Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 50 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed.

Results RankHelmsman (Country)Crew YachtnameRace IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal Points The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.Total-1 Total after applying discard.RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints Michael Schoettle Edgar White Sumner White Complex II47031130510305112643828113051130560155751 Vibeke Lunde Børre Falkum-Hansen Encore21004560621004210041030521004470356305325 Carl-Erik Ohlson Magnus Wassén Hojwa11305103051130538287460935113191474545544 Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello Júlio De Sousa Leite Gourinho Sjöhäxa65274703560611305840247035606485244505 Tomás Galfrascoli Ludovico Kempter Gullvinge38289351470374602100474606527433339826 John Dillon Neil Aylmer Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick Unique11264112647460560611305112643828399137277 Joe Ellis-Brown Eric Beningfield Shoveller122261319138286527652738288402352933388 Aarne Castrén Erik Stadigh Teresita8402382812226103059351840221004351832929 Hans-Hermann Magnussen Ludwig Bielenberg Tom Kyle746014159840284024703652793513004284510 Giorgio Audizio Egone Jakin Mirtala9351652793514703131911222674602809261811 Henning Christensen Ingemann Bylling Jensen Jill56067460DNF01319156065606DSQ02469246912 Markus Schurch Pierre Chuit Tam-Tam II1319121004DSQ0141591512913191DSQ01674167413 Flip Keegstra Piet Jan van der Giessen De Ruyter14159840211264122261415910305122261741158214 Jacques Allard Noël Calone Damoiselle10305161016527151291610115129112641556145515 Basil McKinney Basil Trevor Kelly Godfrey Higgs Yeoman15129122261319193511222616101103051529142816 Lev Alekseyev Pavel Pankrashkin Burevestnik161011512914159161011126414159141591072971 DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified = Male, = Female

Daily standings

Conditions at Harmaja Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

DateRaceSkyWind directionWind speed (m/s)20 July 1952IGrand yachting weatherSW6-721 July 1952IICalm sea, later rainSW1-2later6-722 July 1952IIIMagnificent seasSW1023 July 1952IV Shifty3-426 July 1952VRainySW3-627 July 1952VI SW4-628 July 1952VIIFine and sunnyShiftyLight

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