Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie

12 m2 Sharpie
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Cropp (left) and Mander
VenuePort Phillip
Dates26–29 November and
3–5 December
Competitors26 from 13 nations
Teams13
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Mander
Jack Cropp		  New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rolly Tasker
John Scott		  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jasper Blackall
Terence Smith		  Great Britain
Sailing at the
1956 Summer Olympics
FinnOpen
12 m2 SharpieOpen
StarOpen
DragonOpen
5.5 MetreOpen

The 12 m2 Sharpie was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held at Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. Twenty-six sailors, on 13 boats, from 13 nations competed.[1]

The races were held on a 10 nautical mile (18.5 km) course. Dutch teams dominated this class in the 1950s, but they boycotted the 1956 Olympics, protesting the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Australia initially won the final, but were demoted to second place after France argued that the Australian boat obstructed their path.[2]

Results

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Rank 		Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[3] 		Total
-1
[4]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Peter Mander  (NZL) Jack Cropp Jest 2 914 1 1215 5 516 4 613 1 1215 1 1215 2 914 6602 6086
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Rolly Tasker  (AUS) John Scott Falcon IV. 1 1215 2 914 2 914 1 1215 2 914 2 914 DSQ 0 6086 6086
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jasper Blackall  (GBR) Terence Smith Chuckles 3 738 7 370 3 738 2 914 5 516 3 738 1 1215 5229 4859
4  Mario Capio  (ITA) Emilio Massino Romolo 4 613 4 613 4 613 3 738 3 738 4 613 5 516 4444 3928
5  John Sully  (RSA) Alfred Evans Impala 8 312 3 738 DNF 0 DNF 0 4 613 5 516 3 738 2917 2917
6  Rolf Mulka  (EUA) Ingo Von Bredow Wendehals 7 370 9 261 1 1215 DNF 0 8 312 8 312 7 370 2840 2840
7  Boris Ilyin  (URS) Aleksandr Tchoumakov [ru] Kon-Tiki 5 516 10 215 9 261 DNF 0 6 437 6 437 4 613 2479 2479
8  Roger Tiriau  (FRA) Claude Flahault Kannibaltje 6 437 8 312 6 437 DNF 0 9 261 11 174 6 437 2058 2058
9  Eric Olsen  (USA) Stan Renehan Tineke DNF 0 5 516 DNF 0 5 516 7 370 10 215 8 312 1929 1929
10  Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht  (BRA) Rolf Bercht Inca DNF 0 11 174 7 370 DNF 0 11 174 7 370 9 261 1349 1349
11  Archibald Cameron  (CAN) Bill Thomas Beaver DNF 0 6 437 8 312 DNF 0 DSQ 0 9 261 10 215 1225 1225
12  Stylianos Bonas  (GRE) Spyros Bonas Nikh 9 261 12 136 10 215 DNF 0 10 215 12 136 11 174 1137 1137
13  Gyi Khin Pe  (BIR) Chow Park Wing Kingfisher DNF 0 13 101 11 174 DNF 0 DNF 0 DNS 0 DNS 0 275 275

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

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 12m2 Sharpie during the 1956 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Port Phillip

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Three race areas were needed during the Olympics at Port Phillip. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The northern course was used for the 12 m2 Sharpie.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics: Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Sharpie), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. ^ Sailing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.
  4. ^ Total after applying discard.

References

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