6 Metre [1] at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() Line drawing of the 6 Metre | |||||||||||||
Venue | France, Le Havre | ||||||||||||
Dates | First race: 21 July 1924 Last race: 26 July 1924 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
Teams | 9 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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French National Monotype 1924 | Open |
6 Metre | Open |
8 Metre | Open |
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.
Source: [1]
● | Elimination serie (E) | ● | Semi-finals (SF) |
Date | July | |||||
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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 | |||||
Date [1] | Race | Wind speed | Wind direction | Start |
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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 |
Source: [2]
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 | |||||
Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Anders Lundgren | Christopher Dahl Eugen Lunde | N.13 | Elisabeth V | 3 | 1 | Q | 1 | Q | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | ![]() | Vilhelm Vett | Knud Degn Christian Nielsen | D.22 | Bonzo | 1 | Q | 2 | Q | RET | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
![]() | ![]() | Johan Carp | Anthonij Guépin Jan Vreede | H.2 | Willem-Six | 2 | Q | RET | 2 | Q | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() | Nils Rinman | Magnus Hellström Olle Rinman | S.5 | Aloha II | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||||
5 | ![]() | Léon Huybrechts | John Klotz Léopold Standaert | B.3 | Ciss | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||||
5 | ![]() | Edmond Moussié | Guy Herpin Honoré Louit | F.70 | Sandra | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||||
![]() | Carlo Nasi | Cencio Massola Roberto Moscatelli | I.30 | Mebi | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | RET | 8 | 18 | |||||
![]() | Arturo Mas | Santiago Amat Pedro Pi | E.8 | Alnolgavar | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | RET | 8 | 21 | |||||
![]() | Enrique Conill | Pedro Cisneros Antonio Saavedra | C.4 | Hatuey | RET | 9 | 8 | 4 | DNS | 9 | 26 |
Legend:DNS – Did not start;RET – Retired; |
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 |
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![]() | N.13 | Bjarne Aas |
![]() | D.22 | William Fife |
![]() | H.2 | William Fife |
![]() | S.5 | Axel Nygren |
![]() | B.3 | William Fife |
![]() | F.70 | Morgan Morgan-Giles |
![]() | I.30 | Francesco Giovanelli |
![]() | E.8 | Anker & Jensen |
![]() | C.4 | Arbaut |
During the Sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
"Paris 1924". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.