Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

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5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
1956 5.5 Metre Victors.jpg
Medallists
Venue Port Phillip
Dates26–29 November and
3–5 December
Competitors33 from 10 nations
Teams10
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lars Thörn
Hjalmar Karlsson
Sture Stork
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Robert Perry
Neil Cochran Patrick
John Dillon
David Bowker
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Jock Sturrock
Devereaux Mytton
Douglas Buxton
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  1952
1960  

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]

Results

5.5 Metre insigna blue.svg
Rank
Helmsman (Country)CrewYachtnameRace IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Lars Thörn Mars symbol.svg  (SWE) Hjalmar Karlsson Mars symbol.svg
Sture Stork Mars symbol.svg
Rush V.540211101111013624280011101280059295527
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Robert Perry Mars symbol.svg  (GBR) Neil Cochran-Patrick Mars symbol.svg
John Dillon Mars symbol.svg
David Graham Bowker Mars symbol.svg
Vision3624280072561110144995402362443064050
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Jock Sturrock Mars symbol.svg  (AUS) Devereaux Mytton Mars symbol.svg
Douglas Buxton Mars symbol.svg
Buraddoo4499449928004499111013624449945214022
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Andy Schoettle Mars symbol.svg  (USA) Victor Sheronas Mars symbol.svg
John Bryant Mars symbol.svg
Robert Stinson Mars symbol.svg
Rush IV.280036243624280063232800819841693971
5Flag of Norway.svg  Peder Lunde Mars symbol.svg  (NOR) Odd Harsheim Mars symbol.svg
Halfdan Ditlev-Simonsen Jr. Mars symbol.svg
Viking11101725663235402362481981110140053807
6Flag of France.svg  Albert Cadot Mars symbol.svg  (FRA) Jean-Jacques Herbulot Mars symbol.svg
Dominique Perroud Mars symbol.svg
Gilliatt V.101016323DSQ0819872564499540217791779
7Flag of Italy.svg  Massimo Oberti Mars symbol.svg  (ITA) Antonio Carattino Mars symbol.svg
Carlo Maria Spirito Mars symbol.svg
Antonio Cosentino Mars symbol.svg
Twins VIII.914754025402632391477256DNF016771677
8Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Konstantin Alexandrov Mars symbol.svg  (URS) Konstantin Melgounov Mars symbol.svg
Lev Alexeev Mars symbol.svg
Druzhba725691479147DNF054026323632315981598
9Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Leslie Noel Horsfield Mars symbol.svg  (RSA) Denis Hegarty Mars symbol.svg
Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh Mars symbol.svg
Yeoman V.632381984499DNF0819810101725615751575
10Flag of Germany.svg  Hans Johann Georg Lubinus Mars symbol.svg  (EUA) Adolf Stein Mars symbol.svg
Ludwig Bielenberg Mars symbol.svg
Tilly81981010181987256101019147914711481047

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 5.5 Metre during the 1956 Summer Olympics 1956 5.5 Metre Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1956 Summer Olympics

Conditions on Port Phillip

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

  1. "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. Total after applying discard.

References