Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

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8 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
8mR 1919.svg
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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carl Ringvold
Rick Bockelie
Harald Hagen
Ingar Nielsen
Carl Ringvold Jr.		  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ernest Roney
Harold Fowler
Edwin Jacob
Thomas Riggs
Walter Riggs		  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louis Bréguet
Pierre Gauthier
Robert Girardet
André Guerrier
Georges Mollard		  France
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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)		 NNW Wind.svg 14:00
22-JUL-1924 2nd Match 1 metre per second (1.9 kn) -
4 metres per second (7.8 kn)		 NW Wind.svg 14:00
23-JUL-1924 3rd Match 5 metres per second (9.7 kn) WNW Wind.svg 14:45
25-JUL-1924 1st Semi-final 4 metres per second (7.8 kn) W Wind.svg 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)		 NNW Wind.svg 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
 Belgium A.3 William Fife
 Argentina B.1
 Italy  

  • 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

Further reading[]

  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.

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