Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 33 sailors, on 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.[1]

5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Medallists
VenuePort Phillip
Dates26–29 November and
3–5 December
Competitors33 from 10 nations
Teams10
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lars Thörn
Hjalmar Karlsson
Sture Stork
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Perry
Neil Cochran Patrick
John Dillon
David Bowker
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jock Sturrock
Devereaux Mytton
Douglas Buxton
 Australia
← 1952
1960 →

Results

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Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
    Lars Thörn   (SWE) Hjalmar Karlsson  
Sture Stork  
Rush V. 5 402 1 1101 1 1101 3 624 2 800 1 1101 2 800 5929 5527
    Robert Perry   (GBR) Neil Cochran-Patrick  
John Dillon  
David Graham Bowker  
Vision 3 624 2 800 7 256 1 1101 4 499 5 402 3 624 4306 4050
    Jock Sturrock   (AUS) Devereaux Mytton  
Douglas Buxton  
Buraddoo 4 499 4 499 2 800 4 499 1 1101 3 624 4 499 4521 4022
4   Andy Schoettle   (USA) Victor Sheronas  
John Bryant  
Robert Stinson  
Rush IV. 2 800 3 624 3 624 2 800 6 323 2 800 8 198 4169 3971
5   Peder Lunde   (NOR) Odd Harsheim  
Halfdan Ditlev-Simonsen Jr.  
Viking 1 1101 7 256 6 323 5 402 3 624 8 198 1 1101 4005 3807
6   Albert Cadot   (FRA) Jean-Jacques Herbulot  
Dominique Perroud  
Gilliatt V. 10 101 6 323 DSQ 0 8 198 7 256 4 499 5 402 1779 1779
7   Massimo Oberti   (ITA) Antonio Carattino  
Carlo Maria Spirito  
Antonio Cosentino  
Twins VIII. 9 147 5 402 5 402 6 323 9 147 7 256 DNF 0 1677 1677
8   Konstantin Alexandrov   (URS) Konstantin Melgounov  
Lev Alexeev  
Druzhba 7 256 9 147 9 147 DNF 0 5 402 6 323 6 323 1598 1598
9   Leslie Noel Horsfield   (RSA) Denis Hegarty  
Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh  
Yeoman V. 6 323 8 198 4 499 DNF 0 8 198 10 101 7 256 1575 1575
10   Hans Johann Georg Lubinus   (EUA) Adolf Stein  
Ludwig Bielenberg  
Tilly 8 198 10 101 8 198 7 256 10 101 9 147 9 147 1148 1047

DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
  = Male,   = Female

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1956 Summer Olympics

Conditions on Port Phillip

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Three race areas were needed during the Olympics on Port Phillip. Each class used the same scoring system. The center course was used for the 5.5 Metre.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ^ The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ Total after applying discard.

References

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