Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = 5.5 Metre

|games = 1960 Summer

|image = 5.5 (Olympic Configuration 1960).svg

|caption = Olympic Configuration 1960

|venue = Naples

|dates =

|competitors = 57

|nations = 19

|teams = 19

|gold = George O'Day
James Hunt
David Smith

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = William Berntsen
Søren Hancke
Steen Christensen

|silverNOC = DEN

|bronze = Henri Copponex
Manfred Metzger
Pierre Girard

|bronzeNOC = SUI

|prev = 1956

|next = 1964

}}

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program in Naples. Seven races were scheduled. 57 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/9720 |title=Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open |work=Olympedia |accessdate=7 June 2020}}

Results

rowspan="2"\|x30px Rank !rowspan="2"\|Helmsman (Country) !rowspan="2"\|Crew !rowspan="2"\|Yachtname !rowspan="2"\|Sail No. !colspan="2"\|Race I !colspan="2"\|Race II !colspan="2"\|Race III !colspan="2"\|Race IV !colspan="2"\|Race V !colspan="2"\|Race VI !colspan="2"\|Race VII !rowspan="2"\|Total Points The 1960 Olympic scoring system was used. !rowspan="2"\|Total -1 Total after applying discard.
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Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|{{gold01}}	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|George O'Day 13px\|USA\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| James Hunt 13px David Smith 13px	align=center\|Minotaur	align=center\|US 26	2	1079	4	778	1	1380	3	903	1	1380	7	~~535~~	1	1380	7435	6900
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|{{silver02}}	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|William Berntsen 13px\|DEN\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Søren Hancke 13px Steen Christensen 13px	align=center\|Web II	align=center\|D 10	1	1380	5	681	5	681	1	1380	10	380	8	~~477~~	2	1079	6058	5678
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|{{bronze03}}	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Henri Copponex 13px\|SUI\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Pierre Girard 13px Manfred Metzger 13px	align=center\|Ballerina IV	align=center\|Z 37	3	903	1	1380	4	778	5	681	8	477	3	903	13	~~266~~	5388	5122
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|4	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Roberto Sieburger 13px\|ARG\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Carlos Sieburger 13px Enrique Sieburger, Jr. 13px	align=center\|Ardilla	align=center\|A 2	9	~~426~~	2	1079	6	602	2	1079	5	681	9	426	7	535	4828	4402
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|5	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Bengt Sjösten 13px\|SWE\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Claes Turitz 13px Göran Witting 13px	align=center\|Iasha	align=center\|S 29	6	602	6	602	7	535	8	~~477~~	11	338	1	1380	5	681	4615	4277
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|6	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Robin Aisher 13px\|GBR\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| George Nicholson 13px John Ruggles 13px	align=center\|Yeoman VII	align=center\|K 10	10	380	~~DSQ~~	0	3	903	11	338	2	1079	5	681	9	426	3807	3807
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|7	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Finn Ferner 13px\|NOR\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Odd Harsheim 13px Knut Wang 13px	align=center\|Struten	align=center\|N 18	14	~~234~~	3	903	10	380	7	535	4	778	13	266	3	903	3999	3765
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|8	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Robert Symonette 13px\|BAH\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Basil Kelly 13px George Roy Ramsay 13px	align=center\|John B	align=center\|BA 1	7	535	13	266	11	338	15	~~204~~	6	602	2	1079	15	204	3228	3024
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|9	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Herbert Scholl 13px\|EUA\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Hans Baars-Lindner 13px Karl-August Stolze 13px	align=center\|Bronia	align=center\|G 7	16	~~176~~	8	477	9	426	10	380	3	903	14	234	6	602	3198	3022
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|10	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Jock Sturrock 13px\|AUS\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| David Bingham 13px Ernest Wagstaff 13px	align=center\|Buraddoo	align=center\|KA 5	4	778	12	301	2	1079	13	266	14	234	12	301	18	~~124~~	3083	2959
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|11	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Pietro Reggio 13px\|ITA\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Franco Zucchi 13px Marco Novaro 13px	align=center\|Voloira II	align=center\|I 27	12	301	10	380	8	477	6	602	9	426	11	338	14	~~234~~	2758	2524
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|12	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Bert Darrell 13px\|BER\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Walter J. Jones 13px Norman C. Jones 13px	align=center\|Bermudes	align=center\|KB 2	17	149	7	535	~~DNF~~	~~101~~	18	124	7	535	4	778	16	176	2398	2297
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|13	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Eusebio Bertrand 13px\|ESP\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Jorge Martí 13px Juan Antonio Ragué 13px	align=center\|Posillipo III	align=center\|E l	13	266	9	426	17	~~149~~	12	301	17	149	6	602	12	301	2194	2045
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|14	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Viktor Gorlov 13px\|URS\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Konstantin Melgunov 13px Pavel Parshin 13px	align=center\|Viktorija	align=center\|SR 89	11	338	16	176	12	301	9	426	13	266	17	~~149~~	8	477	2133	1984
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|15	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Peter Tallberg 13px\|FIN\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Fredrik Eklöf 13px Peik Gästrin 13px	align=center\|Inga-lill XXXXIIII	align=center\|L 20	15	204	14	234	13	266	16	~~176~~	12	301	10	380	10	380	1941	1765
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|16	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Duarte Bello 13px\|POR\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Fernando Bello 13px Júlio Gourinho 13px	align=center\|Ciocca III	align=center\|P 18	19	~~101~~	15	204	15	204	4	778	15	204	16	176	19	101	1768	1667
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|17	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Gotfrid Köchert 13px\|AUT\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Erich Moritz 13px Gerhard Huska 13px	align=center\|Surprise	align=center\|OE 4	8	477	11	338	16	176	14	234	19	~~101~~	DNF	101	11	338	1765	1664
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|18	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Jacques Lebrun 13px\|FRA\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Louis Chauvot 13px Pierre Buret 13px	align=center\|Snowten III	align=center\|F 16	18	~~124~~	17	149	14	234	17	149	18	124	15	204	4	778	1762	1638
style="vertical-align:top;" \|align=center\|19	align=left\| {{flagIOCathlete\|Mel Gould 13px\|CAN\|1960 Summer}}	align=left\| Jerome Conway 13px Barclay Livingstone 13px	align=center\|Saga II	align=center\|KC 14	5	681	~~DNF~~	~~101~~	18	124	19	101	16	176	DNF	101	17	149	1433	1332

