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
1st place, gold medalist(s) William Exshaw, Frédéric Blanchy, Jacques Le Lavasseur  Mixed team
1st place, gold medalist(s) William Exshaw, Frédéric Blanchy, Jacques Le Lavasseur  Mixed team
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léon Susse, Jacques Doucet, Auguste Godinet, Henri Mialaret  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léon Susse, Jacques Doucet, Auguste Godinet, Henri Mialaret  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ferdinand Schlatter, de Cottignon, Émile Jean-Fontaine  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Auguste Donny  France

Race schedule[1]

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 ●  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 medals 1 1

Course area and course configuration

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For the 2 to 3 ton the 19 kilometres (10 nmi) course in the Meulan course area was used.

Weather conditions

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The race was troublesome due to an almost complete absence of any wind and the existing wind was perpendicular to the course (river Seine) and blocked or diverted by trees and buildings.[2]

Final results[3]

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Two separate races were sailed. No combined results were made.[1]

Race of 22 May 1900

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Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Medalrace
Pos. Pts.
    Mixed team William Exshaw    GBR Frédéric Blanchy    FRA
Jacques Le Lavasseur    FRA
 
Olly 1 02:17:30
    France Léon Susse   Jacques Doucet  
Auguste Godinet  
Henri Mialaret  
Favorite 2 02:20:03
    France Ferdinand Schlatter   De Cottignon  
Émile Jean-Fontaine  
 
Gwendoline 3 02:24:48
4   France Auguste Donny   Unknown
 
 
Mignon 4 02:26:31

Legend:
Gender:   – male;   – female;

Race of 25 May 1900

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Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Medalrace
Pos. Pts.
    Mixed team William Exshaw    GBR Frédéric Blanchy    FRA
Jacques Le Lavasseur    FRA
 
Olly 1 04:17:34
    France Léon Susse   Jacques Doucet  
Auguste Godinet  
Henri Mialaret  
Favorite 2 04:23:57
    France Auguste Donny   Unknown
 
 
Mignon 4 04:52:13
  France Ferdinand Schlatter   De Cottignon  
Émile Jean-Fontaine  
 
Gwendoline DNF

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

Notes

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

Other information

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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

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  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)" (PDF). Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "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". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.