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{{Infobox Olympic event
 |event           = Sailing
 |games           = 1900 Summer
 |image           = Regatta at Sainte-Adresse.JPG
 |caption         = An impression of yacht racing (1867) by Monet<br/>North of Le Havre<br/>[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
 |venues          = [[Meulan-en-Yvelines|Meulan]] <br/> [[Le Havre]]
 |dates           = {{Start date|df=yes|1900|05|20}} – {{End date|df=yes|1900|05|27}} (Meulan) <br/> {{Start date|df=yes|1900|08|01}} – {{End date|df=yes|1900|08|05}} (Le Havre)
 |competitors     = about 150<br/>(including 1 woman)
 |teams           = 64
 |team_descriptor = Boats 
 |nations         = 6
 |prev            = 
 |next            = [[Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908]]
}}

{{Classes used for Sailing at the Summer Olympics|year = 1900}}

[[Sailing (sport)|Sailing/Yachting]] made its first appearance as an [[Olympic sport]] at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]] after competitions were cancelled at the [[Sailing at the 1896 Summer Olympics|1896 Olympics]]. With the exception of [[1904 Summer Olympics|1904]], sailing was thereafter always a part of the Olympic program. The sailing program in 1900 consisted of a total of eight sailing classes. For six classes, the races were scheduled from 20 – 27 May at the river [[Seine]] around [[Meulan-en-Yvelines|Meulan]], and several series of three races were held for the largest classes from 1–5 August on the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]] off the coast of [[Le Havre]]. Approximately 150 sailors in 64 boats (the numbers of boats and competitors are not reliable, as in the official report some figures of the World exhibition and the Olympic Games are mixed) from 6 nations competed, including 1 woman, [[Hélène de Pourtalès]], who won a gold medal in the 1 to 2 ton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/2/sports/SAI |title=Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics |work=Olympedia.org |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref>

== Venues ==
During the early years of the Olympic movement, there were no strict rules for the assignment of venues. For the Olympic sailing in 1900, the organizers decided to combine the Olympic sailing for the smaller yachts with the regattas of the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Exposition Universelle]] on the river Seine near [[Meulan-en-Yvelines|Meulan]]. For the larger yachts, an Olympic regatta was held at [[Le Havre]].

=== Meulan  ===
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During the Olympic regattas of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, there were more than 100 yachts racing from Paris, Rouen, Cannes, Nantes and Arcachon and yachts from England, Germany, the United States and Holland. The Bassin Olympique was the river Seine near the [[:fr:Cercle de la Voile de Paris|Cercle de la Voile de Paris]] that served as the Olympic harbor.

The race conditions at Meulan during the Olympic regatta were not ideal. A light breeze could hardly make the sailing interesting. Since the river Seine mainly runs from east to west, the light north-easterly breeze was partly blocked by buildings or trees on the river bank, thus heavily influencing the regatta.

=== Le Havre ===
During the second part of the Olympic regatta, the Atlantic Ocean was used for the races of the 10 – 20 ton and the 20<sup>+</sup> ton yachts. The conditions during the regatta were so good that the 10 – 20 Ton class was able to sail the complete 22 [[nautical mile]] triangular course. The premises of the Société des Régates du Havre were used as Olympic harbor.
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=== Course areas ===
Since there were two venues, there were two course areas. One was on the river Seine near Meulan. Here, the organization could set courses of {{convert|8|,|15|and|19|km|nmi|}}. The other course area was on the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]] off the coats of Le Havre. Here, courses could be set up to {{convert|40|nmi|km}}.

{{Multiple image
 | title     = 1900 Olympic Course Areas
 | align     = left
 | direction = horizontal
 | width     = 300
 | image1    = Meulan Olympic Harbor Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics.png
 | caption1  = Course area Meulan
 | image2    = Le Havre Olympic Harbor Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics.png
 | caption2  = Course area Le Havre
}}

== Participating nations ==
6 nations sent sailors. Several teams had crews from multiple countries, and in one case, they won a gold medal.  This team of the United Kingdom and France, is attributed as a [[mixed team at the Olympics|mixed team]].

