Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre
| 5.5 Metre at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
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| Venue | Port Phillip | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–29 November and 3–5 December |
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| Competitors | 49 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
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Lars Thörn Hjalmar Karlsson Sture Stork |
 Sweden
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Robert Perry Neil Cochran Patrick John Dillon David Bowker |
 Great Britain
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Jock Sturrock Devereaux Mytton Douglas Buxton |
 Australia
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The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event of the Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics program on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 33 sailors, on 10 boats, from 10 nations competed.
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
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.
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