Star
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Medallists
VenuePort Phillip
Dates26–29 November and
3–5 December
Competitors24 from 12 nations
Teams12
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Herbert Williams
Lawrence Low
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Agostino Straulino
Nicolò Rode
 Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Durward Knowles
Sloane Farrington
 Bahamas

The Star was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 24 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.[1]

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s) Herbert Williams  (USA)Lawrence Low Kathleen11180548128791118028792879287963575876
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Agostino Straulino  (ITA)Nicolò Rode Merope III.3703DSQ01118037033703111801118056495649
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Durward Knowles  (BAH)Sloane Farrington Gem IV.2879287954812879111803703370357045223
4 Duarte de Almeida Bello  (POR)José Silva Faneca10180111803703457864025481548140053825
5 Philippe Chancerel  (FRA)Michel Parent Gam II.54813703457854815481DNF0640231263126
6 Carlos de Cárdenas  (CUB)Jorge de Cárdenas Kurush IV.4578DSQ06402DNF045784578457827142714
7 Bruce Bernard Banks  (GBR)Stanley Arthur Potter Starlight III.640245787335827773356402733526642387
8 Timir Pinegin  (URS)Fyodor Shutkov Tulilind733582778277733582778277827720551778
9 Robert French  (AUS)Jack Downey Naiad827792261210164021113992261113915101409
10 Eugene Pennell  (CAN)George Parsons Mariana1113973359226DNF01018073351018013951395
11 Ovidio Lagos  (ARG)Jorge Brown Covunco III.9226640210180DNF09226DNF0922612601260
12 Prinz Bira Bhanubanda  (THA)Luang Pradiyat Navayudh TichibooDNF01018011139DNF0DNF0DNF012101420420

DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

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

Conditions on Port Phillip

Three race areas were needed during the Olympics on Port Phillip. Each of the classesused the same scoring system. The northern course was used for the Star.

Notes

  1. "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. Total after applying discard.

References

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