{|
  |-valign="top"
  |rowspan="3"|[[File:Map Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics.png|thumb|260px|left|Map of Participating Sailing Countries at the 1900 Summer Olympics<br/><span style="color:#00ff00;">● '''Green'''</span> = Participating for the first time]]||
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagIOC|FRA|1900 Summer|76}}
*{{flagIOC|GER|1900 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|GBR|1900 Summer|73}}
*{{flagIOC|NED|1900 Summer|3}}
*{{flagIOC|SUI|1900 Summer|3}}
*{{flagIOC|USA|1900 Summer|3}}
*{{flagIOC|ZZX|1900 Summer}}
{{div col end}}
|}

== Classes (equipment) ==
Sailing during the turn of the century was not as well defined as it became later during the 20th century. Racing rules were mostly defined by local yacht clubs, or in some cases, by a National Yachting Federation. Also, boats were not standardized to what are now called ''One Design'' or ''One Builder'' classes. Therefore, many handicap systems or systems that put yachts into different categories were used. In 1892, Auguste Godinet developed a formula that placed different boats in different [[Ton class|''Ton'' categories]]. This rule was adopted by the [[Yacht Club de France|Union des yachts français]], and later by several other National Yachting Federations, such as the [[Société Nautique de Genève]]. For the sailing at the 1900 Olympics, this rule was chosen to determine the tonnage of a yacht.

For the smallest class, 0 – ½ Ton, among others, Larks were used. These Larks, copies of the Davis ''Lark'' and of the ''Sorceress'' designed by [[Linton Hope]], became famous One Designs in France ([[Monotype de Chatou]] at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Olympics were open for the following classes:
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
  |-
  |colspan="7"|
    {{Gallery
      |width  = 750
      |height = 256
      |File:Olympic Classes 1900.svg
    }}
  |-
  ! Class !! Type !! Venue !! Event !! Sailors !! First OG !! Olympics so far
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|Open Class]] || Undefined || Meulan || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 1
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|0 – ½ Ton]] || Undefined || Meulan || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 1
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|0 – ½ Ton]] || Undefined || Meulan || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 2
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|½ – 1 Ton]] || Undefined || Meulan || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 1
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|½ – 1 Ton]] || Undefined || Meulan   || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 2
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|1 – 2 Ton]] || Undefined || Meulan   || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 1
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|1 – 2 Ton]] || Undefined || Meulan || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 2
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|2 – 3 Ton]]    || Undefined || Meulan   || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 1
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|2 – 3 Ton]]    || Undefined || Meulan   || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 2
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|3 – 10 Ton]]   || Undefined || Meulan   || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 1
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|3 – 10 Ton]]   || Undefined || Meulan   || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 2
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|10 – 20 Ton]]  || Undefined || Le Havre || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 1
  |-
  |style="text-align:right"| [[Ton Classes|20<sup>+</sup> Ton]]    || Undefined || Le Havre || [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] || Unknown || 1900 || 1
  |-
  |colspan="7"|'''Legend:''' [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] = Mixed gender event
  |-
  |colspan="7"|
    {{Gallery
      |title  = Inshore classes (Meulan)
      |width  = 126
      |height = 145
      |File:Lark6.jpg|''Lark''<br/>0 – 0.5 Ton
      |File:Sidi-Fekkar Fries Scheepvaartmuseum 1910.jpg|''Sidi-Fekkar''<br/>0.5 - 1 Ton 
      |File:Lerina 1900.jpg|''Lerina''<br/>1 – 2 Ton
      |File:Phoebus090909 Black and White.jpg|''Phoebus''<br/>2 – 3 Ton
      |File:Turquoise 1900.jpg|''Turquoise''<br/>3 – 10 Ton
    }}
    {{Gallery
      |title  = Offshore classes (Le Havre)
      |align  = center
      |width  = 300
      |height = 300
      |File:Laurea, 1900, Le Havre, Olympics, 10-20 Tons.png|''Laurea''<br/>10 – 20 Ton
      |File:Colombine from The Yachtsman, No 489 August 1900.png|''Colombine''<br/>20+ Ton 
    }}
|}

