Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad

Medallists
VenuePort Phillip
Dates26–29 November and
3–5 December
Competitors49 from 16 nations
Teams16
Medalists
   Sweden
   Great Britain
   Australia
Sailing at the
 1956 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
12 m2 Sharpie Open
Star Open
Dragon Open
5.5 Metre Open

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event of the Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics program on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 33 sailors, on 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[1]
Total
-1
[2]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st  Lars Thörn  (SWE) Hjalmar Karlsson
Sture Stork
Rush V.540211101111013624280011101280059295527
2nd  Robert Perry  (GBR) Neil Cochran-Patrick
John Dillon
David Graham Bowker
Vision3624280072561110144995402362443064050
3rd  Jock Sturrock  (AUS) Devereaux Mytton
Douglas Buxton
Buraddoo4499449928004499111013624449945214022
4  Ferdinand Paul Schoettle, Jr.  (USA) Victor Frank Sheronas
John Kent Bryant
Robert Stinson, Jr.
Rush IV.280036243624280063232800819841693971
5  Peder Lunde  (NOR) Odd Harsheim
Halfdan Ditlev-Simonsen, Jr.
Viking11101725663235402362481981110140053807
6  Albert Cadot  (FRA) Jean-Jacques Herbulot
Dominique Perroud
Gilliatt V.101016323DSQ0819872564499540217791779
7  Massimo Oberti  (ITA) Antonio Carattino
Carlo Maria Spirito
Antonio Cosentino
Twins VIII.914754025402632391477256DNF016771677
8  Konstantin Alexandrov  (URS) Konstantin Melgounov
Lev Alexeev
Druzhba725691479147DNF054026323632315981598
9  Leslie Noel Horsfield  (RSA) Dennis Hegarty
Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh
Yeoman V.632381984499DNF0819810101725615751575
10  Hans Johann Georg Lubinus  (GER) Adolf F. Stein
Ludwig Bielenberg
Tilly81981010181987256101019147914711481047

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1956 Summer Olympics

Conditions on Port Phillip

Course areas 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. The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. Total after applying discard.

References