Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12m² Sharpie
| 12m² Sharpie at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Cropp (left) and Mander | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Port Phillip | ||||||||||||
| Dates |
26–29 November and 3–5 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 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 12m² Sharpie was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics program in Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. Twenty-six sailors, on 13 boats, from 13 nations competed.
The races were held on a 10 nautical mile (18.5 km) course. Dutch teams dominated this class in the 1950s, but they boycotted the 1956 Olympics, protesting the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Australia initially won the final, but were demoted to second place after France argued that Australian boat obstructed their path.[1]
Results
 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 | ||||||
 |   | Jack Cropp | Jest | 2 | 914 | 1 | 1215 | 4 | 613 | 1 | 1215 | 1 | 1215 | 2 | 914 | 6602 | 6086 | ||
 |  | John Scott | Falcon IV. | 1 | 1215 | 2 | 914 | 2 | 914 | 1 | 1215 | 2 | 914 | 2 | 914 | 6086 | 6086 | ||
 |  | Terence Smith | Chuckles | 3 | 738 | 3 | 738 | 2 | 914 | 5 | 516 | 3 | 738 | 1 | 1215 | 5229 | 4859 | ||
| 4 |  | Emilio Massino | Romolo | 4 | 613 | 4 | 613 | 4 | 613 | 3 | 738 | 3 | 738 | 4 | 613 | 4444 | 3928 | ||
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Alfred Lewis Evans | Impala | 8 | 312 | 3 | 738 | DNF | 0 | 4 | 613 | 5 | 516 | 3 | 738 | 2917 | 2917 | ||
| 6 |  | Ingo Von Bredow | Wendehals | 7 | 370 | 9 | 261 | 1 | 1215 | DNF | 0 | 8 | 312 | 8 | 312 | 7 | 370 | 2840 | 2840 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Aleksandr Tchoumakov | Kon-Tiki | 5 | 516 | 10 | 215 | 9 | 261 | 6 | 437 | 6 | 437 | 4 | 613 | 2479 | 2479 | ||
| 8 |  | Claude Flahault | Kannibaltje | 6 | 437 | 8 | 312 | 6 | 437 | 9 | 261 | 11 | 174 | 6 | 437 | 2058 | 2058 | ||
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} | William N. Stanley Renehan | Tineke | 5 | 516 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 516 | 7 | 370 | 10 | 215 | 8 | 312 | 1929 | 1929 | ||
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Rolf Ebling Bercht | Inca | 11 | 174 | 7 | 370 | DNF | 0 | 11 | 174 | 7 | 370 | 9 | 261 | 1349 | 1349 | ||
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Bill Thomas | Beaver | 6 | 437 | 8 | 312 | DNF | 0 | DSQ | 0 | 9 | 261 | 10 | 215 | 1225 | 1225 | ||
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Spiridon Bonas | Nikh | 9 | 261 | 12 | 136 | 10 | 215 | DNF | 0 | 10 | 215 | 12 | 136 | 11 | 174 | 1137 | 1137 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Park Wing Chow | Kingfisher | 13 | 101 | 11 | 174 | DNF | 0 | DNF | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | 275 | 275 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
Daily standings
Conditions on Port Phillip
Three race areas were needed during the Olympics in the Port Phillip. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The northern course was used for the 12m² Sharpie.
Notes
- ↑ Sailing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy. sports-reference.com
- ↑ 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 - Stockholm 1956". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.