| 5.5 Metre at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Olympic Configuration 1960 | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Naples | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 57 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| Finn | Open |
| Flying Dutchman | Open |
| Star | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
| 5.5 Metre | Open |
The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program in Naples. Seven races were scheduled. 57 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed. [1]
 Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Sail No. | 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 | |||||||
 |  George O'Day  (USA) | James Hunt David Smith | Minotaur | US 26 | 2 | 1079 | 4 | 778 | 1 | 1380 | 3 | 903 | 1 | 1380 | 1 | 1380 | 7435 | 6900 | ||
 |  William Berntsen (DEN) | Søren Hancke Steen Christensen | Web II | D 10 | 1 | 1380 | 5 | 681 | 5 | 681 | 1 | 1380 | 10 | 380 | 2 | 1079 | 6058 | 5678 | ||
 |  Henri Copponex (SUI) | Pierre Girard Manfred Metzger | Ballerina IV | Z 37 | 3 | 903 | 1 | 1380 | 4 | 778 | 5 | 681 | 8 | 477 | 3 | 903 | 5388 | 5122 | ||
| 4 |  Roberto Sieburger (ARG) | Carlos Sieburger Enrique Sieburger, Jr. | Ardilla | A 2 | 2 | 1079 | 6 | 602 | 2 | 1079 | 5 | 681 | 9 | 426 | 7 | 535 | 4828 | 4402 | ||
| 5 |  Bengt Sjösten (SWE) | Claes Turitz Göran Witting | Iasha | S 29 | 6 | 602 | 6 | 602 | 7 | 535 | 11 | 338 | 1 | 1380 | 5 | 681 | 4615 | 4277 | ||
| 6 |  Robin Aisher (GBR) | George Nicholson John Ruggles | Yeoman VII | K 10 | 10 | 380 | 3 | 903 | 11 | 338 | 2 | 1079 | 5 | 681 | 9 | 426 | 3807 | 3807 | ||
| 7 |  Finn Ferner (NOR) | Odd Harsheim Knut Wang | Struten | N 18 | 3 | 903 | 10 | 380 | 7 | 535 | 4 | 778 | 13 | 266 | 3 | 903 | 3999 | 3765 | ||
| 8 |  Robert Symonette (BAH) | Basil Kelly George Roy Ramsay | John B | BA 1 | 7 | 535 | 13 | 266 | 11 | 338 | 6 | 602 | 2 | 1079 | 15 | 204 | 3228 | 3024 | ||
| 9 |  Herbert Scholl (EUA) | Hans Baars-Lindner Karl-August Stolze | Bronia | G 7 | 8 | 477 | 9 | 426 | 10 | 380 | 3 | 903 | 14 | 234 | 6 | 602 | 3198 | 3022 | ||
| 10 |  Jock Sturrock (AUS) | David Bingham Ernest Wagstaff | Buraddoo | KA 5 | 4 | 778 | 12 | 301 | 2 | 1079 | 13 | 266 | 14 | 234 | 12 | 301 | 3083 | 2959 | ||
| 11 |  Pietro Reggio (ITA) | Franco Zucchi Marco Novaro | Voloira II | I 27 | 12 | 301 | 10 | 380 | 8 | 477 | 6 | 602 | 9 | 426 | 11 | 338 | 2758 | 2524 | ||
| 12 |  Bert Darrell (BER) | Walter J. Jones Norman C. Jones | Bermudes | KB 2 | 17 | 149 | 7 | 535 | 18 | 124 | 7 | 535 | 4 | 778 | 16 | 176 | 2398 | 2297 | ||
| 13 |  Eusebio Bertrand (ESP) | Jorge Martí Juan Antonio Ragué | Posillipo III | E l | 13 | 266 | 9 | 426 | 12 | 301 | 17 | 149 | 6 | 602 | 12 | 301 | 2194 | 2045 | ||
| 14 |  Viktor Gorlov (URS) | Konstantin Melgunov Pavel Parshin | Viktorija | SR 89 | 11 | 338 | 16 | 176 | 12 | 301 | 9 | 426 | 13 | 266 | 8 | 477 | 2133 | 1984 | ||
| 15 |  Peter Tallberg (FIN) | Fredrik Eklöf Peik Gästrin | Inga-lill XXXXIIII | L 20 | 15 | 204 | 14 | 234 | 13 | 266 | 12 | 301 | 10 | 380 | 10 | 380 | 1941 | 1765 | ||
| 16 |  Duarte Bello (POR) | Fernando Bello Júlio Gourinho | Ciocca III | P 18 | 15 | 204 | 15 | 204 | 4 | 778 | 15 | 204 | 16 | 176 | 19 | 101 | 1768 | 1667 | ||
| 17 |  Gotfrid Köchert (AUT) | Erich Moritz Gerhard Huska | Surprise | OE 4 | 8 | 477 | 11 | 338 | 16 | 176 | 14 | 234 | DNF | 101 | 11 | 338 | 1765 | 1664 | ||
| 18 |  Jacques Lebrun (FRA) | Louis Chauvot Pierre Buret | Snowten III | F 16 | 17 | 149 | 14 | 234 | 17 | 149 | 18 | 124 | 15 | 204 | 4 | 778 | 1762 | 1638 | ||
| 19 |  Mel Gould (CAN) | Jerome Conway Barclay Livingstone | Saga II | KC 14 | 5 | 681 | 18 | 124 | 19 | 101 | 16 | 176 | DNF | 101 | 17 | 149 | 1433 | 1332 | ||
DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Naples. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The Southern course was used for the 5.5 Metre.
| Date | Race | Sea | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1960 | I | Calm | SSW | 4-5 |
| 30 August 1960 | II | Calm | SW | 3 |
| 31 August 1960 | III | Slightly rough | W | 6-8 |
| 1 September 1960 | IV | Calm | SSW | 3 |
| 5 September 1960 | V | Calm | SSW | 4-5 |
| 6 September 1960 | VI | Sea force two | WSW | 7-8 |
| 7 September 1960 | VII | Sea force 1 | W | 2-3 |
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