Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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6 Metre [1]
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
6mR 1919.svg
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
Gold medal icon.svg Anders Lundgren
Christopher Dahl
Eugen Lunde
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg Vilhelm Vett
Knud Degn
Christian Nielsen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svg Johan Carp
Anthonij Guépin
Jan Vreede
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1920
1928  

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

Source: [1]

  Elimination serie (E)  Semi-finals (SF)
DateJuly
21
Mon
22
Tue
23
Wed
24
Thu
25
Fri
26
Sat
Le Havre
6 MetreM1M2M3Spare
day
SF1SF2
Total gold medals1

Course area and course configuration

1924 Olympic Course Area for the 6 Metre off the coast of Le Havre
Parcours des yachts de 6 metres (1924).png
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

Date [1] RaceWind speedWind directionStart
21-JUL-19241st Match1 metre per second (1.9 kn)4 metres per second (7.8 kn) NNW Wind.svg 14:14
22-JUL-19242nd Match1 metre per second (1.9 kn)4 metres per second (7.8 kn) NW Wind.svg 14:15
23-JUL-19243rd Match4 metres per second (7.8 kn) WNW Wind.svg 15:00
25-JUL-19241st Semi-final9 metres per second (17 kn) W Wind.svg 15:00
26-JUL-19242nd Semi-final5 metres per second (9.7 kn) NNW Wind.svg 15:15

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.

RankCountry Helmsman CrewSail No.BoatRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Anders Lundgren Christopher Dahl
Eugen Lunde
N.13Elisabeth V3 1Q1Q11112
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Vilhelm Vett Knud Degn
Christian Nielsen
D.22Bonzo1Q2QRET 33225
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Johan Carp Anthonij Guépin
Jan Vreede
H.2Willem-Six2QRET 2Q22335
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Nils Rinman Magnus Hellström
Olle Rinman
S.5Aloha II444444    12
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Léon Huybrechts John Klotz
Léopold Standaert
B.3Ciss667733    16
5Flag of France.svg  France Edmond Moussié Guy Herpin
Honoré Louit
F.70Sandra883355    16
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Carlo Nasi Cencio Massola
Roberto Moscatelli
I.30Mebi5555RET8    18
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Arturo Mas Santiago Amat
Pedro Pi
E.8Alnolgavar7766RET8    21
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba Enrique Conill Pedro Cisneros
Antonio Saavedra
C.4HatueyRET984DNS9    26

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

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1924 Summer Olympics 1924 6 METRE Positions during the serie.png
    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:

    CountrySailnumberDesigner
    Flag of Norway.svg  Norway N.13 Bjarne Aas
    Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark D.22 William Fife
    Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands H.2 William Fife
    Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden S.5 Axel Nygren
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium B.3 William Fife
    Flag of France.svg  France F.70 Morgan Morgan-Giles
    Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy I.30 Francesco Giovanelli
    Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain E.8 Anker & Jensen
    Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba C.4 Arbaut

    Other information

    Joop Carp Joop Carp.jpg
    Joop Carp

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

    Further reading

    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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2013. 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.