sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – open class

Sailing at the Olympics

Also known as sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics - open class

Instance of: Olympic sporting event
Part of: sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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The Open class was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. All boats intended to compete in other races of the Meulan program were supposed to compete in the Concours d'Honneur. It was held on 20 May 1900. About seventy–eight sailors, on about forty–seven boats, from six nations competing. The latest finishing time was at 19:00 hours. Only seven boats made it to the finish in time.

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Location: Meulan-en-Yvelines
Sport: sailing
Date: 1900
Winner: Lorne Currie
Number of participants: 78
Participating team: Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics ranking: 1 · awards: Olympic gold medal · members / parts: Lorne Currie, Algernon Maudslay
Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics ranking: 2 · awards: Olympic silver medal · members / parts: Ottokar Weise, Heinrich Peters
France at the 1900 Summer Olympics ranking: 3 · awards: Olympic bronze medal · members / parts: Émile Michelet

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