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
1900 3 - 10 Ton Class.svg
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, Howard Taylor  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  United States
Sailing at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Sailing pictogram.svg
Open classOpen
0 - ½ tonOpen
½ - 1 tonOpen
1 - 2 tonOpen
2 - 3 tonOpen
3 - 10 tonOpen
10 - 20 tonOpen
20+ tonOpen
  • v
  • t

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 a Mixed country team from the US 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

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 Mars symbol.svg Unknown
 		 Fémur 1 03:45:02
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands Henri Smulders Mars symbol.svg Chris Hooijkaas Mars symbol.svg
Arie van der Velden Mars symbol.svg		 Mascotte 2 03:46:52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France Maurice Gufflet Mars symbol.svg A. Dubois Mars symbol.svg
J. Dubois Mars symbol.svg
Robert Gufflet Mars symbol.svg
Charles Guiraist Mars symbol.svg		 Gitana 3 03:52:02
4  France Émile Michelet Mars symbol.svg Unknown
 		 Turquoise 4 03:55:16
5  France Leroy Mars symbol.svg Unknown
 		 Mascaret 5 04:01:35
6  France William Martin Mars symbol.svg Unknown
 		 Pirouette 6 04:18:18
7  United States H. MacHenry Mars symbol.svg Unknown
(Howard Taylor Mars symbol.svg  Great Britain
is sometimes mentioned as a crewman,
but is only known to have designed
Frimousse, not saled it.)[4]
 		 Frimousse 7 Unknown
8  France Henry Maingot Mars symbol.svg Unknown
 		 Gyp 8 Unknown
9  France Texier (helmsman) Mars symbol.svg Texier (crew) Mars symbol.svg
 		 Singy 9 Unknown

Legend:
Gender: Mars symbol.svg – male; Venus symbol.svg – female;

Race of 25 May 1900[5][6][]

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

Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
Gender: Mars symbol.svg – male; Venus symbol.svg – 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. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed 3-10 Ton". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Olimpedia - 3-10 Ton Race One, Open". Olimpedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Olimpedia - 3-10 Ton Race Two, Open". Olimpedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Sailing 3-10 ton race two". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-06.

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

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