==Race schedule==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%;position:relative;"
|-
| bgcolor=DodgerBlue align=center|&nbsp;●&nbsp;||Meulan competition || bgcolor=Lime align=center|&nbsp;●&nbsp;||Le Havre competition 
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em;"
|-
!rowspan=2|1900 
!colspan=8|May
!colspan=6|August
|-
!20<br/>Sun!!21<br/>Mon!!22<br/>Tue!!23<br/>Wed!!24<br/>Thu!!25<br/>Fri!!26<br/>Sat!!27<br/>Thu!!1<br/>Fri!!2<br/>Sat!!3<br/>Sun!!4<br/>Mon!!5<br/>Tue!!6<br/>Wed
|- align="center"
| align="left" | Sailing
| bgcolor=DodgerBlue|<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Open class|1]]</span>
| 
| bgcolor=DodgerBlue|<span style="line-height:0.7em;"> [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 0 to .5 ton|1]] [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 1 to 2 ton|1]] [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 2 to 3 ton|1]] </span>
| 
| bgcolor=DodgerBlue|<span style="line-height:0.7em;"> [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 0 to .5 ton|1]] [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – .5 to 1 ton|1]] [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 3 to 10 ton|1]] </span>
| bgcolor=DodgerBlue|<span style="line-height:0.7em;"> [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – .5 to 1 ton|1]] [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 1 to 2 ton|1]] [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 2 to 3 ton|1]] [[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 3 to 10 ton|1]] </span>
| 
| bgcolor=LightBlue |No<br/>wind
| bgcolor=Lime      |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton|1]]</span>
| bgcolor=Lime      |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 20+ ton|1]]</span>
| 
|
| bgcolor=Lime      |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton|1]]</span>
| bgcolor=Lime      |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton|1]]</span>
|- align="center"
|-
! Total gold medals !! 1 !!   !! 3 !!   !! 3 !! 4 !!   !!   !!   !! 1 !!   !!   !!  !! 1  
|-
|}

== Medal summary ==
The results of the individual races are known; however, in the past there has not been consensus on which races were considered "Olympic" and thus who the Olympic medalists were. The Official Report,<ref name="D" /> [[IOC|International Olympic Committee (IOC)]],<ref name="E" /> [[International Sailing Federation|International Sailing Federation (ISAF)]]<ref name="F" /> and [[Sports Reference]]<ref name="G" /> present different medalists. The IOC has never decided which events were "Olympic" and which were not.<ref name="KLWT">{{cite book|first1=Karl|last1=Lennartz|first2=Walter|last2=Teutenberg|title=Olympische Spiele 1900 in Paris|publisher=Agon-Sportverlag|location=Kassel, Germany|year=1995|page=147|isbn=3-928562-20-7|quote=In many works, it is read that the IOC later met to decide which events were Olympic and which were not. This is not correct and no decision has ever been made. No discussion of this item can be found in the account of any Session.}}</ref> Occasionally, sources differ on the nationality of competitors (such as H. MacHenry, alternately listed as French or American). For example, the medalists in the [[Ton class|3 – 10 Ton]] races are shown in the various sources as:
{|  class="wikitable"
  |-
|align="center"|'''Report'''||align="center"|'''Race'''||align="center" bgcolor=Gold|'''Gold'''||align="center" bgcolor=Silver|'''Silver'''||align="center" bgcolor=#cc9966|'''Bronze'''
  |-
  |rowspan="2"|Official Report<ref name="D" />||Race 1|| Henri Gilardoni (FRA) || Henri Smulders (NED) || Maurice Gufflet (FRA)
  |-
  |Race 2|| Howard Taylor (GBR) || Maurice Gufflet (FRA) || H. MacHenry (FRA)
  |-
  |IOC<ref name="E" /> and ISAF<ref name="F" />||Race 2|| Howard Taylor (GBR) || Maurice Gufflet (FRA) || H. MacHenry (FRA)
  |-
  |rowspan="2"|Sports Reference<ref name="G" />||Race 1|| Henri Gilardoni (FRA) || Henri Smulders (NED) || Maurice Gufflet (FRA)
  |-
  |Race 2|| Howard Taylor (GBR) || Maurice Gufflet (FRA) || H. MacHenry (USA)
|}
In all classes at Meulan except the Open class, there were two distinct "finals." Boats were assigned time handicaps according to their weight within each class and prizes were handed out to the winners of each race. The [[IOC]] initially recognized the winner of the first race in each class as Olympic champion except in the case of the 10 – 20 ton class, which was decided on aggregate time over three races. However, currently the participants of both first and second races in three classes (0 – 0.5t, 1 – 2t and 2 – 3t) are present in the IOC database<ref name="H" /> as medalists. That is, the second race in each of these three classes is recognized by the IOC and for each of these events two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals were retrospectively awarded by the IOC. In the 3 – 10 Ton race, however, only the second race winners are listed with Olympic medals.

