Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Star

Star at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Medallists
Venue	Port Phillip
Dates	26–29 November and 3–5 December
Competitors	24 from 12 nations
Teams	12
Medalists
Herbert Williams Lawrence Low   United States Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode   Italy Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington   Bahamas
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The Star was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 24 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed. ^[1]

Results

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
	Herbert Williams  (USA)	Lawrence Low	Kathleen	1	1180	5	481	2	879	1	1180	2	879	2	879	2	879	6357	5876
	Agostino Straulino  (ITA)	Nicolò Rode	Merope III.	3	703	DSQ	0	1	1180	3	703	3	703	1	1180	1	1180	5649	5649
	Durward Knowles  (BAH)	Sloane Farrington	Gem IV.	2	879	2	879	5	481	2	879	1	1180	3	703	3	703	5704	5223
4	Duarte de Almeida Bello  (POR)	José Silva	Faneca	10	180	1	1180	3	703	4	578	6	402	5	481	5	481	4005	3825
5	Philippe Chancerel  (FRA)	Michel Parent	Gam II.	5	481	3	703	4	578	5	481	5	481	DNF	0	6	402	3126	3126
6	Carlos de Cárdenas  (CUB)	Jorge de Cárdenas	Kurush IV.	4	578	DSQ	0	6	402	DNF	0	4	578	4	578	4	578	2714	2714
7	Bruce Bernard Banks  (GBR)	Stanley Arthur Potter	Starlight III.	6	402	4	578	7	335	8	277	7	335	6	402	7	335	2664	2387
8	Timir Pinegin  (URS)	Fyodor Shutkov	Tulilind	7	335	8	277	8	277	7	335	8	277	8	277	8	277	2055	1778
9	Robert French  (AUS)	Jack Downey	Naiad	8	277	9	226	12	101	6	402	11	139	9	226	11	139	1510	1409
10	Eugene Pennell  (CAN)	George Parsons	Mariana	11	139	7	335	9	226	DNF	0	10	180	7	335	10	180	1395	1395
11	Ovidio Lagos  (ARG)	Jorge Brown	Covunco III.	9	226	6	402	10	180	DNF	0	9	226	DNF	0	9	226	1260	1260
12	Prinz Bira Bhanubanda  (THA)	Luang Pradiyat Navayudh	Tichiboo	DNF	0	10	180	11	139	DNF	0	DNF	0	DNF	0	12	101	420	420

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1956 Summer Olympics

Conditions on Port Phillip

Three race areas were needed during the Olympics on Port Phillip. Each of the classesused the same scoring system. The northern course was used for the Star.

Notes

1. "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
2. The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.

References

• 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "Melbourne - Stockholm 1956". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.