Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Finn

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Finn
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Port Phillip
Dates26–30 November and
3–5 December
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Teams20
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Paul Elvström Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Silver medal icon.svg André Nelis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg John Marvin US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
←  1952
1960  →

The Finn was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 20 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed. [1]

Results

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Rank		Helmsman (Country)Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IV [2] Race VRace VIRace VIITotal
Points
[3] 		Total
-1
[4]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Paul Elvstrøm Mars symbol.svg  (DEN)114028499152261140211402114021140277357509
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Andre Nelis Mars symbol.svg  (BEL)662411402DNF0211012110139252110162546254
Bronze medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  John Marvin Mars symbol.svg  (USA)211012110184993925392521101480064525953
4Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Vogler Mars symbol.svg  (EUA)DNF03925211019448DNF04800392541994199
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Rickard Sarby Mars symbol.svg  (SWE)3925570312323755766246624755743133990
6Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  Eric Bongers Mars symbol.svg  (RSA)1232312323114024800DNF057031136139123912
7Flag of Italy.svg  Adelchi Pelaschiar Mars symbol.svg  (ITA)755716198392566241040284991040236073409
8Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Bruce Kirby Mars symbol.svg  (CAN)570317172662410402849911361662433853213
9Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Kenneth Harrison Albury Mars symbol.svg  (BAH)15226944816198570348007557944833803182
10Flag of Australia.svg  Colin Ryrie Mars symbol.svg  (AUS)48001328811361DNF0755714256570329652965
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Richard Creagh-Osborne Mars symbol.svg  (GBR)8499662475578499DNF094481522628532853
12Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yury Shavrin Mars symbol.svg  (URS)10402104025703152261425610402849928902664
13Flag of France.svg  Didier Poissant Mars symbol.svg  (FRA)11361755748001328812323152261619827532555
14Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg  Jack Snowden Mars symbol.svg  (SIN)132884800142561136111361161981328825522354
15Flag of Austria.svg  Wolfgang Erndl Mars symbol.svg  (AUT)142561522610402DNF05703DNF01232319101910
16Flag of Ireland.svg  John Somers Payne Mars symbol.svg  (IRL)9448DNF09448123231328812323DNF018301830
17Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Joaquim Roderbourg Mars symbol.svg  (BRA)1619811361DNF0142569448DNF01425615191519
18Flag of Argentina.svg  Esteban Berisso Mars symbol.svg  (ARG)181471425613288161981522613288DNF014031403
19Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Lwin U Maung Maung Mars symbol.svg  (BIR)1717218147171721717217172171721814711541007
20Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Nesbit Bentley Mars symbol.svg  (FIJ)DNF0191231814718147161981814717172934934

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
Mars symbol.svg = Male, Venus symbol.svg = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1956 Summer Olympics 1956 Finn Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1956 Summer Olympics

Conditions on Port Phillip

Three race areas were needed during the Olympics on Port Phillip. Each of the classes used the same scoring system. The southern course was used for the Finn.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Bad weather on the 29th made it necessary to postpone the races until 30 November.
  3. ↑ The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
  4. ↑ Total after applying discard.

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