# Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Finn

The Finn was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 20 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed.

## Results

| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Race I | Race I | Race II | Race II | Race III | Race III | Race IV | Race IV | Race V | Race V | Race VI | Race VI | Race VII | Race VII | Total Points | Total -1 |
| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total Points | Total -1 |
| | Paul Elvstrøm (DEN) | 1 | 1402 | 8 | 499 | 15 | 226 | 1 | 1402 | 1 | 1402 | 1 | 1402 | 1 | 1402 | 7735 | 7509 |
| | Andre Nelis (BEL) | 6 | 624 | 1 | 1402 | DNF | 0 | 2 | 1101 | 2 | 1101 | 3 | 925 | 2 | 1101 | 6254 | 6254 |
| | John Marvin (USA) | 2 | 1101 | 2 | 1101 | 8 | 499 | 3 | 925 | 3 | 925 | 2 | 1101 | 4 | 800 | 6452 | 5953 |
| 4 | Jürgen Vogler (EUA) | DNF | 0 | 3 | 925 | 2 | 1101 | 9 | 448 | DNF | 0 | 4 | 800 | 3 | 925 | 4199 | 4199 |
| 5 | Rickard Sarby (SWE) | 3 | 925 | 5 | 703 | 12 | 323 | 7 | 557 | 6 | 624 | 6 | 624 | 7 | 557 | 4313 | 3990 |
| 6 | Eric Bongers (RSA) | 12 | 323 | 12 | 323 | 1 | 1402 | 4 | 800 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 703 | 11 | 361 | 3912 | 3912 |
| 7 | Adelchi Pelaschiar (ITA) | 7 | 557 | 16 | 198 | 3 | 925 | 6 | 624 | 10 | 402 | 8 | 499 | 10 | 402 | 3607 | 3409 |
| 8 | Bruce Kirby (CAN) | 5 | 703 | 17 | 172 | 6 | 624 | 10 | 402 | 8 | 499 | 11 | 361 | 6 | 624 | 3385 | 3213 |
| 9 | Kenneth Harrison Albury (BAH) | 15 | 226 | 9 | 448 | 16 | 198 | 5 | 703 | 4 | 800 | 7 | 557 | 9 | 448 | 3380 | 3182 |
| 10 | Colin Ryrie (AUS) | 4 | 800 | 13 | 288 | 11 | 361 | DNF | 0 | 7 | 557 | 14 | 256 | 5 | 703 | 2965 | 2965 |
| 11 | Richard Creagh-Osborne (GBR) | 8 | 499 | 6 | 624 | 7 | 557 | 8 | 499 | DNF | 0 | 9 | 448 | 15 | 226 | 2853 | 2853 |
| 12 | Yury Shavrin (URS) | 10 | 402 | 10 | 402 | 5 | 703 | 15 | 226 | 14 | 256 | 10 | 402 | 8 | 499 | 2890 | 2664 |
| 13 | Didier Poissant (FRA) | 11 | 361 | 7 | 557 | 4 | 800 | 13 | 288 | 12 | 323 | 15 | 226 | 16 | 198 | 2753 | 2555 |
| 14 | Jack Snowden (SIN) | 13 | 288 | 4 | 800 | 14 | 256 | 11 | 361 | 11 | 361 | 16 | 198 | 13 | 288 | 2552 | 2354 |
| 15 | Wolfgang Erndl (AUT) | 14 | 256 | 15 | 226 | 10 | 402 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 703 | DNF | 0 | 12 | 323 | 1910 | 1910 |
| 16 | John Somers Payne (IRL) | 9 | 448 | DNF | 0 | 9 | 448 | 12 | 323 | 13 | 288 | 12 | 323 | DNF | 0 | 1830 | 1830 |
| 17 | Joaquim Roderbourg (BRA) | 16 | 198 | 11 | 361 | DNF | 0 | 14 | 256 | 9 | 448 | DNF | 0 | 14 | 256 | 1519 | 1519 |
| 18 | Esteban Berisso (ARG) | 18 | 147 | 14 | 256 | 13 | 288 | 16 | 198 | 15 | 226 | 13 | 288 | DNF | 0 | 1403 | 1403 |
| 19 | Lwin U Maung Maung (BIR) | 17 | 172 | 18 | 147 | 17 | 172 | 17 | 172 | 17 | 172 | 17 | 172 | 18 | 147 | 1154 | 1007 |
| 20 | Nesbit Bentley (FIJ) | DNF | 0 | 19 | 123 | 18 | 147 | 18 | 147 | 16 | 198 | 18 | 147 | 17 | 172 | 934 | 934 |
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

### Daily standings
## Conditions on Port Phillip

Three race areas were needed during the Olympics on Port Phillip. Each of the classes used the same scoring system. The southern course was used for the Finn.