Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 2 to 3 ton

2–3 Ton
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Venue Meulan
Dates May 22
Competitors 11 from 2 nations
Teams 4
Medalists
  Ollé
Mixed team
  Favorite
France
  Gwendoline
France
Sailing at the
 1900 Summer Olympics 
0 - ½ ton Open
½ - 1 ton Open
1 - 2 ton Open
2 - 3 ton Open
3 - 10 ton Open
10 - 20 ton Open
Open class Open

The 2 – 3 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. It was the third-heaviest weight class. Two races were held as part of the Expo 1900 in Paris. Only the first race was recognized by the International Olympic Committee. The first was held on 22 May 1900, the second on 25 May. On the Olympic race at least 11 sailors, on 4 boats, from 2 nations (one of them mixed) competed.

Contents

Results [1]

Race 1, part of the Olympic program [2]


Rank		 Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Tonnage Real time Handicap Corrected time Prize (FF)
 E. William Exshaw  (ZZX) Frédéric Blanchy
Jacques Le Lavasseur		 Ollé 2.1 1:47:48 29:42 2:17:30 1800
 Susse  (FRA) Doucet
Godinet
Mialaret		 Favorite 3.0 1:46:16 33:47 2:20:03 1000
 Ferdinand Schlatter  (FRA) De Cottignon
Emile Jean-Fontaine		 Gwendoline 3.0 1:51:01 33:47 2:24:48 700
4  Auguste Donny  (FRA) Unknown Mignon 2.09 1:54:11 33:20 2:26:31 400

Race 2, part of the Expo program [3]


Rank		 Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Tonnage Real time Handicap Corrected time
1  E. William Exshaw (ZZX)
 United Kingdom		 Frédéric Blanchy
Jacques Le Lavasseur
 France		 Ollé 2.1 3:48:29 29:05 4:17:34
2  Susse (FRA) Doucet
Godinet
Mialaret		 Favorite 3.0 3:50:10 33:47 4:23:57
3  Auguste Donny (FRA) Unknown Mignon 2.09 4:18:53 33:20 4:52:13
DNF  Ferdinand Schlatter (FRA) De Cottignon
Emile Jean-Fontaine		 Gwendoline 3.0 - - -

Notes

  1. ^ The 1900 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. ^ Handicaps were added to each boat's actual time to give a total adjusted time. The handicaps did decided the order of the top two finishers in the first race.
  3. ^ Handicaps were added to each boat's actual time to give a total adjusted time. The handicaps did not affect the rankings in the second race.

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