Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

5.5 Metre at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue	Naples
Competitors	57 from 19 nations
Teams	19
Medalists
01 ! George O'Day James Hunt David Smith  United States 02 ! William Berntsen Søren Hancke Steen Christensen  Denmark 03 ! Henri Copponex Manfred Metzger Pierre Girard  Switzerland
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01 !		George O'Day James Hunt David Smith	United States
02 !		William Berntsen Søren Hancke Steen Christensen	Denmark
03 !		Henri Copponex Manfred Metzger Pierre Girard	Switzerland

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program in Naples. Seven races were scheduled. 57 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed.

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Naples. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The Southern course was used for the 5.5 Metre.