Sailing
Nine sailors, the maximum possible, represented France in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport; France was the only country to have competed in each edition of the Olympic sailing contests to that point.
| Sailor | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| André Michelet | Olympic monotype | 4 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Georges Herpin Henri Louit Édouard Moussié |
6 metre class | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | Did not advance | 5 | ||
| Louis Bréguet Pierre Gauthier Robert Girardet André Guerrier Georges Mollard |
8 metre class | 1 Q | 5 | 2 Q | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 ! |
Read more about this topic: France At The 1924 Summer Olympics
Famous quotes containing the word sailing:
“Come, cuddle your head on my shoulder, dear,
Your head like the golden-rod,
And we will go sailing away from here
To the beautiful land of Nod.”
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Come sailing by, come sailing by,
I saw three ships come sailing by,
On Christmas Day in the morning.”
—Unknown. As I Sat on a Sunny Bank. . .
Oxford Book of Light Verse, The. W. H. Auden, ed. (1938)
“There’s precious little to say between day and dark,
Perhaps a few words on the implacable will
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Or something as fine for the amenities....”
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