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Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
1952 5.5 Metre Gold Medslists.jpg
Medalists
Venue Harmaja
Dates July 20–28
Competitors 49 from 16 nations
Teams 16
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Britton Chance
Michael Schoettle
Edgar White
Sumner White
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Peder Lunde
Vibeke Lunde
Børre Falkum-Hansen
 Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Folke Wassén
Carl-Erik Ohlson
Magnus Wassén
 Sweden
1956 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Britton Chance
Michael Schoettle
Edgar White
Sumner White
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Peder Lunde
Vibeke Lunde
Børre Falkum-Hansen
 Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Folke Wassén
Carl-Erik Ohlson
Magnus Wassén
 Sweden

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 49 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed.

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
Mars symbol.svg = Male, Venus symbol.svg = Female

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.


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