The data below notes all races and medalists of the regattas of the Games of the second Olympiad, as well as of the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Exposition Universelle]] and counts all winners as medalists, because the IOC website currently affirms a total of 95 medal events in the Games.<ref name="cite">{{cite web|title= Paris 1900|publisher= International Olympic Committee|archive-date= 10 October 2017|url= https://www.olympic.org/paris-1900|access-date= 2 October 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171010120400/https://www.olympic.org/Paris-1900|url-status= live}}</ref>
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
 |-
|Open class <br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Open class}}
 |valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Lorne Currie]]<br/>[[John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton|John Gretton]]<br/>[[Linton Hope]]<br/>[[Algernon Maudslay]]
 |valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|GER|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Paul Wiesner]]<br/>[[Georg Naue]]<br/>[[Heinrich Peters]]<br/>[[Ottokar Weise]]
 |valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Émile Michelet]]
 
|-
| 0 to .5 ton <br/>Race 1<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 0 to .5 ton}}{{efn|name=IOC|Two races in this class are recognized by the IOC. Thus, for this event, two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals were retrospectively awarded.<ref name="cite"/><ref name="Mallon">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=inAwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA25 | author = Mallon, Bill | year = 1998 | title = The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary | publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc. | location = Jefferson, North Carolina | isbn = 978-0-7864-4064-1}}</ref>}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Pierre Gervais]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[François Texier]]<br/>[[Auguste Texier]]<br/>[[Jean-Baptiste Charcot]]<br/>[[Robert Linzeler]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Henri Monnot]]<br/>[[Léon Tellier]]<br/>[[Gaston Cailleux]]

 |-
| 0 to .5 ton <br/>Race 2<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 0 to .5 ton}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Émile Sacré (sailor)|Émile Sacré]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[François Texier]]<br/>[[Auguste Texier]]<br/>[[Jean-Baptiste Charcot]]<br/>[[Robert Linzeler]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Pierre Gervais]]

  |-
| .5 to 1 ton <br/>Race 1<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – .5 to 1 ton}}{{efn|name=IOC}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Lorne Currie]]<br/>[[John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton|John Gretton]]<br/>[[Linton Hope]]<br/>[[Algernon Maudslay]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Jules Valton]]<br/>[[Félix Marcotte]]<br/>[[William Martin (Olympic sailor)|William Martin]]<br/>[[Jacques Baudrier]]<br/>[[Jean Le Bret]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Émile Michelet]]<br/>[[Marcel Meran]]

  |-
| .5 to 1 ton <br/>Race 2<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – .5 to 1 ton}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Louis Auguste-Dormeuil]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Émile Michelet]]<br/>[[Marcel Meran]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Jules Valton]]<br/>[[Félix Marcotte]]<br/>[[William Martin (Olympic sailor)|William Martin]]<br/>[[Jacques Baudrier]]<br/>[[Jean Le Bret]]

