		 24
Thu		 25
Fri		 26
Sat		 27
Thu		 1
Fri		 2
Sat		 3
Sun		 4
Mon		 5
Tue		 6
Wed
3 to 10 ton ● ●
Total gold medals 1 1

Course area and course configuration

For the 3 to 10 ton the 19 kilometres (10 nmi) course in the Meulan course area was used.

  • Course area Meulan
    Course area Meulan

Weather conditions

The race was troublesome due to an almost complete absence of any wind. Also the fact that the wind there was came perpendicular to the course (river Seine) and was blocked or diverted by trees and buildings.[2]

Final results[3]

Two separate races were sailed. No combined results were made.[1]

Race of 24 May 1900

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Medalrace
Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France Henri Gilardoni Unknown
 		 Fémur 1 03:45:02
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands Henri Smulders Chris Hooijkaas
Arie van der Velden 		Mascotte 2 03:46:52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France Maurice Gufflet A. Dubois
J. Dubois
Robert Gufflet
Charles Guiraist 		Gitana 3 03:52:02
4  France Émile Michelet Unknown
 		 Turquoise 4 03:55:16
5  France Leroy Unknown
 		 Mascaret 5 04:01:35
6  France William Martin Unknown
 		 Pirouette 6 04:18:18
7  Mixed team H. MacHenry
 United States		 Howard Taylor
 Great Britain
 		 Frimousse 7 Unknown
8  France Henry Maingot Unknown
 		 Gyp 8 Unknown
9  France Texier (helmsman) Texier (crew)
 		 Singy 9 Unknown

Legend:
Gender: – male; – female;

Race of 25 May 1900

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Medalrace
Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain Edward Hore Harry Jefferson
 		 Bona Fide 1 04:14:58
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France Maurice Gufflet A. Dubois
J. Dubois
Robert Gufflet
Charles Guiraist 		Gitana 2 04:35:44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mixed team H. MacHenry
 United States		 Howard Taylor
 Great Britain
 		 Frimousse 3 04:38:49
4  Netherlands Henri Smulders Chris Hooijkaas
Arie van der Velden 		Mascotte 4 04:46:36
5  France Leroy Unknown
 		 Mascaret 5 05:08:51
6  France Pierre Moussette Unknown
 		 Marsouin 4 05:16:50
7  France William Martin Unknown
 		 Pirouette 7 05:30:07
DSQ  France Émile Michelet Unknown
 		 Turquoise DSQ

Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
Gender: – male; – female;

Notes

Mixed country teams during the 1900 Olympics are grouped together under the ZZX IOC code.

Other information

Initially only the race on 24 May 1900 was part of the Olympic program. However the race on the 25 May 1900, initially part of the Exposition Universelle program, was afterwards awarded with an Olympic status.[1]

Further reading

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)" (PDF). Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports" (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale (LA84). 1901. pp. 399–430. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed 3-10 Ton". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

"Paris 1900". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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