Sailing — 5.5 metres, Open (discontinued)

Times held 5
Total participants 192
Total countries 25

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1952 5.5 metres, Open Olympic 50 16
1956 5.5 metres, Open Olympic 33 10
1960 5.5 metres, Open Olympic 57 19
1964 5.5 metres, Open Olympic 46 15
1968 5.5 metres, Open Olympic 42 14

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1952 Complex IIUSA EncoreNOR HojwaSWE
1956 Rush VSWE VisionGBR BuraddooAUS
1960 MinotaurUSA Web IIDEN Ballerina IVSUI
1964 BarrenjoeyAUS Rush VIISWE BingoUSA
1968 SwedenSWE SwitzerlandSUI Great BritainGBR

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sweden SWE 2 1 1 4
United States USA 2 0 1 3
Australia AUS 1 0 1 2
Great Britain GBR 0 1 1 2
Switzerland SUI 0 1 1 2
Denmark DEN 0 1 0 1
Norway NOR 0 1 0 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sture Stork SWE 1 1 0 2
Lars Thörn SWE 1 1 0 2
Britton Chance USA 1 0 0 1
Jim Hunt USA 1 0 0 1
Hjalmar Karlsson SWE 1 0 0 1
Bill Northam AUS 1 0 0 1
George O'Day USA 1 0 0 1
Peter O'Donnell AUS 1 0 0 1
Dick Sargeant AUS 1 0 0 1
Michael Schoettle USA 1 0 0 1
Dave Smith USA 1 0 0 1
Jörgen Sundelin SWE 1 0 0 1
Peter Sundelin SWE 1 0 0 1
Ulf Sundelin SWE 1 0 0 1
Sumner White USA 1 0 0 1
Ed White USA 1 0 0 1