Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 2 to 3 ton

The 2 to 3 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Four boats started during the two races in the 2 to 3 ton. Eleven sailors are documented, besides the France participants there was a Mixed country team from Great Britain and France. The races were held on 22 and 25 May 1900 on the river Seine.[1][2]

2 to 3 Ton Sailing
at the Games of the II Olympiad
2 - 3 Ton Class
VenueMeulan
DateFirst race: May 22, 1900 (1900-05-22)
Second race: May 25, 1900 (1900-05-25)
Competitors11 (documented) from 2 nations
Teams4
Medalists
William Exshaw, Frédéric Blanchy, Jacques Le Lavasseur  Mixed team
William Exshaw, Frédéric Blanchy, Jacques Le Lavasseur  Mixed team
Léon Susse, Jacques Doucet, Auguste Godinet, Henri Mialaret  France
Léon Susse, Jacques Doucet, Auguste Godinet, Henri Mialaret  France
Ferdinand Schlatter, De Cottignon, Émile Jean-Fontaine  France
Auguste Donny  France
Sailing at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Open classOpen
0 - ½ tonOpen
½ - 1 tonOpen
1 - 2 tonOpen
2 - 3 tonOpen
3 - 10 tonOpen
10 - 20 tonOpen
20+ tonOpen

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
2 to 3 ton ● ●
Total gold medals11

Course area and course configuration

For the 2 to 3 ton the 19 kilometres (10 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
RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Medalrace
Pos.Pts.
 Mixed team William Exshaw  GBRFrédéric Blanchy  FRA
Jacques Le Lavasseur  FRA
 		Olly102:17:30
 France Léon Susse Jacques Doucet
Auguste Godinet
Henri Mialaret 		Favorite202:20:03
 France Ferdinand Schlatter De Cottignon
Émile Jean-Fontaine
 		Gwendoline302:24:48
4  France Auguste Donny Unknown
 
 		Mignon402:26:31

    Legend:
    Gender: – male; – female;

    Race of 25 May 1900
    RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Medalrace
    Pos.Pts.
     Mixed team William Exshaw  GBRFrédéric Blanchy  FRA
    Jacques Le Lavasseur  FRA
         		Olly104:17:34
     France Léon Susse Jacques Doucet
    Auguste Godinet
    Henri Mialaret     		Favorite204:23:57
     France Auguste Donny Unknown
     
         		Mignon404:52:13
     France Ferdinand Schlatter De Cottignon
    Émile Jean-Fontaine
         		GwendolineDNF

      Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
      Gender: – male; – female;

      Notes

      Mixed country teams during the 1900 Olympics are grouped together under the ZZX IOC code.

      Other information

      Initially only the race on 22 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)" (PDF). Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

      References
      1. "Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports" (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale (LA84). 1901. pp. 399–430. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
      2. "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed 2-3 Ton". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
      3. "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

      "Paris 1900". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.

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