Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Star
| Star at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
 Medallists | ||||||||||
| Venue | Port Phillip | |||||||||
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| Dates | 26–29 November and 3–5 December | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| 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 Star was a sailing event at the Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics program in Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 24 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 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] | |||||||
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| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
 |  Herbert Williams  (USA) | Lawrence Low | Kathleen | 1 | 1180 | 5 | 481 | 2 | 879 | 1 | 1180 | 2 | 879 | 2 | 879 | 2 | 879 | 6357 | 5876 |
 |  Agostino Straulino (ITA) | Nicolò Rode | Merope III. | 3 | 703 | DSQ | 0 | 1 | 1180 | 3 | 703 | 3 | 703 | 1 | 1180 | 1 | 1180 | 5649 | 5649 |
 | .png){kind=small} Durward Knowles (BAH) | Sloane Farrington | Gem IV. | 2 | 879 | 2 | 879 | 5 | 481 | 2 | 879 | 1 | 1180 | 3 | 703 | 3 | 703 | 5704 | 5223 |
| 4 |  Duarte de Almeida Bello (POR) | Jose Bustorff Silva | Faneca | 10 | 180 | 1 | 1180 | 3 | 703 | 4 | 578 | 6 | 402 | 5 | 481 | 5 | 481 | 4005 | 3825 |
| 5 |  Philippe Chancerel (FRA) | Michel Parent | Gam II. | 5 | 481 | 3 | 703 | 4 | 578 | 5 | 481 | 5 | 481 | DNF | 0 | 6 | 402 | 3126 | 3126 |
| 6 |  Carlos de Cardenas (CUB) | Jorge de Cardenas | Kurush IV. | 4 | 578 | DSQ | 0 | 6 | 402 | DNF | 0 | 4 | 578 | 4 | 578 | 4 | 578 | 2714 | 2714 |
| 7 |  Bruce Bernard Banks (GBR) | Stanley Arthur Potter | Starlight III. | 6 | 402 | 4 | 578 | 7 | 335 | 8 | 277 | 7 | 335 | 6 | 402 | 7 | 335 | 2664 | 2387 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Timir Pinegin (URS) | Fyodor Shutkov | Tulilind | 7 | 335 | 8 | 277 | 8 | 277 | 7 | 335 | 8 | 277 | 8 | 277 | 8 | 277 | 2055 | 1778 |
| 9 |  Robert Edward French (AUS) | John Mckenzie Downey | Naiad | 8 | 277 | 9 | 226 | 12 | 101 | 6 | 402 | 11 | 139 | 9 | 226 | 11 | 139 | 1510 | 1409 |
| 10 |  Eugene Pennell (CAN) | George Parsons | Mariana | 11 | 139 | 7 | 335 | 9 | 226 | DNF | 0 | 10 | 180 | 7 | 335 | 10 | 180 | 1395 | 1395 |
| 11 |  Ovidio Manuel Lagos (ARG) | Jorge Diego Brown | Covunco III. | 9 | 226 | 6 | 402 | 10 | 180 | DNF | 0 | 9 | 226 | DNF | 0 | 9 | 226 | 1260 | 1260 |
| 12 |  Prinz Bira Bhanubanda (THA) | Luang Pradiyat Navayudh | Tichiboo | DNF | 0 | 10 | 180 | 11 | 139 | DNF | 0 | DNF | 0 | DNF | 0 | 12 | 101 | 420 | 420 |
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
Daily standings
Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1956 Summer Olympics
Conditions on Port Phillip
Three race areas were needed during the Olympics on Port Phillip. Each of the classesused the same scoring system. The northern course was used for the Star.
Notes
- ↑ The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ↑ Total after applying discard.
References
- The Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956 (1958). The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 (PDF).
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Melbourne 1956". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.