  |-
| 1 to 2 ton <br/>Race 1<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 1 to 2 ton}}{{efn|name=IOC}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|SUI|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Hermann de Pourtalès]]<br/>[[Hélène de Pourtalès]]<br/>[[Bernard de Pourtalès]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[François Vilamitjana]]<br/>[[Auguste Albert]]<br/>[[Albert Duval]]<br/>[[Charles Hugo (sailor)|Charles Hugo]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Jacques Baudrier]]<br/>[[Lucien Baudrier]]<br/>[[Dubosq]]<br/>[[Édouard Mantois]]

  |-
| 1 to 2 ton <br/>Race 2<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 1 to 2 ton}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|GER|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Paul Wiesner]]<br/>[[Georg Naue]]<br/>[[Heinrich Peters]]<br/>[[Ottokar Weise]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|SUI|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Hermann de Pourtalès]]<br/>[[Hélène de Pourtalès]]<br/>[[Bernard de Pourtalès]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[François Vilamitjana]]<br/>[[Auguste Albert]]<br/>[[Albert Duval]]<br/>[[Charles Hugo (sailor)|Charles Hugo]]

  |-
| 2 to 3 ton <br/>Race 1<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 2 to 3 ton}}{{efn|name=IOC}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|ZZX|1900 Summer}}<br/>{{flagIOCathlete|[[William Exshaw]]|GBR|1900 Summer}}<br/>{{flagIOCathlete|[[Frédéric Blanchy]]|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jacques Le Lavasseur]]|FRA|1900 Summer}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Léon Susse]]<br/>[[Jacques Doucet (sailor)|Jacques Doucet]]<br/>[[Auguste Godinet]]<br/>[[Henri Mialaret]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Ferdinand Schlatter]]<br/>[[de Cottignon]]<br/>[[Émile Jean-Fontaine]]

  |-
| 2 to 3 ton <br/>Race 2<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 2 to 3 ton}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|ZZX|1900 Summer}}<br/>{{flagIOCathlete|[[William Exshaw]]|GBR|1900 Summer}}<br/>{{flagIOCathlete|[[Frédéric Blanchy]]|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jacques Le Lavasseur]]|FRA|1900 Summer}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Léon Susse]]<br/>[[Jacques Doucet (sailor)|Jacques Doucet]]<br/>[[Auguste Godinet]]<br/>[[Henri Mialaret]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Auguste Donny]]

  |-
| 3 to 10 ton <br/>Race 1<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 3 to 10 ton}}{{efn|name=IOC}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Henri Gilardoni]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|NED|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Henri Smulders]]<br/>[[Chris Hooijkaas]]<br/>[[Arie van der Velden]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Maurice Gufflet]]<br/>A. Dubois<br/>J. Dubois<br/>[[Robert Gufflet]]<br/>[[Charles Guiraist]]

  |-
| 3 to 10 ton <br/>Race 2<br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 3 to 10 ton}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Howard Taylor (sailor)|Howard Taylor]]<br/>[[Edward Hore]]<br/>[[Harry Jefferson (sailor)|Harry Jefferson]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Maurice Gufflet]]<br/>A. Dubois<br/>J. Dubois<br/>[[Robert Gufflet]]<br/>[[Charles Guiraist]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|USA|1900 Summer}}<br/>H. MacHenry (USA){{efn|name=Taylor|[[John Howard Taylor]] (GBR) is sometimes mentioned as a crewman,
but is only known to have designed boat Frimousse, not sailed it.<ref name="K" />}}

  |-
| 10 to 20 ton <br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Émile Billard]]<br/>[[Paul Perquer]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Jean, duc Decazes]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Edward Hore]]

  |-
| 20+ ton <br/>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 20+ ton}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Cecil Quentin]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Selwin Calverley]]
|valign=top| {{flagIOCteam|USA|1900 Summer}}<br/>[[Harry Van Bergen]]
|}
{{notelist}}

== Medal table ==
All races are now considered official Olympic events, as the IOC website affirms 95 total medal events.
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | show_limit     = 
 | remaining_text = 
 | flag_template  = flagIOCteam
 | event          = 1900 Summer
 | team           = 
 | gold_FRA = 5 | silver_FRA = 9 | bronze_FRA = 10
 | gold_GBR = 4 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 1
 | gold_ZZX = 2 | silver_ZZX = 0 | bronze_ZZX = 0
 | gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 0
 | gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 0
 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 0
 | gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 2
}}

