Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Monotype

French National Monotype 1924[1]
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Line drawing of the French National Monotype 1924
Venue France, Meulan
Dates First race: 10 July 1924 (1924-07-10)
Last race: 13 July 1924 (1924-07-13)
Competitors 17 from 17 nations
Teams 17
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Léon Huybrechts  Belgium
2nd, silver medalist(s) Henrik Robert  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Hans Dittmar  Finland

The French National Monotype was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. A program of elimination and semi-finals and, where needed, sail-offs were scheduled. 17 sailors from 17 nation competed using eight boats The eight boats were provided by the French Olympic Committee. A rotation scheme was used to accommodate all 17 sailors. The sails were swapped so that every sailor used the same sail number every time. The windvane on top of the mast was in the colors of the sailor's national flag.

Race schedule[1]

In this class a total of 17 competitors participated. The France Olympic Committee had made available a total of 8 mostly identical boats. So here the fleet was divided in two flights of eight. In each elimination series one country was exempt and was automatically qualified for the semi final. Per flight the best two boats earned a place in the semi final. Finally a sail off was held for the places 2–4.

 ● Elimination serie (E) ● Semi-finals (SF) and Sail-off (SO)
Date July
10th
Thu		11th
Fri		12th
Sat		13th
Sun
Meulan
French National Monotype 1924 E1 E2 SF1 SF2
SO
Total gold medals1

Course area and course configuration

1924 Olympic Course Area Meulan
Courses at Plan du Bassin du Meulan les Mureaux
A: Start and Finish
B: Mark long course 4.0 nautical miles (7.4 km)
C: Mark short course 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km)

Weather conditions

DateRaceCourseWind speedWind directionStart
10-JUL-19241st Elimination seriesShort 2xLight breeze14:30 and 14:45
11-JUL-19242nd Elimination seriesShort 2xLight breeze15:40 and 15:55
12-JUL-19241st Semi-finalShort 3xGentle breeze14:30
13-JUL-19242nd Semi-finalShort 3xModerate breeze14:00
Sail-offShort 2xModerate breeze16:30

Results[2]

Poules

For the elimination series four poules were formed:

ABCD
 Argentina (ARG) France (FRA) Denmark (DEN) Canada (CAN)
 Belgium (BEL) Monaco (MON) Spain (ESP) Finland (FIN)
 Great Britain (GBR) Norway (NOR) South Africa (RSA) Poland (POL)
 Netherlands (NED) Switzerland (SUI) Czechoslovakia (TCH) Portugal (POR)
 Sweden (SWE)

Elimination series

SeriesRedBlueExempt
1stA – BC – D Portugal (POR)
2ndA – CB – D Sweden (SWE)

Final results[2]

Competitors who scored a first or a second place in the elimination series or were exempt in one of the races were qualified (Q) for the semi-finals.

RankCountryHelmsmanSail № Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
1st, gold medalist(s)  Belgium Léon Huybrechts 52QDSQ[3] 1111  2
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Norway Henrik Robert 101Q4 22551 7
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Finland Hans Dittmar 281Q2Q55332 8
4  Spain Santiago Amat 222Q4 44443 8
5  Netherlands Johan Hin 36DSQ[4] 1QDSQ[4]822  10
6  Sweden Clarence Hammar 283 EXEQ33DSQ[4]8  11
 Great Britain Harold Fowler 164 1Q6666  12
 Portugal Frederico Burnay 7EXEQ1QRET877  15
 Argentina Bernardo Milhas 35 3 
 South Africa Rupert Ellis-Brown 263 5 
 Switzerland Ella Maillart 85 4 
 France André Michelet 114 5 
 Poland Edward Bryzemejster 7, 216 6 
 Czechoslovakia Eduard Bürgmeister 47 6 
 Canada Norm Robertson 127 7 
 Monaco Émile Barral 346 RET 
 Denmark Aage Høy Pedersen 1RET 7 

    Legend: DSQ – Disqualified; EXE – Exempt; RET – Retired;
    Gender: – male; – female;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the French National Monotype during the 1924 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    Since Norway won from Finland and Finland from Spain in the first semi final and since Finland won from Spain and Spain from Norway in the second semi final there was a tie between those countries. This tie was broken by a Sail-off (Race 5).[1]

    Other information

    Sailors

    During the Sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

    Further reading

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

    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. 1 2 "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
    3. ↑ Collition
    4. 1 2 3 Mark hit

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

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