Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
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The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 33 sailors, on 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.[1]
| 5.5 Metre at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Medallists | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Port Phillip | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–29 November and 3–5 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||||||||||
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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] | |||||||
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| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
 |  Lars Thörn  (SWE) | Hjalmar Karlsson Sture Stork | Rush V. | 1 | 1101 | 1 | 1101 | 3 | 624 | 2 | 800 | 1 | 1101 | 2 | 800 | 5929 | 5527 | ||
 |  Robert Perry (GBR) | Neil Cochran-Patrick John Dillon David Graham Bowker | Vision | 3 | 624 | 2 | 800 | 1 | 1101 | 4 | 499 | 5 | 402 | 3 | 624 | 4306 | 4050 | ||
 |  Jock Sturrock (AUS) | Devereaux Mytton Douglas Buxton | Buraddoo | 4 | 499 | 2 | 800 | 4 | 499 | 1 | 1101 | 3 | 624 | 4 | 499 | 4521 | 4022 | ||
| 4 |  Andy Schoettle (USA) | Victor Sheronas John Bryant Robert Stinson | Rush IV. | 2 | 800 | 3 | 624 | 3 | 624 | 2 | 800 | 6 | 323 | 2 | 800 | 4169 | 3971 | ||
| 5 |  Peder Lunde (NOR) | Odd Harsheim Halfdan Ditlev-Simonsen Jr. | Viking | 1 | 1101 | 7 | 256 | 6 | 323 | 5 | 402 | 3 | 624 | 1 | 1101 | 4005 | 3807 | ||
| 6 |  Albert Cadot (FRA) | Jean-Jacques Herbulot Dominique Perroud | Gilliatt V. | 10 | 101 | 6 | 323 | 8 | 198 | 7 | 256 | 4 | 499 | 5 | 402 | 1779 | 1779 | ||
| 7 |  Massimo Oberti (ITA) | Antonio Carattino Carlo Maria Spirito Antonio Cosentino | Twins VIII. | 9 | 147 | 5 | 402 | 5 | 402 | 6 | 323 | 9 | 147 | 7 | 256 | 1677 | 1677 | ||
| 8 |  Konstantin Alexandrov (URS) | Konstantin Melgounov Lev Alexeev | Druzhba | 7 | 256 | 9 | 147 | 9 | 147 | 5 | 402 | 6 | 323 | 6 | 323 | 1598 | 1598 | ||
| 9 |  Leslie Noel Horsfield (RSA) | Denis Hegarty Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh | Yeoman V. | 6 | 323 | 8 | 198 | 4 | 499 | 8 | 198 | 10 | 101 | 7 | 256 | 1575 | 1575 | ||
| 10 |  Hans Johann Georg Lubinus (EUA) | Adolf Stein Ludwig Bielenberg | Tilly | 8 | 198 | 8 | 198 | 7 | 256 | 10 | 101 | 9 | 147 | 9 | 147 | 1148 | 1047 | ||
DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
Daily standings
Conditions on Port Phillip
Three race areas were needed during the Olympics on Port Phillip. Each class used the same scoring system. The center course was used for the 5.5 Metre.