Scarce winner's medal issued for a sailing event at the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics. Silvered bronze, 42 mm x 60 mm, 57 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, inscribed "Republique Francaise, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900," features a winged goddess scattering laurels over the grounds of the Exposition; the reverse identifies the event as sailing, "Regates a la Voile," and depicts a victorious athlete upon a podium. Stamped "Bronze" on the edge. Sailing/yachting made its debut as an Olympic sport as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics; races for smaller boats were held on the river Seine from May 20-27, and competitions for larger craft were hosted in the North Atlantic off the coast of Le Havre from August 1-5.