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

13px = Male, 13px = Female

= Daily standings =

Image:1960 5.5 Metre Positions during the serie.png

Conditions at Naples

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Naples. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The Southern course was used for the 5.5 Metre.

Date	Race	Sea	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
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29 August 1960	align=center\|I	align=left\|Calm	align=center\|SSW	align=center\|4-5
30 August 1960	align=center\|II	align=left\|Calm	align=center\|SW	align=center\|3
31 August 1960	align=center\|III	align=left\|Slightly rough	align=center\|W	align=center\|6-8
1 September 1960	align=center\|IV	align=left\|Calm	align=center\|SSW	align=center\|3
5 September 1960	align=center\|V	align=left\|Calm	align=center\|SSW	align=center\|4-5
6 September 1960	align=center\|VI	align=left\|Sea force two	align=center\|WSW	align=center\|7-8
7 September 1960	align=center\|VII	align=left\|Sea force 1	align=center\|W	align=center\|2-3

Notes

References

{{cite book |title=The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One|author=The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad|year=1960|url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v1.pdf|format=pdf}}
{{cite book |title=The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (a)|author=The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad|year=1960|url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v2pt1.pdf|format=pdf}}
{{cite book |title=The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two (b)|author=The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad|year=1960|url=http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v2pt2.pdf|format=pdf}}
{{cite book|title=Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008|author=Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson|publisher=CYA|location=Toronto|year=2009}}
{{IOC games|games=1960 Summer Olympics }}

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5.5 Metre

Category:5.5 Metre (keelboat)

Date	Race	Sea	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
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29 August 1960	align=center\|I	align=left\|Calm	align=center\|SSW	align=center\|4-5
30 August 1960	align=center\|II	align=left\|Calm	align=center\|SW	align=center\|3
31 August 1960	align=center\|III	align=left\|Slightly rough	align=center\|W	align=center\|6-8
1 September 1960	align=center\|IV	align=left\|Calm	align=center\|SSW	align=center\|3
5 September 1960	align=center\|V	align=left\|Calm	align=center\|SSW	align=center\|4-5
6 September 1960	align=center\|VI	align=left\|Sea force two	align=center\|WSW	align=center\|7-8
7 September 1960	align=center\|VII	align=left\|Sea force 1	align=center\|W	align=center\|2-3