Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Line drawing of the 6 Metre
VenueFrance, Le Havre
DatesFirst race: 21 July 1924 (1924-07-21)
Last race: 26 July 1924 (1924-07-26)
Competitors27 from 9 nations
Teams9
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anders Lundgren
Christopher Dahl
Eugen Lunde		  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vilhelm Vett
Knud Degn
Christian Nielsen		  Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Johan Carp
Anthonij Guépin
Jan Vreede		  Netherlands
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Sailing at the
1924 Summer Olympics
French National Monotype 1924Open
6 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen

The 6 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 would be held. 27 sailors, on 9 boats from 9 nations competed.

Race schedule[1]

 ●  Elimination serie (E)  ●  Semi-finals (SF)
Date July
21
Mon		 22
Tue		 23
Wed		 24
Thu		 25
Fri		 26
Sat
Le Havre
6 Metre M1 M2 M3 Spare
day 		SF1 SF2
Total gold medals 1

Course area and course configuration

1924 Olympic Course Area for the 6 Metre off the coast of Le Havre
6 Metre Course at Le Havre
SRdH: La Société des Régates du Havre
A: Start and Finish
B, C D: Marks
10 nautical miles (19 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) 14:14
22-JUL-1924 2nd Match 1 metre per second (1.9 kn) – 4 metres per second (7.8 kn) 14:15
23-JUL-1924 3rd Match 4 metres per second (7.8 kn) 15:00
25-JUL-1924 1st Semi-final 9 metres per second (17 kn) 15:00
26-JUL-1924 2nd Semi-final 5 metres per second (9.7 kn) 15:15

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 Anders Lundgren Christopher Dahl
Eugen Lunde		 N.13 Elisabeth V 3   1 Q 1 Q 1 1 1 1 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Denmark Vilhelm Vett Knud Degn
Christian Nielsen		 D.22 Bonzo 1 Q 2 Q RET   3 3 2 2 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands Johan Carp Anthonij Guépin
Jan Vreede		 H.2 Willem-Six 2 Q RET   2 Q 2 2 3 3 5
4  Sweden Nils Rinman Magnus Hellström
Olle Rinman		 S.5 Aloha II 4 4 4 4 4 4         12
5  Belgium Léon Huybrechts John Klotz
Léopold Standaert		 B.3 Ciss 6 6 7 7 3 3         16
5  France Edmond Moussié Guy Herpin
Honoré Louit		 F.70 Sandra 8 8 3 3 5 5         16
 Italy Carlo Nasi Cencio Massola
Roberto Moscatelli		 I.30 Mebi 5 5 5 5 RET 8         18
 Spain Arturo Mas Santiago Amat
Pedro Pi		 E.8 Alnolgavar 7 7 6 6 RET 8         21
 Cuba Enrique Conill Pedro Cisneros
Antonio Saavedra		 C.4 Hatuey RET 9 8 4 DNS 9         26

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1924 Summer Olympics

Notes

In the 6 Metre class each boat has a specific design that must lie within a certain formula, which uses various parameters specifying the design. The outcome of the formula must be less than 6 Metres. During the 1924 Summer Olympic races, boats were used of the following designers:

Country Sailnumber Designer
 Norway N.13 Bjarne Aas
 Denmark D.22 William Fife
 Netherlands H.2 William Fife
 Sweden S.5 Axel Nygren
 Belgium B.3 William Fife
 France F.70 Morgan Morgan-Giles
 Italy I.30 Francesco Giovanelli
 Spain E.8 Anker & Jensen
 Cuba C.4 Arbaut
  • William Fife III
    William Fife III

Other information

Joop Carp

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.
  • "Olympics, 1924". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

References

  1. ^ 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.