Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
| 5.5 Metre at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
 Medalists | ||||||||||
| Venue | Harmaja | |||||||||
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| Dates | July 20–28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| Finn | Open | ||||
| Star | Open | ||||
| Dragon | Open | ||||
| 5.5 Metre | Open | ||||
| 6 Metre | Open | ||||
The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 49 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 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] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
 |  Britton Chance  (USA) | Michael Schoettle Edgar White Sumner White | Complex II | 4 | 703 | 1 | 1305 | 10 | 305 | 3 | 828 | 1 | 1305 | 1 | 1305 | 6015 | 5751 | ||
 |  Peder Lunde (NOR) | Vibeke Lunde  Børre Falkum-Hansen | Encore | 2 | 1004 | 5 | 606 | 2 | 1004 | 2 | 1004 | 2 | 1004 | 4 | 703 | 5630 | 5325 | ||
 |  Folke Wassén (SWE) | Carl-Erik Ohlson Magnus Wassén | Hojwa | 1 | 1305 | 1 | 1305 | 3 | 828 | 7 | 460 | 9 | 351 | 13 | 191 | 4745 | 4554 | ||
| 4 |  Duarte de Almeida Bello (POR) | Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello Júlio De Sousa Leite Gourinho | Sjöhäxa | 6 | 527 | 4 | 703 | 5 | 606 | 1 | 1305 | 4 | 703 | 5 | 606 | 4852 | 4450 | ||
| 5 |  Rodolfo Albino Vollenweider (ARG) | Tomas Galfrascoli Ludovico Enrique Kempter | Gullvinge | 3 | 828 | 4 | 703 | 7 | 460 | 2 | 1004 | 7 | 460 | 6 | 527 | 4333 | 3982 | ||
| 6 |  Robert Perry (GBR) | John Dillon Neil Aylmer Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick | Unique | 11 | 264 | 7 | 460 | 5 | 606 | 1 | 1305 | 11 | 264 | 3 | 828 | 3991 | 3727 | ||
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Leslie Noel Horsfield (RSA) | Joseph Ellis-Brown Eric Creighton Benningfield | Shoveller | 12 | 226 | 3 | 828 | 6 | 527 | 6 | 527 | 3 | 828 | 8 | 402 | 3529 | 3338 | ||
| 8 |  Hans Dittmar (FIN) | Arne Frithiof Louis Castrén Johan Erik Stadigh | Teresita | 8 | 402 | 3 | 828 | 10 | 305 | 9 | 351 | 8 | 402 | 2 | 1004 | 3518 | 3292 | ||
| 9 |  Hans Lubinus (GER) | Hans-Hermann Magnusson Ludwig Bielenberg | Tom Kyle | 7 | 460 | 8 | 402 | 8 | 402 | 4 | 703 | 6 | 527 | 9 | 351 | 3004 | 2845 | ||
| 10 |  Dario Salata (ITA) | Giorgio Audizio Egone Jackin | Mirtala | 9 | 351 | 6 | 527 | 9 | 351 | 4 | 703 | 12 | 226 | 7 | 460 | 2809 | 2618 | ||
| 11 |  Poul Arnold Ohff (DEN) | Henning Roger Christensen Ingeman Peter Bylling Jensen | Jill | 5 | 606 | 7 | 460 | 13 | 191 | 5 | 606 | 5 | 606 | DSQ | 0 | 2469 | 2469 | ||
| 12 |  Henri Copponex (SUI) | Markus Schurch Pierre Chuit | Tam-Tam II | 13 | 191 | 2 | 1004 | 14 | 159 | 15 | 129 | 13 | 191 | DSQ | 0 | 1674 | 1674 | ||
| 13 |  Wim de Vries Lentsch (NED) | Flip Keegstra Piet Jan van der Giessen | De Ruyter | 8 | 402 | 11 | 264 | 12 | 226 | 14 | 159 | 10 | 305 | 12 | 226 | 1741 | 1582 | ||
| 14 |  Jean Marie Pierre Roux-Delimal (FRA) | Jacques Henry Jules Allard Noël Libert Calone | Damoiselle | 10 | 305 | 6 | 527 | 15 | 129 | 16 | 101 | 15 | 129 | 11 | 264 | 1556 | 1455 | ||
| 15 | .png){kind=small} Donald Carlton Pritchard (BAH) | Basil Herbert McKinney Basil Trevor Kelly Godfrey Walter Higgs | Yeoman | 15 | 129 | 12 | 226 | 13 | 191 | 9 | 351 | 12 | 226 | 10 | 305 | 1529 | 1428 | ||
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Konstantin Aleksandrov (URS) | Lev Alekseyev Pavel Pankrashkin | Burevestnik | 15 | 129 | 14 | 159 | 16 | 101 | 11 | 264 | 14 | 159 | 14 | 159 | 1072 | 971 | ||
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 1952 Summer Olympics
Conditions at Harmaja
Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.
| Date | Race | Sky | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-JUL-1952 | I | Grand yachting weather | SW | 6-7 |
| 21-JUL-1952 | II | Calm sea, later rain | SW | 1-2 later 6-7 |
| 22-JUL-1952 | III | Magnificent seas | SW | 10 |
| 23-JUL-1952 | IV | Shifty | 3-4 | |
| 26-JUL-1952 | V | Rainy | SW | 3-6 |
| 27-JUL-1952 | VI | SW | 4-6 | |
| 28-JUL-1952 | VII | Fine and sunny | Shifty | Light |
Notes
- ↑ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ↑ Total after applying discard.
References
- Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (1955). The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (pdf).
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Helsinki 1952". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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