Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
| 5.5 Metre at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Medalists | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Harmaja | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20–28 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| Finn | Open |
| Star | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
| 5.5 Metre | Open |
| 6 Metre | Open |
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.[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] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
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 Britton Chance  (USA) |
Michael Schoettle Edgar White Sumner White |
Complex II | 4 | 703 | 1 | 1305 | 10 | 305 | 3 | 828 | 1 | 1305 | 1 | 1305 | 6015 | 5751 | ||
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 Peder Lunde (NOR) |
Vibeke Lunde  Børre Falkum-Hansen |
Encore | 2 | 1004 | 5 | 606 | 2 | 1004 | 2 | 1004 | 2 | 1004 | 4 | 703 | 5630 | 5325 | ||
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 Folke Wassén (SWE) |
Carl-Erik Ohlson Magnus Wassén |
Hojwa | 1 | 1305 | 1 | 1305 | 3 | 828 | 7 | 460 | 9 | 351 | 13 | 191 | 4745 | 4554 | ||
| 4 |  Duarte de Almeida Bello (POR) |
Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello Júlio De Sousa Leite Gourinho |
Sjöhäxa | 6 | 527 | 4 | 703 | 5 | 606 | 1 | 1305 | 4 | 703 | 5 | 606 | 4852 | 4450 | ||
| 5 |  Rodolfo Vollenweider (ARG) |
Tomás Galfrascoli Ludovico Kempter |
Gullvinge | 3 | 828 | 4 | 703 | 7 | 460 | 2 | 1004 | 7 | 460 | 6 | 527 | 4333 | 3982 | ||
| 6 |  Robert Perry (GBR) |
John Dillon Neil Aylmer Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick |
Unique | 11 | 264 | 7 | 460 | 5 | 606 | 1 | 1305 | 11 | 264 | 3 | 828 | 3991 | 3727 | ||
| 7 |  Noel Horsfield (RSA) |
Joe Ellis-Brown Eric Beningfield |
Shoveller | 12 | 226 | 3 | 828 | 6 | 527 | 6 | 527 | 3 | 828 | 8 | 402 | 3529 | 3338 | ||
| 8 |  Hans Dittmar (FIN) |
Aarne Castrén Erik Stadigh |
Teresita | 8 | 402 | 3 | 828 | 10 | 305 | 9 | 351 | 8 | 402 | 2 | 1004 | 3518 | 3292 | ||
| 9 |  Hans Lubinus (GER) |
Hans-Hermann Magnussen Ludwig Bielenberg |
Tom Kyle | 7 | 460 | 8 | 402 | 8 | 402 | 4 | 703 | 6 | 527 | 9 | 351 | 3004 | 2845 | ||
| 10 |  Dario Salata (ITA) |
Giorgio Audizio Egone Jakin |
Mirtala | 9 | 351 | 6 | 527 | 9 | 351 | 4 | 703 | 12 | 226 | 7 | 460 | 2809 | 2618 | ||
| 11 |  Poul Ohff (DEN) |
Henning Christensen Ingemann Bylling Jensen |
Jill | 5 | 606 | 7 | 460 | 13 | 191 | 5 | 606 | 5 | 606 | DSQ | 0 | 2469 | 2469 | ||
| 12 |  Henri Copponex (SUI) |
Markus Schurch Pierre Chuit |
Tam-Tam II | 13 | 191 | 2 | 1004 | 14 | 159 | 15 | 129 | 13 | 191 | DSQ | 0 | 1674 | 1674 | ||
| 13 |  Wim de Vries Lentsch (NED) |
Flip Keegstra Piet Jan van der Giessen |
De Ruyter | 8 | 402 | 11 | 264 | 12 | 226 | 14 | 159 | 10 | 305 | 12 | 226 | 1741 | 1582 | ||
| 14 |  Jean Roux-Delimal (FRA) |
Jacques Allard Noël Calone |
Damoiselle | 10 | 305 | 6 | 527 | 15 | 129 | 16 | 101 | 15 | 129 | 11 | 264 | 1556 | 1455 | ||
| 15 |  Don Pritchard (BAH) |
Basil McKinney Basil Trevor Kelly Godfrey Higgs |
Yeoman | 15 | 129 | 12 | 226 | 13 | 191 | 9 | 351 | 12 | 226 | 10 | 305 | 1529 | 1428 | ||
| 16 |  Konstantin Aleksandrov (URS) |
Lev Alekseyev Pavel Pankrashkin |
Burevestnik | 15 | 129 | 14 | 159 | 16 | 101 | 11 | 264 | 14 | 159 | 14 | 159 | 1072 | 971 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female
Daily standings[]
Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1952 Summer Olympics
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.
| Date | Race | Sky | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 1952 | I | Grand yachting weather | SW | 6-7 |
| 21 July 1952 | II | Calm sea, later rain | SW | 1-2 later 6-7 |
| 22 July 1952 | III | Magnificent seas | SW | 10 |
| 23 July 1952 | IV | Shifty | 3-4 | |
| 26 July 1952 | V | Rainy | SW | 3-6 |
| 27 July 1952 | VI | SW | 4-6 | |
| 28 July 1952 | VII | Fine and sunny | Shifty | Light |
Notes[]
- ^ "Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ Total after applying discard.
References[]
- Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (1955). The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (pdf).
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Helsinki 1952". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
Categories:
- Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 5.5 Metre (keelboat)