Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Star
| Star at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Medallists | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Port Phillip | ||||||||||||
| 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 in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 24 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.[1]
Results[edit]
Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | 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 | ||||||
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 Herbert Williams  (USA) |
Lawrence Low |
Kathleen | 1 | 1180 | 5 | 481 | 2 | 879 | 1 | 1180 | 2 | 879 | 2 | 879 | 2 | 879 | 6357 | 5876 |
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 Agostino Straulino (ITA) |
Nicolò Rode |
Merope III. | 3 | 703 | DSQ | 0 | 1 | 1180 | 3 | 703 | 3 | 703 | 1 | 1180 | 1 | 1180 | 5649 | 5649 |
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 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) |
José 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 Cárdenas (CUB) |
Jorge de Cárdenas |
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 |  Timir Pinegin (URS) |
Fyodor Shutkov |
Tulilind | 7 | 335 | 8 | 277 | 8 | 277 | 7 | 335 | 8 | 277 | 8 | 277 | 8 | 277 | 2055 | 1778 |
| 9 |  Robert French (AUS) |
Jack 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 Lagos (ARG) |
Jorge 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[edit]
Conditions on Port Phillip[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ Total after applying discard.
References[edit]
- 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).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Melbourne - Stockholm 1956". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
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