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French National Monotype 1924[1] at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Line drawing of the French National Monotype 1924
Venue	France, Meulan
Dates	First race: 10 July 1924 (1924-07-10) Last race: 13 July 1924 (1924-07-13)
Competitors	17 from 17 nations
Teams	17
Medalists
Léon Huybrechts  Belgium Henrik Robert  Norway Hans Dittmar  Finland

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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.

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.

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).^[1]

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 – 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.