Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
| 5.5 Metre at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Enoshima | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 65 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| Finn | Open |
| Flying Dutchman | Open |
| Star | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
| 5.5 Metre | Open |
The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Enoshima. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed.[1]
Results[]
 Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Sail No. | 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 | |||||||
 |
 Bill Northam  (AUS) |
Peter O'Donnell James Sargeant |
Barrenjoey | KA 14 |
1 | 1277 | 6 | 499 | 2 | 976 | 1 | 1277 | 1 | 1277 | 4 | 675 | 6082 | 5981 | ||
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 Lars Thorn (SWE) |
Arne Karlsson Sture Stork |
Rush VII | S 37 |
4 | 675 | 4 | 675 | 4 | 675 | 1 | 1277 | 4 | 675 | 1 | 1277 | 5929 | 5254 | ||
 |
 John J. McNamara (USA) |
Joseph Batchelder Francis Scully |
Bingo | US 50 |
10 | 277 | 1 | 1277 | 1 | 1277 | 6 | 499 | 2 | 976 | 3 | 800 | 5207 | 5106 | ||
| 4 |  Agostino Straulino (ITA) |
Bruno Petronio Massimo Minervin |
Grifone | I 42 |
2 | 976 | 2 | 976 | 3 | 800 | 7 | 432 | 2 | 976 | 5 | 578 | 4974 | 4738 | ||
| 5 |  Fritz Kopperschmidt (EUA) |
Herbert Reich Eckart Wagner |
Subbnboana | G 12 |
14 | 131 | 8 | 374 | 6 | 499 | 4 | 675 | 5 | 578 | 3 | 800 | 3158 | 3057 | ||
| 6 |  Johan Gullichsen (FIN) |
Peter Fazer Juhani Salovaara |
Chaje II | L 24 |
6 | 499 | 5 | 578 | 5 | 578 | 5 | 578 | 8 | 374 | 7 | 432 | 3362 | 3039 | ||
| 7 |  Sandy MacDonald (CAN) |
Douglas Woodward Bernard Skinner |
State VI | KC 58 |
3 | 800 | 5 | 578 | 9 | 323 | 9 | 323 | 7 | 432 | 6 | 499 | 3118 | 2955 | ||
| 8 |  HrH Crownprince Harald (NOR) |
Eirik Johannessen Stein Føyen |
Fram III | N 27 |
7 | 432 | 9 | 323 | 7 | 432 | 2 | 976 | 9 | 323 | 8 | 374 | 3137 | 2860 | ||
| 9 |  Robert Symonette (BAH) |
Roy Ramsay Percy Knowles |
John B | BA 1 |
9 | 323 | 11 | 236 | 3 | 800 | 3 | 800 | 10 | 277 | 10 | 277 | 2876 | 2713 | ||
| 10 |  Paul Ramelet (SUI) |
Roger Rouge Jean Graul |
Alain IV | Z 45 |
3 | 800 | DNF | 101 | 13 | 163 | 11 | 236 | 12 | 198 | 2 | 976 | 2474 | 2474 | ||
| 11 |  Robin Aisher (GBR) |
Eric Denham Adrian Jardine |
Yeoman XII | K 12 |
8 | 374 | 8 | 374 | 8 | 374 | 6 | 499 | 6 | 499 | 9 | 323 | 2720 | 2443 | ||
| 12 |  William Berntsen (DEN) |
Carl Christian Lassen Per Holm |
Web III | D 11 |
5 | 578 | 7 | 432 | 12 | 198 | 10 | 277 | 8 | 374 | 11 | 236 | 2258 | 2095 | ||
| 13 |  Konstantin Alexandrov (URS) |
Konstantin Melgunov Valentin Zamotaikin |
Druzhba | SR 1 |
11 | 236 | 11[4] | 217 | 10 | 277 | 7 | 432 | 11 | 236 | 12 | 198 | 1794 | 1596 | ||
| 14 |  Fujiya Matsumoto (JPN) |
Masao Yoshida Takeshi Hagiwara |
Roy | J 1 |
12 | 198 | 11[4] | 217 | 12 | 198 | 13 | 163 | 14 | 131 | 13 | 163 | 1201 | 1070 | ||
| 15 |  Víctor de la Lama (MEX) |
Iker Belausteguigoitía Luis Aguilar |
Xolotl | MX 1 |
14 | 131 | 15 | 101 | 13 | 163 | 14 | 131 | 15 | 101 | 14 | 131 | 859 | 758 | ||
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 1964 Summer Olympics
Conditions at Enoshima[]
Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Enoshima. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The Easterly course area was used for the 5.5 Metre.
| Date | Race | Weather | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 1964 | I | Cloudy | ENE | 0.4 |
| 13 October 1964 | II | Cloudy | NNE | 5.5 |
| 14 October 1964 | III | Cloudy | N | 12 |
| 15 October 1964 | IV | Fine | N | 8 |
| 19 October 1964 | V | Cloudy | N | 4.5 |
| 20 October 1964 | VI | Fine | NNE | 12 |
| 21 October 1964 | VII | Cloudy | S | 11 |
Notes[]
- ^ "Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ The 1964 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ Total after applying discard.
- ^ a b The Soviet and the Japanese 5.5 Metre finished at exactly the same moment. Therefore they both got 11th place. Both got the average of 11th and 12th place points, being 217 points.
References[]
- Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokio 1964, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part One (pdf).
- Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokio 1964, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part Two (pdf).
- Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokio 1964, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part One (pdf).
- Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokio 1964, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part Two (pdf).
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 – Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Tokyo 1964". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
Categories:
- Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 5.5 Metre (keelboat)