Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Finn
The Finn was a sailing event at the Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics program on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 20 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed.[1]
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| Venue | Port Phillip | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–30 November and 3–5 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Finn | Open |
| 12 m2 Sharpie | Open |
| Star | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
| 5.5 Metre | Open |
Results
 Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV[2] | 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 | ||||
 |  Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN) | 1 | 1402 | 8 | 499 | 1 | 1402 | 1 | 1402 | 1 | 1402 | 1 | 1402 | 7735 | 7509 | ||
 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Andre Nelis (BEL) | 6 | 624 | 1 | 1402 | 2 | 1101 | 2 | 1101 | 3 | 925 | 2 | 1101 | 6254 | 6254 | ||
 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} John Marvin (USA) | 2 | 1101 | 2 | 1101 | 3 | 925 | 3 | 925 | 2 | 1101 | 4 | 800 | 6452 | 5953 | ||
| 4 |  Jürgen Vogler (EUA) | 3 | 925 | 2 | 1101 | 9 | 448 | DNF | 0 | 4 | 800 | 3 | 925 | 4199 | 4199 | ||
| 5 |  Rickard Sarby (SWE) | 3 | 925 | 5 | 703 | 7 | 557 | 6 | 624 | 6 | 624 | 7 | 557 | 4313 | 3990 | ||
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eric Bongers (RSA) | 12 | 323 | 12 | 323 | 1 | 1402 | 4 | 800 | 5 | 703 | 11 | 361 | 3912 | 3912 | ||
| 7 |  Adelchi Pelaschiar (ITA) | 7 | 557 | 3 | 925 | 6 | 624 | 10 | 402 | 8 | 499 | 10 | 402 | 3607 | 3409 | ||
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bruce Kirby (CAN) | 5 | 703 | 6 | 624 | 10 | 402 | 8 | 499 | 11 | 361 | 6 | 624 | 3385 | 3213 | ||
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kenneth Harrison Albury (BAH) | 15 | 226 | 9 | 448 | 5 | 703 | 4 | 800 | 7 | 557 | 9 | 448 | 3380 | 3182 | ||
| 10 |  Colin Ryrie (AUS) | 4 | 800 | 13 | 288 | 11 | 361 | 7 | 557 | 14 | 256 | 5 | 703 | 2965 | 2965 | ||
| 11 |  Richard Creagh-Osborne (GBR) | 8 | 499 | 6 | 624 | 7 | 557 | 8 | 499 | 9 | 448 | 15 | 226 | 2853 | 2853 | ||
| 12 |  Yury Shavrin (URS) | 10 | 402 | 10 | 402 | 5 | 703 | 14 | 256 | 10 | 402 | 8 | 499 | 2890 | 2664 | ||
| 13 |  Didier Poissant (FRA) | 11 | 361 | 7 | 557 | 4 | 800 | 13 | 288 | 12 | 323 | 15 | 226 | 2753 | 2555 | ||
| 14 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jack Snowden (SIN) | 13 | 288 | 4 | 800 | 14 | 256 | 11 | 361 | 11 | 361 | 13 | 288 | 2552 | 2354 | ||
| 15 |  Wolfgang Erndl (AUT) | 14 | 256 | 15 | 226 | 10 | 402 | 5 | 703 | DNF | 0 | 12 | 323 | 1910 | 1910 | ||
| 16 |  John Somers Payne (IRL) | 9 | 448 | 9 | 448 | 12 | 323 | 13 | 288 | 12 | 323 | DNF | 0 | 1830 | 1830 | ||
| 17 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Joaquim Roderbourg (BRA) | 16 | 198 | 11 | 361 | 14 | 256 | 9 | 448 | DNF | 0 | 14 | 256 | 1519 | 1519 | ||
| 18 |  Esteban Berisso (ARG) | 18 | 147 | 14 | 256 | 13 | 288 | 16 | 198 | 15 | 226 | 13 | 288 | 1403 | 1403 | ||
| 19 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lwin U Maung Maung (BIR) | 17 | 172 | 17 | 172 | 17 | 172 | 17 | 172 | 17 | 172 | 18 | 147 | 1154 | 1007 | ||
| 20 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nesbit Bentley (FIJ) | 19 | 123 | 18 | 147 | 18 | 147 | 16 | 198 | 18 | 147 | 17 | 172 | 934 | 934 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
Daily standings
Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1956 Summer Olympics
Conditions on Port Phillip
Three race areas were needed during the Olympics on Port Phillip. Each of the classes used the same scoring system. The southern course was used for the Finn.
Notes
- "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Bad weather on the 29th made it necessary to postpone the races until 30 November.
- 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.
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