Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Line drawing of the 8 Metre
VenueFrance, Le Havre
DatesFirst race: 21 July 1924 (1924-07-21)
Last race: 26 July 1924 (1924-07-26)
Competitors25 from 5 nations
Teams5
Medalists
   Norway
   Great Britain
   France
Sailing at the
 1924 Summer Olympics 
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.

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]

DateRaceWind speedWind directionStart
21-JUL-19241st Match1 metre per second (1.9 kn) -
4 metres per second (7.8 kn)
14:00
22-JUL-19242nd Match1 metre per second (1.9 kn) -
4 metres per second (7.8 kn)
14:00
23-JUL-19243rd Match5 metres per second (9.7 kn)14:45
25-JUL-19241st Semi-final4 metres per second (7.8 kn)14:45
(shortened course
14 nautical miles (26 km))
26-JUL-19242nd Semi-final5 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 № Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st, gold medalist(s) Norway
Carl RingvoldRick Bockelie
Harald Hagen
Ingar Nielsen
Carl Ringvold, Jr.
N.12Béra 2 Q 4   1 Q 1 1 1 12
2nd, silver medalist(s) Great Britain
Ernest RoneyHarold Fowler
Edwin Jacob
Thomas Riggs
Walter
K.1Emily 3 Q 1 Q 2   3 3 3 25
(Tie breaker=7)
3rd, bronze medalist(s) France
Louis BréguetPierre Gauthier
Robert Girardet
André Guerrier
Georges Mollard
F.3Namousse 1 Q 5   2 Q 3 3 2 25
(Tie breaker=8)
4 Belgium
Fernand CarlierMaurice Passelecq
Emmanuel Pauwels
Paul Van Halteren
Victor Vandersleyen
B.1Antwerpia V 5   2 Q RET 5 4 4 4 412
5 Argentina
Juan Carlos MilbergRolando Aguirre
César Gérico
Bernardo Milhas
Mario Uriburu
A.3Blue Red 4   3   4           
Italy
G. GinoR. Giuseppe
B.B. Marcantonio
S. Mauro
S.F. Riccardo
 Sirdhana DNC   DNC   DNC           

    Legend: DNC – Did not compete; DNS – Did not start; RET – Retired;

    Daily standings

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

    Notes

    CountrySailnumberDesigner
     NorwayN.12Johan Anker
     Great BritainK.1William Fife
     FranceF.3Arbaut
     BelgiumA.3William Fife
     ArgentinaB.1Camper & Nicholson
     Italy Costaguta
    Johan Anker 
    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
     Louis Breguet (FRA) in 1909 

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 3 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". Retrieved 2 March 2015.

    "Paris 1924". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 

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