Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Finn

Finn
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenuePort Phillip
Dates26–30 November and
3–5 December
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Teams20
Medalists
   Denmark
   Belgium
   United States
Sailing at the
 1956 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
12 m2 Sharpie Open
Star Open
Dragon Open
5.5 Metre Open

The Finn was a sailing event at the Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics program on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 20 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Race I Race II Race III Race IV[1] Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st  Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN) 114028499152261140211402114021140277357509
2nd  Andre Nelis  (BEL) 662411402DNF0211012110139252110162546254
3rd  John Marvin  (USA) 211012110184993925392521101480064525953
4  Jurgen Vogler  (GER) DNF03925211019448DNF04800392541994199
5  Rickard Sarby  (SWE) 3925570312323755766246624755743133990
6  Eric Bongers  (RSA) 1232312323114024800DNF057031136139123912
7  Adelchi Pelaschiar  (ITA) 755716198392566241040284991040236073409
8  Bruce Kirby  (CAN) 570317172662410402849911361662433853213
9  Kenneth Harrison Albury  (BAH) 15226944816198570348007557944833803182
10  Colin Stirling Ryrie  (AUS) 48001328811361DNF0755714256570329652965
11  Richard Pearson Creagh-Osborne  (GBR) 8499662475578499DNF094481522628532853
12  Yury Shavrin  (URS) 10402104025703152261425610402849928902664
13  Didier Poissant  (FRA) 11361755748001328812323152261619827532555
14   Jack Snowden  (SIN) 132884800142561136111361161981328825522354
15  Wolfgang Erndl  (AUT) 142561522610402DNF05703DNF01232319101910
16  John Somers Payne  (IRL) 9448DNF09448123231328812323DNF018301830
17  Joaquim Roderbourg  (BRA) 1619811361DNF0142569448DNF01425615191519
18  Esteban Luis Berisso  (ARG) 181471425613288161981522613288DNF014031403
19  U. Maung Maung Lwin  (BIR) 1717218147171721717217172171721814711541007
20  Nesbit Christopher Bentley  (FIJ) DNF0191231814718147161981814717172934934

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1956 Summer Olympics

Conditions on Port Phillip

Three race areas were needed during the Olympics on Port Phillip. Each of the classes used the same scoring system. The southern course was used for the Finn.

Notes

  1. Bad weather on the 29th made it necessary to postpone the races till the 30 November.
  2. The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. Total after applying discard.

References