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1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Sailing Competition

Event Details

Start Date	26 November 1956
End Date	5 December 1956
ISAF ID	AUS195611MOH
Venue	Melbourne
Country	Australia
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Website	www.sailing.org/olympics
Registration Lists	n/a

Events

Discipline	Type	Class	Grade	Results
Fleet racing	Open	12 Square Metre Sharpie	W	view
Fleet racing	Open	5.5 Metre	W	view
Fleet racing	Open	Dragon	W	view
Fleet racing	Men	Finn	W	view
Fleet racing	Open	Star	W	view

1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Sailing Competition

26 Nov 1956 - 05 Dec 1956

Star (Open) Fleet racing

Position	Nation	Sail Number	Crew
1	USA USA	n/a	Herbert Philip WILLIAMS Lawrence Edgar LOW
2	ITA ITA	n/a	Agostino STRAULINO Nicolo RODE
3	BAH BAH	n/a	Durward Randolph KNOWLES Sloane Elmo FARRINGTON
4	POR POR	n/a	Duarte M.d'almeida BELLO Jose Bustorff SILVA
5	FRA FRA	n/a	Philippe CHANCEREL Michel PARENT
6	CUB CUB	n/a	Carlos DE CARDENAS CULMELL Jorge DE CARDENAS PLA
7	GBR GBR	n/a	Bruce Bernard BANKS Stanley Arthur POTTER
8		n/a	Timir PINEGIN Fyodor SHUTKOV
9	AUS AUS	n/a	Robert Edward FRENCH John Mckenzie DOWNEY
10	CAN CAN	n/a	Eugene Henry PENNELL George Robert PARSONS
11	ARG ARG	n/a	Ovidio Manuel LAGOS Jorge Diego BROWN
12	THA THA	n/a	Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh Luang PRADIYAT NAVAYUDH