Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12m² Sharpie

12m² Sharpie
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Medallists
VenuePort Phillip
Dates26–29 November and
3–5 December
Competitors26 from 13 nations
Teams13
Medalists
   New Zealand
   Australia
   Great Britain
Sailing at the
 1956 Summer Olympics 
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.

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]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st, gold medalist(s)  Peter Mander  (NZL) Jack Cropp Jest291411215551646131121511215291466026086
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Rolly Tasker  (AUS) John Scott Falcon IV.11215291429141121529142914DSQ060866086
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Jasper Blackall  (GBR) Terence Smith Chuckles3738737037382914551637381121552294859
4  Mario Capio  (ITA) Emilio Massino Romolo461346134613373837384613551644443928
5  John Allen Sully  (RSA) Alfred Lewis Evans Impala83123738DNF0DNF046135516373829172917
6  Rolf Mulka  (EUA) Ingo Von Bredow Wendehals7370926111215DNF083128312737028402840
7  Boris Iliine  (URS) Aleksandr Tchoumakov Kon-Tiki5516102159261DNF064376437461324792479
8  Roger Tiriau  (FRA) Claude Flahault Kannibaltje643783126437DNF0926111174643720582058
9  Eric C. Olsen, Jr.  (USA) William N. Stanley Renehan TinekeDNF05516DNF05516737010215831219291929
10  Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht  (BRA) Rolf Ebling Bercht IncaDNF0111747370DNF0111747370926113491349
11  Archibald Cameron  (CAN) Bill Thomas BeaverDNF064378312DNF0DSQ092611021512251225
12  Stylianos Bonas  (GRE) Spiridon Bonas Nikh92611213610215DNF010215121361117411371137
13  Khin Pe Gyi  (BIR) Park Wing Chow KingfisherDNF01310111174DNF0DNF0DNS0DNS0275275

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 12m² Sharpie during the 1956 Summer Olympics

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

  1. The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. Total after applying discard.

References

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