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Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics (6 metre class)

6 Metre
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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Line drawing of the 6 Metre
Venue France, Le Havre
Dates First race: 21 July 1924 (1924-07-21)
Last race: 26 July 1924 (1924-07-26)
Competitors 27 from 9 nations
Teams 9
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Anders Lundgren
Christopher Dahl
Eugen Lunde
 Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vilhelm Vett
Knud Degn
Christian Nielsen
 Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Johan Carp
Anthonij Guépin
Jan Vreede
 Netherlands
← 1920
1928 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Anders Lundgren
Christopher Dahl
Eugen Lunde
 Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vilhelm Vett
Knud Degn
Christian Nielsen
 Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Johan Carp
Anthonij Guépin
Jan Vreede
 Netherlands

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics program in Le Havre. A program of matches and semi-finals were scheduled. In case of a tie sail-off's would be held. 27 sailors, on 9 boats from 9 nations competed.

Competitors who scored a first or a second place in the matches were qualified (Q) for the semi-finals.

Legend: DNS – Did not start; RET – Retired;


In the 6 Metre each boat has a specific design that have to stay within certain formula. The outcome of the formula must be less than 6 Metre. During these Olympic races boats were used of the following designers:

During the Sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

"Paris 1924". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 


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