| Star at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Medallists | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Port Phillip | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–29 November and 3–5 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| Finn | Open |
| 12 m2 Sharpie | Open |
| Star | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
| 5.5 Metre | Open |
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]
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
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.
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