Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 0 to .5 ton
| 0 to 0.5 Ton Sailing at the Games of the II Olympiad | |
 0 - 0.5 Ton Class | |
| Venue | Meulan |
|---|---|
| Date | First race: August 22, 1900 Second race: August 24, 1900 |
| Competitors | 11 (documented) from 1 nation |
| Teams | 7 |
| Medalists | |
| Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open class | Open | ||||
| 0 - ½ ton | Open | ||||
| ½ - 1 ton | Open | ||||
| 1 - 2 ton | Open | ||||
| 2 - 3 ton | Open | ||||
| 3 - 10 ton | Open | ||||
| 10 - 20 ton | Open | ||||
| 20+ ton | Open | ||||
The 0 to 0.5 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Seven boats started during the two races in the 0 – 0.5 ton. Eleven competitors from France are documented. The races were held on 22 and 24 May 1900 on the river Seine.[1][2]
Race schedule[1]
| ● | Meulan competition | ● | Le Havre competition |
| 1900 | May | August | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 0 to 0.5 ton | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
| Total gold medals | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Course area and course configuration
For the 0 to 0.5 ton the 8 kilometres (4.3 nmi) course in the Meulan course area was used.
Course area Meulan
Weather conditions
The race was troublesome due to an almost complete absence of any wind. Also the fact that the wind there was came perpendicular to the course (river Seine) and was blocked or diverted by trees and buildings.[2]
Final results[3]
Two separate races were sailed. No combined results were made.[1]
Race of 22 May 1900
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Medalrace | |
| Pos. | Pts. | |||||
 |
France  |
Pierre Gervais  | Unknown | Baby | 1 | 1:06:16 |
 |
France |
Texier (helmsman) | Texier (crew) Robert Linzeler | Quand-Même | 2 | 1:08:54 |
 |
France |
Henri Monnot | Léon Tellier Gaston Cailleux | Sarcelle | 3 | 1:19:31 |
| 4 | France |
Maurice Monnot | Unknown | Souriceau | 4 | 1:21:01 |
| 5 | France |
Jacques d'Estournelles de Constant | Unknown | Plume-Patte | 5 | 1:21:37 |
| 6 | France |
George Semichon | Unknown | Giselle | 6 | 1:23:20 |
| France |
Émile Sacré | Unknown | Fantlet | DNF | NA | |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; |
Race of 24 May 1900
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Medalrace | |
| Pos. | Pts. | |||||
|
France |
Émile Sacré | Unknown | Fantlet | 1 | 1:35:59 |
|
France |
Texier (helmsman) | Texier (crew) Robert Linzeler | Quand-Même | 2 | 1:40:42 |
|
France |
Pierre Gervais | Unknown | Baby | 3 | 1:48:44 |
| 4 | France |
Henri Monnot | Léon Tellier Gaston Cailleux | Sarcelle | 4 | 2:07:52 |
| 5 | France |
Maurice Monnot | Unknown | Souriceau | 5 | 2:08:04 |
| 6 | France |
George Semichon | Unknown | Giselle | 6 | 2:34:09 |
| France |
Jacques d'Estournelles de Constant | Unknown | Plume-Patte | DNF | NA | |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; |
Other information
Initially only the race on 22 May 1900 was part of the Olympic program. However the race on the 24 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)" (PDF). Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports" (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale (LA84). 1901. pp. 399–430. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed 0-½ Ton". Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
"Paris 1900". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.