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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 | |
| Venue | Port Phillip |
| Dates | 26–29 November and 3–5 December |
| Competitors | 33 from 10 nations |
| Teams | 10 |
| Medalists | |
Results edit
| 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. | 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 | 1 | 1101 | 4 | 499 | 5 | 402 | 3 | 624 | 4306 | 4050 | |||
| Jock Sturrock (AUS) | Devereaux Mytton Douglas Buxton | Buraddoo | 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 | 4169 | 3971 | ||
| 5 | Peder Lunde (NOR) | Odd Harsheim Halfdan Ditlev-Simonsen Jr. | Viking | 1 | 1101 | 7 | 256 | 6 | 323 | 5 | 402 | 3 | 624 | 1 | 1101 | 4005 | 3807 | ||
| 6 | Albert Cadot (FRA) | Jean-Jacques Herbulot Dominique Perroud | Gilliatt V. | 10 | 101 | 6 | 323 | 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 | 1677 | 1677 | ||
| 8 | Konstantin Alexandrov (URS) | Konstantin Melgounov Lev Alexeev | Druzhba | 7 | 256 | 9 | 147 | 9 | 147 | 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 | 8 | 198 | 10 | 101 | 7 | 256 | 1575 | 1575 | ||
| 10 | Hans Johann Georg Lubinus (EUA) | Adolf Stein Ludwig Bielenberg | Tilly | 8 | 198 | 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 edit
Conditions on Port Phillip edit
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 edit
- ^ "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ Total after applying discard.
References edit
- The Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956 (1958). The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 (PDF).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Melbourne - Stockholm 1956". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.