Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Star
| Star at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
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Medallists
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| Venue | Port Phillip | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26–29 November and 3–5 December |
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| Competitors | 24 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
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Herbert Williams Lawrence Low |
 United States
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Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode |
 Italy
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Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington |
 Bahamas
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The Star was a sailing event at the Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics program in Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 24 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 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 of the classesused the same scoring system. The northern course was used for the Star.
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