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South African sailor
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Male
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Birth:
10 May 1893(Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Death:
30 September 1972
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The details
Biography
Introduction
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.
Results
Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points | Total -1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
 |  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 | ||
 |  Peder Lunde (NOR) | Vibeke Lunde Børre Falkum-Hansen | Encore | 2 | 1004 | 5 | 606 | 2 | 1004 | 2 | 1004 | 2 | 1004 | 4 | 703 | 5630 | 5325 | ||
 |  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
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Daily standings
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 |