Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Monotype
Introduction The '''French National Monotype''' was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. A program of elimination and semi-finals and, where needed, sail-offs were scheduled. 17 sailors from 17 nation competed using eight boats The eight boats were provided by the French Olympic Committee. A rotation scheme was used to accommodate all 17 sailors. The sails were swapped so that every sailor used the same sail number every time. The windvane on top of the mast was in the colors of the sailor's national flag.
Race schedule<ref name="A" /> In this class a total of 17 competitors participated. The France Olympic Committee had made available a total of 8 mostly identical boats. So here the fleet was divided in two flights of eight. In each elimination series one country was exempt and was automatically qualified for the semi-final. Per flight the best two boats earned a place in the semi-final. Finally a sail off was held for the places 2–4.● Elimination serie (E) ● Semi-finals (SF) and Sail-off (SO)Date July10thThu11thFri12thSat13thSunMeulan French National Monotype 1924E1E2SF1SF2SO Total gold medals        1
Course area and course configuration
Weather conditions DateRaceCourseWind speedWind directionStart10-JUL-19241st Elimination seriesShort 2xLight breeze50px14:30 and 14:4511-JUL-19242nd Elimination seriesShort 2xLight breeze50px15:40 and 15:5512-JUL-19241st Semi-finalShort 3xGentle breeze50px14:30 13-JUL-19242nd Semi-finalShort 3xModerate breeze50px14:00Sail-offShort 2xModerate breeze50px16:30
Results<ref name="B" /> === Poules ===For the elimination series four poules were formed:ABCD === Elimination series ===SeriesRedBlueExempt1stA – BC – D2ndA – CB – D=== Final results ===Competitors who scored a first or a second place in the elimination series or were exempt in one of the races were qualified (Q) for the semi-finals.Pos Sail No. Sailor Nationality  Qual. Race AA  Qual. Race AB  Qual. Race BA  Qual. Race BB  Final Race 1  Final Race 2 Total Pos. hr:mm:sec  Pos. hr:mm:sec  Pos. hr:mm:sec  Pos. hr:mm:sec  Pos. hr:mm:sec  Pts  hr:mm:Pos. sec  Pts 1  5      '''Q2'''  '''1:58:26'''    ::  DSQ (C)   1:01:32    ::  1  1:32:4  1   1  1:45:47  1  2 2  10        ::  '''Q1'''  '''1:55:56'''    ::  4  2:12:39  2  1:35:3  2   4  1:49:52  5  7 3  28      '''Q1'''  '''1:58:35'''    ::    ::  Q2  2:05:27  5  1:44:58  5   3  1:47:39  3  8 4  22        ::  '''Q2'''  '''1:57:4'''  4  2:19:54    ::   4  1:41:27  4  4  1:48:20  4  8 5  36      RET (M)  ::    ::  '''Q1'''  '''1:58:39'''    ::  DSQ (M)  1:42:13  8   2  1:45:51  2  10 6  21      '''E3'''  '''2:01:12'''    ::    ::    ::  3  1:36:32  3  8   1:48:36  8  11 7  16      4  2:02:40    ::  '''Q2'''  '''2:08:15'''    ::  6  1:48:9  6  6   1:52:30  6  12 8  7        ::    ::    ::  '''Q1'''  '''2:02:03'''  ABN  ::  8   7  2:05:42  7  15 9  3      5  2:3:15    ::  3  2:19:1    ::    ::    ::       9  26        ::  3  1:57:25  5  2:22:14    ::    ::    ::       9  8        ::  5  1:59:50    ::  3  2:10:30    ::    ::       9  11        ::  4  1:59:10    ::  5  2:13:34    ::    ::       9  21      6  2:5:10    ::    ::  6  2:16:37    ::    ::       9  4        ::  7  2:02:26  6  2:31:35    ::    ::    ::       9  12      7  2:05:30    ::    ::  7  2:17:30    ::    ::       9  34        ::  6  2:01:31    ::  ABN  ::-    ::    ::       9  1        ::  ABN  ::-  7  2:31:44    ::    ::    ::      RET (M) Hit MarkDSQ (M) Hit MarkDSQ (C) CollisionABN Abandonend=== Daily standings ===Graph showing the daily standings in the French National Monotype during the 1924 Summer Olympics
Notes Since Norway won from Finland and Finland from Spain in the first semi final and since Finland won from Spain and Spain from Norway in the second semi final there was a tie between those countries. This tie was broken by a Sail-off (Race 5).
Other information ===Sailors===During the Sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
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