Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12m² Sharpie
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.[1]
| 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 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.[2]
Results
 Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points [3] |
Total -1 [4] | |||||||
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| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
 |  Peter Mander  (NZL) | Jack Cropp | Jest | 2 | 914 | 1 | 1215 | 4 | 613 | 1 | 1215 | 1 | 1215 | 2 | 914 | 6602 | 6086 | ||
 |  Rolly Tasker (AUS) | John Scott | Falcon IV. | 1 | 1215 | 2 | 914 | 2 | 914 | 1 | 1215 | 2 | 914 | 2 | 914 | 6086 | 6086 | ||
 |  Jasper Blackall (GBR) | Terence Smith | Chuckles | 3 | 738 | 3 | 738 | 2 | 914 | 5 | 516 | 3 | 738 | 1 | 1215 | 5229 | 4859 | ||
| 4 |  Mario Capio (ITA) | Emilio Massino | Romolo | 4 | 613 | 4 | 613 | 4 | 613 | 3 | 738 | 3 | 738 | 4 | 613 | 4444 | 3928 | ||
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} John Sully (RSA) | Alfred Evans | Impala | 8 | 312 | 3 | 738 | DNF | 0 | 4 | 613 | 5 | 516 | 3 | 738 | 2917 | 2917 | ||
| 6 |  Rolf Mulka (EUA) | Ingo Von Bredow | Wendehals | 7 | 370 | 9 | 261 | 1 | 1215 | DNF | 0 | 8 | 312 | 8 | 312 | 7 | 370 | 2840 | 2840 |
| 7 |  Boris Ilyin (URS) | Aleksandr Tchoumakov | Kon-Tiki | 5 | 516 | 10 | 215 | 9 | 261 | 6 | 437 | 6 | 437 | 4 | 613 | 2479 | 2479 | ||
| 8 |  Roger Tiriau (FRA) | Claude Flahault | Kannibaltje | 6 | 437 | 8 | 312 | 6 | 437 | 9 | 261 | 11 | 174 | 6 | 437 | 2058 | 2058 | ||
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eric Olsen (USA) | Stan Renehan | Tineke | 5 | 516 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 516 | 7 | 370 | 10 | 215 | 8 | 312 | 1929 | 1929 | ||
| 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht (BRA) | Rolf Bercht | Inca | 11 | 174 | 7 | 370 | DNF | 0 | 11 | 174 | 7 | 370 | 9 | 261 | 1349 | 1349 | ||
| 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Archibald Cameron (CAN) | Bill Thomas | Beaver | 6 | 437 | 8 | 312 | DNF | 0 | DSQ | 0 | 9 | 261 | 10 | 215 | 1225 | 1225 | ||
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Stylianos Bonas (GRE) | Spyros Bonas | Nikh | 9 | 261 | 12 | 136 | 10 | 215 | DNF | 0 | 10 | 215 | 12 | 136 | 11 | 174 | 1137 | 1137 |
| 13 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gyi Khin Pe (BIR) | Chow Park Wing | 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
= Male, 
= Female
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 Summer Olympics: Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Sharpie), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- 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).CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Melbourne - Stockholm 1956". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.