Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre
Appearance
8 Metre[1] at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
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Venue | France, Le Havre |
Dates | First race: 21 July 1924 Last race: 26 July 1924 |
Competitors | 25 from 5 nations |
Teams | 5 |
Medalists | |
Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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French National Monotype 1924 | Open |
6 Metre | Open |
8 Metre | Open |
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.
● | Elimination serie (E) | ● | Semi-finals (SF) and Sail-off (SO) |
Date | July | |||||
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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
[edit]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. | |||||||
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Carl Ringvold | Rick Bockelie Harald Hagen Ingar Nielsen Carl Ringvold Jr. |
N.12 | Béra | 2 | Q | 4 | 1 | Q | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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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) | ||
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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) | |
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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 | |
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Juan Carlos Milberg | Rolando Aguirre César Gérico Bernardo Milhas Mario Uriburu |
A.3 | Blue Red | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
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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
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Notes
[edit]- 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 |
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N.12 | Johan Anker |
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K.1 | William Fife |
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F.3 | Arbaut |
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A.3 | William Fife |
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B.1 | Camper & Nicholson |
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Costaguta |
Other information
[edit]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
[edit]- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 – 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ 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.