Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 1 to 2 ton

The 1 to 2 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Nine boats started during the two races in the 1 to 2 ton. Twenty–two competitors from three countries are documented. The races were held on 22 and 25 May 1900 on the river Seine.[1][2]

1 to 2 Ton Sailing
at the Games of the II Olympiad
1 - 2 Ton Class
VenueMeulan
DateFirst race: May 22, 1900 (1900-05-22)
Second race: May 25, 1900 (1900-05-25)
Competitors22 (documented) from 3 nations
Teams9
Medalists
Hermann de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Bernard de Pourtalès  Switzerland
Paul Wiesner, Georg Naue, Heinrich Peters, Ottokar Weise  Germany
François Vilamitjana, Auguste Albert, Albert Duval, Charles Hugo  France
Hermann de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Bernard de Pourtalès  Switzerland
Jacques Baudrier, Lucien Baudrier, Dubosq, Édouard Mantois  France
François Vilamitjana, Auguste Albert, Albert Duval, Charles Hugo  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
1 to 2 ton ● ●
Total gold medals11

Course area and course configuration

For the 1 to 2 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 and that the wind there 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.
 Switzerland Hermann de Pourtalès Hélène de Pourtalès [4][5]
Bernard de Pourtalès
 		Lérina102:15:32
 France François Vilamitjana Auguste Albert
Albert Duval
Charles Hugo 		Marthe202:17:29
 France Jacques Baudrier Lucien Baudrier
Dubosq
Édouard Mantois 		Nina-Claire302:26:28
4  France Eugène Laverne Henri Laverne
 
 		Amulet402:26:56
5  France Marcel Moisand Unknown
 
 		Ducky502:31:14
6  France Georges Warenhorst Unknown
 
 		Freia602:33:54
7  France Texier (helmsman) Texier (crew)
 
 		Mamie702:52:30
8  France Lecointre Unknown
 
 		Alcyon803:05:06

    Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area;
    Gender: – male; – female;

    Race of 25 May 1900

    This race saw with Aschenbrödel (German for Cinderella) one more boat competing. One day earlier they had entered in the ½—1 ton class, but were not permitted to race as their boat measured in at 1.041 tons. In this class the German crew sailed the lightest boat, yet easily finished in the quickest time. Their low handicap served only to widen the gap between them and the second-place Swiss team.

    RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Medalrace
    Pos.Pts.
     Germany Paul Wiesner Georg Naue
    Heinrich Peters
    Ottokar Weise     		Aschenbrödel103:09:19
     Switzerland Hermann de Pourtalès Hélène de Pourtalès [4]
    Bernard de Pourtalès
         		Lérina203:35:14
     France François Vilamitjana Auguste Albert
    Albert Duval
    Charles Hugo (sailor)     		Marthe303:37:49
    4  France Jacques Baudrier Lucien Baudrier
    Dubosq
    Édouard Mantois     		Nina-Claire404:10:17
    5  France Georges Warenhorst Unknown
     
         		Freia504:11:22
    6  France Texier (helmsman) Texier (crew)
     
         		Mamie604:30:08
    7  France Marcel Moisand Unknown
     
         		Ducky704:48:07
     France Eugène Laverne Henri Laverne
     
         		AmuletDNF 
     France Lecointre Unknown
     
         		AlcyonDNF 

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

      Notes

      Since Hélène de Pourtalès was the first female Olympic starter in the modern Olympics she holds the first Olympic medals won by a woman. However the Swiss team did not win the first medals for Switzerland, that honor goes to Louis Zutter during the 1896 Olympics.

      Hélène de Pourtalès

      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 1-2 Ton". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
      3. "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
      4. Hélène de Pourtalès was the only documented woman participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics regatta. She won the a gold and a silver medal in the 1 to 2 ton.
      5. "The Countess de Pourtales – After all the first modern female Olympic starter" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

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

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