Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, five events in sailing were contested. Races were held from November 26, 1956 to December 5, 1956 in the Port Phillip Bay.
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[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5.5 metre class details |
 Sweden (SWE)Rush V Lars Thörn Hjalmar Karlsson Sture Stork |
 Great Britain (GBR)Vision Robert Perry Neil Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick John Dillon David Bowker |
 Australia (AUS)Buraldoo Jock Sturrock Devereaux Mytton Douglas Buxton |
| Dragon class details |
Sweden (SWE) Slaghöken II Folke Bohlin Bengt Palmquist Leif Wikström |
 Denmark (DEN)Tip Ole Berntsen Cyril Andresen Christian von Bülow |
Great Britain (GBR) Blue Bottle Graham Mann Ronald Backus Jonathan Janson |
| Sharpie 12 m² class details |
 New Zealand (NZL)Jest Peter Mander Jack Cropp |
Australia (AUS) Falcon IV Roland Tasker John Scott |
Great Britain (GBR) Chuckles Jasper Blackall Terence Smith |
| Finn class details |
Paul Bert Elvstrøm Denmark (DEN) |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} André NelisBelgium (BEL) |
 John MarvinUnited States (USA) |
| Star class details |
United States (USA) Kathleen Herbert Williams Lawrence Low |
 Italy (ITA)Merope Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode |
 Bahamas (BAH)Gem IV Durward Knowles Sloan Farrington |
[edit] Participating nations
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden (SWE) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States (USA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Bahamas (BAH) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-22.
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