Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Star

Sailing at the Olympics

Star

at the Games of the XV Olympiad

Medalists

Venue| Harmaja
Dates| 20–28 July
Competitors| 42 from 21 nations
Teams| 21
Medalists
| |  |  Agostino Straulino
Nicolò Rode|  Italy

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|  |  John Price
John Reid|  United States
|  |  Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiúza
Francisco de Andrade|  Portugal

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1956 ->

Sailing at the
1952 Summer Olympics

Finn| Open
Star| Open
Dragon| Open
5.5 Metre| Open
6 Metre| Open

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The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.[1]

## Results[edit]

Rank  | Helmsman (Country)  | Crew  | Yachtname  | Race I  | Race II  | Race III  | Race IV  | Race V  | Race VI  | Race VII  | Total
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Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points
|  Agostino Straulino (ITA) | Nicolò Rode | Merope | ~~2~~ | ~~1122~~ | 1 | 1423 | 2 | 1122 | 2 | 1122 | 1 | 1423 | 2 | 1122 | 1 | 1423 | 8757 | 7635
|  John Price (USA) | John Reid | Comanche | 1 | 1423 | 7 | 578 | 1 | 1423 | 1 | 1423 | 3 | 946 | 1 | 1423 | ~~8~~ | ~~520~~ | 7736 | 7216
|  Joaquim Fiúza (POR) | Francisco de Andrade | Espadarte | 4 | 821 | 8 | 520 | 3 | 946 | 3 | 946 | 5 | 724 | ~~DNF~~ | ~~0~~ | 3 | 946 | 4903 | 4903
4 |  Carlos de Cárdenas Culmell (CUB) | Carlos de Cárdenas Plá | Kurush IV | 5 | 724 | ~~12~~ | ~~344~~ | 4 | 821 | 4 | 821 | 6 | 645 | 3 | 946 | 7 | 578 | 4879 | 4535
5 |  Durward Knowles (BAH) | Sloane Elmo Farrington | Gem III | 3 | 946 | 6 | 645 | 6 | 645 | ~~10~~ | ~~423~~ | 2 | 1122 | 7 | 578 | 9 | 469 | 4828 | 4405
6 |  Édouard Chabert (FRA) | Jean-Louis Dauris | Eissero VI | 6 | 645 | ~~11~~ | ~~382~~ | 7 | 578 | 7 | 578 | 4 | 821 | 4 | 821 | 10 | 423 | 4248 | 3866
7 |  Bengt Melin (SWE) | Borje Carlsson | Lotta IV | 7 | 578 | ~~9~~ | ~~469~~ | 5 | 724 | 5 | 724 | 9 | 469 | 9 | 469 | 4 | 821 | 4254 | 3785
8 |  Bob Maas (NED) | Eddy Stutterheim | Bem II | 9 | 469 | 3 | 946 | 9 | 469 | 11 | 382 | 8 | 520 | 5 | 724 | ~~11~~ | ~~382~~ | 3892 | 3510
9 |  Hans Robert Bryner (SUI) | Kurt Bryner | Ali-Baba IV | 13 | 309 | 2 | 1122 | 14 | 277 | 9 | 469 | 7 | 578 | 6 | 645 | ~~18~~ | ~~168~~ | 3568 | 3400
10 |  Douglas Woodward (CAN) | Andrew Hugessen | Whirlaway | 12 | 344 | 13 | 309 | 11 | 382 | ~~16~~ | ~~219~~ | 10 | 423 | 13 | 309 | 2 | 1122 | 3108 | 2889
11 |  Paul Fischer (GER) | Claus Wunderlich | Paka V | 8 | 520 | 10 | 423 | ~~DNF~~ | ~~0~~ | 14 | 277 | DNF | 0 | 10 | 423 | 5 | 724 | 2367 | 2367
12 |  Tacariju de Paula (BRA) | Cid de Oliveira Nascimento | Bu III | 11 | 382 | 4 | 821 | 13 | 309 | ~~19~~ | ~~144~~ | 12 | 344 | 15 | 247 | 15 | 247 | 2494 | 2350
13 |  Stanley Potter (GBR) | Bruce Banks | Fortuna | 15 | 247 | 5 | 724 | ~~DNF~~ | ~~0~~ | 20 | 122 | 15 | 247 | 17 | 193 | 6 | 645 | 2178 | 2178
14 |  Harald Musil (AUT) | Harald Fereberger | 30\. February | 16 | 219 | 15 | 247 | ~~18~~ | ~~168~~ | 8 | 520 | 13 | 309 | 8 | 520 | 14 | 277 | 2260 | 2092
15 |  Timoleon Razelos (GRE) | Andreas Ziro | Marie-Tim | ~~19~~ | ~~144~~ | 16 | 219 | 10 | 423 | 6 | 645 | 18 | 168 | 16 | 219 | 13 | 309 | 2127 | 1983
16 |  Jorge Emilio Brauer (ARG) | Alfredo Vallebona | Arcturus | 10 | 423 | 19 | 144 | ~~DNF~~ | ~~0~~ | 13 | 309 | 11 | 382 | 11 | 382 | 17 | 193 | 1833 | 1833
17 |  Aleksandr Tshumakov [ru] (URS) | Konstantin Melgunov | Uragan | ~~18~~ | ~~168~~ | 14 | 277 | 16 | 219 | 12 | 344 | 16 | 219 | 14 | 277 | 12 | 344 | 1848 | 1680
18 |  Barton Harvey (AUS) | Kevin Wilson | Hornet | 14 | 277 | ~~20~~ | ~~122~~ | 8 | 520 | 18 | 168 | 19 | 144 | 12 | 344 | 20 | 122 | 1697 | 1575
19 |  Rene Israel Nyman (FIN) | Bror-Christian Ilmoni | Lucky Star | 17 | 193 | 17 | 193 | 15 | 247 | 17 | 193 | 14 | 277 | ~~18~~ | ~~168~~ | 16 | 219 | 1490 | 1322
20 |  Mario Fafangel (YUG) | Karlo Bašić | Primorka | 20 | 122 | 18 | 168 | 12 | 344 | 15 | 247 | 17 | 193 | 19 | 144 | ~~21~~ | ~~101~~ | 1319 | 1218
21 |  Victor de Sigaldi (MON) | Michel Auréglia | Hirondelle | ~~DNF~~ | ~~0~~ | DNF | 0 | 17 | 193 | 21 | 101 | DSQ | 0 | 20 | 122 | 19 | 144 | 560 | 560

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

### Daily standings[edit]

Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Conditions at Harmaja[edit]

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)

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20 July 1952 | I | Grand yachting weather | SW | 6-7
21 July 1952 | II | Calm sea, later rain | SW | 1-2
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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

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
2. ^ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. ^ Total after applying discard.

## References[edit]

* Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (1955). The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (pdf).`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
* Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
* "Helsinki 1952". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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Olympic champions in Star

* 1932: Gray & Libano
* 1936: Bischoff & Weise
* 1948: H. Smart & P. Smart
* 1952: Straulino & Rode
* 1956: Williams & Low
* 1960: Pinegin & Shutkov
* 1964: Knowles & Cooke
* 1968: North & Barrett
* 1972: Forbes & Anderson
* 1980: Mankin & Muzychenko
* 1984: Buchan & Erickson
* 1988: McIntyre & Vaile
* 1992: Reynolds & Haenel
* 1996: Grael & Ferreira
* 2000: Reynolds & Liljedahl
* 2004: Grael & Ferreira
* 2008: Percy & Simpson
* 2012: Lööf & Salminen

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