== Notes ==
There was some discussion {{where|date=August 2021}} about the validity of the Olympic status of Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Ian Buchanan, first president of the [[International Society of Olympic Historians]], stated, "Given the possible awarding of cash prizes, the "Olympic status" of this sport in 1900 must be in question. It is not exactly certain if the prizes were cash or "objets d’art" of the values listed, thus, for now, I have retained yachting as an Olympic sport in 1900."<ref name="I"/>

== Other information ==
During the sailing regattas at the 1900 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing (or owning yachts) in the various classes:
* Celebrities
** {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1900 Summer}}, [[Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild]]
** {{flagIOCteam|SUI|1900 Summer}}, [[Hermann de Pourtalès]]
* First female Olympic gold medalist:<ref name="J" />
** {{flagIOCteam|SUI|1900 Summer}}, [[Hélène de Pourtalès]]
{{Gallery
  |width  = 200
  |title=|height = 200
  |2=[[Hélène de Pourtalès]]|3=File:Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild.jpg|4=[[Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild]]}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite web
 |title        = Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)
 |url          = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1900/
 |format       = PDF
 |access-date  = 13 January 2015
 |work         = Digital Library Collection at la84.org
 |publisher    = la84foundation
 |archive-date = 25 August 2016
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160825195212/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1900/
 |url-status   = dead
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

  <ref name     = "D">
    {{cite web 
      |url        = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1900/1900.pdf
      |title      = Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports 
      |publisher  = Imprimerie Nationale (LA84)
      |year       = 1901 
      |pages      = 399–430 
      |language   = fr 
      |access-date = 16 March 2014
    }}
</ref>
  <ref name     = "E">
    {{cite web 
      |url        = http://www.olympic.org/content/results-and-medalists/gamesandsportsummary/?sport=31594&games=1900%2f1&event=121266
      |title      = Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists
      |publisher  = [[IOC]]
      |access-date = 16 March 2014
    }}
</ref>
  <ref name     = "F">
    {{cite web 
      |url        = http://www.sailing.org/regattainfo.php?rgtaid=10771&evntid=20715&view=eventoa&nocache=1#results
      |title      = Fleet racing - Open - 3 - 10 Ton Under the Thames Measurement Rule
      |publisher  = [[International Sailing Federation]]
      |access-date = 16 March 2014
    }}
</ref>
  <ref name     = "G">
    {{cite web 
      |url        = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1900/SAI/mixed-3-10-ton.html
      |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202832/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1900/SAI/mixed-3-10-ton.html
      |url-status = dead
      |archive-date = 17 April 2020
      |title      = Sports Reference – Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed 3-10 Ton
      |publisher  = [[Sports Reference]]
      |access-date = 16 March 2014
    }}
</ref>
  <ref name     = "H">
    {{cite web 
      |url        = http://www.olympic.org/content/results-and-medalists/gamesandsportsummary/?sport=31594&games=1900%2f1
      |title      = Paris 1900: Sailing 
      |publisher  = [[IOC]]
      |access-date = 16 March 2014
    }}
</ref>
  <ref name     = "I">
    {{cite web 
      |url        = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1900/SAI/
      |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417062534/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1900/SAI/
      |url-status = dead
      |archive-date = 17 April 2020
      |title      = Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games
      |publisher  = [[Sports Reference]]
      |access-date = 16 March 2014
    }}
</ref>
  <ref name="J">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.isoh.org/articles/78.pdf
 |title        = The Countess de Pourtales – After all the first modern female Olympic starter
 |publisher    = [[International Society of Olympic Historians]]
 |access-date   = 16 March 2014
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183701/http://www.isoh.org/articles/78.pdf
 |archive-date = 16 April 2014
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>
  <ref name="K">{{cite web 
 |url        = https://www.olympedia.org/results/9209
 |title      = Olimpedia - 3-10 Ton Race Two, Open 
 |publisher  = Olimpedia
 |accessdate = 7 August 2021
}}</ref>
}}
 
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