Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 3 to 10 ton
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The 3 to 10 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Eleven boats started during the two races in the 3 to 10 ton. Twenty sailors are documented, besides the France and Great Britain participants there was a Mixed country team from the US and Great Britain. The races were held on 24 and 25 May 1900 on the river Seine.[1][2]
Second race: May 25, 1900
| 3 to 10 Ton Sailing at the Games of the II Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 - 10 Ton Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Meulan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | First race: May 24, 1900 Second race: May 25, 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 (documented) from 3 nations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Race schedule
Source:[1]
| ● | Meulan competition | ● | Le Havre competition |
| 1900 | May | August | ||||||||||||
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| 20 Sun | 21 Mon | 22 Tue | 23 Wed | 24 Thu | 25 Fri | 26 Sat | 27 Thu | 1 Fri | 2 Sat | 3 Sun | 4 Mon | 5 Tue | 6 Wed | |
| 3 to 10 ton | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
| Total gold medals | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Course area and course configuration
For the 3 to 10 ton the 19 kilometres (10 nmi) course in the Meulan course area was used.
Course area Meulan
Weather conditions
Final results
Source:[3]
Two separate races were sailed. No combined results were made.[1]
Race of 24 May 1900
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Medalrace | |
| Pos. | Pts. | |||||
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 France |
Henri Gilardoni  | Unknown | Fémur | 1 | 03:45:02 |
 |
 Netherlands |
Henri Smulders | Chris Hooijkaas Arie van der Velden | Mascotte | 2 | 03:46:52 |
 |
France |
Maurice Gufflet | A. Dubois J. Dubois Robert Gufflet Charles Guiraist | Gitana | 3 | 03:52:02 |
| 4 | France |
Émile Michelet | Unknown | Turquoise | 4 | 03:55:16 |
| 5 | France |
Leroy | Unknown | Mascaret | 5 | 04:01:35 |
| 6 | France |
William Martin | Unknown | Pirouette | 6 | 04:18:18 |
| 7 |  United States |
H. MacHenry | Unknown (Howard Taylor  Great Britainis sometimes mentioned as a crewman, but is only known to have designed Frimousse, not sailed it.)[4] | Frimousse | 7 | Unknown |
| 8 | France |
Henry Maingot | Unknown | Gyp | 8 | Unknown |
| 9 | France |
François Texier | Auguste Texier | Singy | 9 | Unknown |
| DNF | United States |
Daniel Ridgway Knight | Unknown | Sans-Gene | DNF | Unknown |
Legend: |
Race of 25 May 1900
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Medalrace | |
| Pos. | Pts. | |||||
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Great Britain |
Edward Hore | Harry Jefferson Howard Taylor | Bona Fide | 1 | 04:14:58 |
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France |
Maurice Gufflet | A. Dubois J. Dubois Robert Gufflet Charles Guiraist | Gitana | 2 | 04:35:44 |
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United States |
H. MacHenry | Unknown | Frimousse | 3 | 04:38:49 |
| 4 | Netherlands |
Henri Smulders | Chris Hooijkaas Arie van der Velden | Mascotte | 4 | 04:46:36 |
| 5 | France |
Leroy | Unknown | Mascaret | 5 | 05:08:51 |
| 6 | France |
Pierre Moussette | Unknown | Marsouin | 6 | 05:16:50 |
| 7 | France |
William Martin | Unknown | Pirouette | 7 | 05:30:07 |
| DSQ | France |
Émile Michelet | Unknown | Turquoise | DSQ | |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; |
Notes
Other information
Initially only the race on 24 May 1900 was part of the Olympic program. However the race on the 25 May 1900, initially part of the Exposition Universelle program, was afterwards awarded with an Olympic status.[1]
Further reading
- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.