| 5.5 Metre at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Medallists | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Port Phillip | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–29 November and 3–5 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 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 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]
 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
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.
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