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Sailing At The 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 M2 Sharpie
The 12 m2 Sharpie, 12 m2 Sharpie was a sailing event in the Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics, sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held at Port Phillip. 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 the Australian boat obstructed their path. sports-reference.com
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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 b ... [...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 to the camp commandant, SS-''Obersturmbannführer'' Rudolf Höss Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss (also Höß, Hoeß, or Hoess; ; 25 November 1901 – 16 April 1947) was a German SS officer and the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II, he w .... 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 wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus Symbol
Planetary symbols are used in astrological symbol, astrology and traditionally in astronomical symbol, astronomy to represent a classical planet (which includes the Sun and the Moon) or one of the modern planets. The classical symbols were also used in alchemy for the Planetary metal, seven metals known to the ancients, which were Classical planets in Western alchemy, associated with the planets, and in calendars for the seven days of the week associated with the seven planets. The original symbols date to Greco-Roman astronomy; their modern forms developed in the 16th century, and additional symbols would be created later for newly discovered planets. The seven classical planets, their symbols, days and most commonly associated planetary metals are: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) discourages the use of these symbols in modern journal articles, and their style manual proposes one- and two-letter abbreviations for the names of the planets for cases where planetary symb ... [...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 the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... 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 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{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 held in Greece. He placed third in the sport category and his team nominated him for a position in the Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, list ... 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 sailor who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... References 1918 births 1982 deaths Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Canada Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{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. He was born in Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ... 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 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{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 the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... 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 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Jorge Ebling Bercht
Alfredo Bercht (2 January 1922 – 30 May 2005) was a Brazilian sailor. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... 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 the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... 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 20th-century American sportsmen {{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 The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... Olsen was a member of the Duxbury Yacht Club 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 20th-century American sportsmen {{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 the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... 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) 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
