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Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Finn

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Finn
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenuePort Phillip
Dates26–30 November and
3–5 December
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Teams20
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Elvström  Denmark
2nd place, silver medalist(s) André Nelis  Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Marvin  United States
← 1952
1960 →
Sailing at the
1956 Summer Olympics
FinnOpen
12 m2 SharpieOpen
StarOpen
DragonOpen
5.5 MetreOpen

The Finn was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 20 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed.[1]

Results

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Rank 		Helmsman (Country) Race I Race II Race III Race IV[2] Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[3] 		Total
-1
[4]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN) 1 1402 8 499 15 226 1 1402 1 1402 1 1402 1 1402 7735 7509
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Andre Nelis  (BEL) 6 624 1 1402 DNF 0 2 1101 2 1101 3 925 2 1101 6254 6254
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  John Marvin  (USA) 2 1101 2 1101 8 499 3 925 3 925 2 1101 4 800 6452 5953
4  Jürgen Vogler  (EUA) DNF 0 3 925 2 1101 9 448 DNF 0 4 800 3 925 4199 4199
5  Rickard Sarby  (SWE) 3 925 5 703 12 323 7 557 6 624 6 624 7 557 4313 3990
6  Eric Bongers  (RSA) 12 323 12 323 1 1402 4 800 DNF 0 5 703 11 361 3912 3912
7  Adelchi Pelaschiar  (ITA) 7 557 16 198 3 925 6 624 10 402 8 499 10 402 3607 3409
8  Bruce Kirby  (CAN) 5 703 17 172 6 624 10 402 8 499 11 361 6 624 3385 3213
9  Kenneth Harrison Albury  (BAH) 15 226 9 448 16 198 5 703 4 800 7 557 9 448 3380 3182
10  Colin Ryrie  (AUS) 4 800 13 288 11 361 DNF 0 7 557 14 256 5 703 2965 2965
11  Richard Creagh-Osborne  (GBR) 8 499 6 624 7 557 8 499 DNF 0 9 448 15 226 2853 2853
12  Yury Shavrin  (URS) 10 402 10 402 5 703 15 226 14 256 10 402 8 499 2890 2664
13  Didier Poissant  (FRA) 11 361 7 557 4 800 13 288 12 323 15 226 16 198 2753 2555
14  Jack Snowden  (SIN) 13 288 4 800 14 256 11 361 11 361 16 198 13 288 2552 2354
15  Wolfgang Erndl  (AUT) 14 256 15 226 10 402 DNF 0 5 703 DNF 0 12 323 1910 1910
16  John Somers Payne  (IRL) 9 448 DNF 0 9 448 12 323 13 288 12 323 DNF 0 1830 1830
17  Joaquim Roderbourg  (BRA) 16 198 11 361 DNF 0 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 DNF 0 1403 1403
19  Lwin U Maung Maung  (BIR) 17 172 18 147 17 172 17 172 17 172 17 172 18 147 1154 1007
20  Nesbit Bentley  (FIJ) DNF 0 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

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Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 1956 Summer Olympics

Conditions on Port Phillip

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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

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  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ Bad weather on the 29th made it necessary to postpone the races until 30 November.
  3. ^ The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
  4. ^ Total after applying discard.

References

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