Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8 Metre^[1]
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
8 Metre; at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
	Line drawing of the 8 Metre
Venue	France, Le Havre
Dates	First race: 21 July 1924; Last race: 26 July 1924
Competitors	25 from 5 nations
Teams	5
Medalists
	← 1920 1928 →

Last updated July 29, 2025

Race schedule

Source:^[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

Date^[1]	Race	Wind speed	Start
21-JUL-1924	1st Match	1 metre per second (1.9 kn) - 4 metres per second (7.8 kn)	14:00
22-JUL-1924	2nd Match	1 metre per second (1.9 kn) - 4 metres per second (7.8 kn)	14:00
23-JUL-1924	3rd Match	5 metres per second (9.7 kn)	14:45
25-JUL-1924	1st Semi-final	4 metres per second (7.8 kn)	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)	15:00

Results

Source:^[2]

Final results

Source:^[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
Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Sail No.	Boat	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Total
	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
	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)
	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

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	Arbaut
Belgium	A.3	William Fife
Argentina	B.1	Camper & 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

Carl Ringvold (NOR)
Louis Breguet (FRA) in 1909

References

1 2 3 Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924:rapport official (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France: Comité Olympique Français. 1924. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
↑ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2015.
↑ 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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[A-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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

[B-2] "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2015.

[C-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.

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Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

French National Monotype 1924	Open
6 Metre	Open
8 Metre	Open
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