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Sailing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – 12m² Sharpie
The 12m² Sharpie was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip Port Phillip ( Kulin: ''Narm-Narm'') or Port Phillip Bay is a horsehead-shaped enclosed bay on the central coast of southern Victoria, Australia. The bay opens into the Bass Strait via a short, narrow channel known as The Rip, and is com .... Seven races were scheduled. Twenty-six sailors, on 13 boats, from 13 nations competed. The races were held on a 10 nautical mile (18.5 km) course. Dutch teams dominated this class in the 1950s, but they boycotted the 1956 Olympics, protesting the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Australia initially won the final, but were demoted to second place after France argued that Australian boat obstructed their path. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Phillip
Port Phillip (Kulin languages, Kulin: ''Narm-Narm'') or Port Phillip Bay is a horsehead-shaped bay#Types, enclosed bay on the central coast of southern Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The bay opens into the Bass Strait via a short, narrow channel (geography), channel known as The Rip, and is completely surrounded by suburbs and localities (Australia), localities of Victoria's two largest cities — metropolitan Greater Melbourne in the bay's main eastern portion north of the Mornington Peninsula, and the city of Greater Geelong in the much smaller western portion (known as the Corio Bay) north of the Bellarine Peninsula. Geographically, the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly , with the volume of water around . Most of the bay is navigable, although it is extremely shallow for its size — the deepest portion is only and half the bay is shallower than . Its waters and coast are home to Pinniped, seals, whales, dolphins, corals and many kinds of seabirds and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Mulka
Rolf Theodor Heinz Mulka (23 November 1927 – 14 July 2012) was a German sailor. He won the Olympic Bronze Medal Flying Dutchman in 1960 Rome along with Ingo von Bredow. Mulka was the son of Robert Mulka who at the Auschwitz concentration camp, was adjutant Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit. The term is used in French-speaking armed forces as a non-commission ... to the camp commandant, SS-'' Obersturmbannführer'' Rudolf Höss. References External links * * * 1927 births 2012 deaths German male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United Team of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Flying Dutchman class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyi Khin Pe
Gyi Khin Pe (born 9 July 1916) was a Burmese sailor. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1916 births Year of death missing Burmese male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Myanmar Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Place of birth missing {{Myanmar-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyros Bonas
Spyros Bonas (1932 – January 2014) was a Greek sailor. He competed in the 12m² Sharpie event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1932 births 2014 deaths Greek male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Greece Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie Sportspeople from Corfu {{Greece-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Bonas
Stelios Bonas (born 1 July 1929) is a Greek former sailor who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Life and career Stelios Bonas was the oldest of four brothers who all competed in sailing at the Olympic level, his siblings being Spyros Bonas, Antonios Bonas, and Khristos Bonas. Bonas competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He placed twelfth in the sailing event 12m² Sharpie with his brother Spyros. In 2020, Bonas competed in the 57th Aegean Rally, an international sailing regatta Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wate ... held in Greece. He placed third in the sport category and his team nominated him for a position in the Guinness World Records as the oldest amateur competition sailor. References External links * 1929 births Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thomas (sailor)
William George Thomas (December 6, 1918 – October 30, 1982) was a Canadian Sailing (sport), sailor who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. References 1918 births 1982 deaths Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Canada Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie {{Canada-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Cameron (sailor)
Archibald F. Cameron (16 October 1919 – 12 January 1987) was a Canadian sailor who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... He was born in Montreal and died in Lancaster, Ontario. References 1919 births 1987 deaths Sailors (sport) from Montreal Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Canada Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie {{Canada-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Bercht
Rolf Bercht (26 April 1925 – 22 September 2012) was a Brazilian sailor. He competed in the 12m² Sharpie event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1925 births 2012 deaths Brazilian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Brazil Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie Sportspeople from Porto Alegre {{Brazil-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht
Alfredo Bercht (2 January 1922 – 2005) was a Brazilian sailor. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... He was 1956 Brazilian National champion in the Snipe class. References External links * 1922 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Renehan
Stan Renehan (December 24, 1929 – October 27, 1995) was an American sailor. He competed in the 12m² Sharpie event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1929 births 1995 deaths American male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie Sportspeople from Norwalk, Connecticut {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Olsen (sailor)
C. Eric Olsen, Jr. (March 26, 1916 – May 7, 1993) was an American sailor. He competed in the 12m² Sharpie event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Olsen was a member of the Duxbury Yacht Club The Duxbury Yacht Club (DYC) is a private club located in Duxbury, Massachusetts that offers sailing, golf, tennis, paddle, swimming, and junior activities. It was founded in 1875 and was incorporated in 1895. The DYC is unique among yacht clubs in ... in the 1940s and 1950s. References External links * 1916 births 1993 deaths American male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for the United States Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie Sportspeople from Brookline, Massachusetts {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Flahault
Claude Flahault (9 July 1923 – 3 September 2015) was a French sailor. He competed in the 12 m2 Sharpie event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1923 births 2015 deaths French male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for France Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie Sportspeople from Nord (French department) {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
