Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon class

Dragon
at the Games of the XV Olympiad

Medalists
Venue Harmaja
Dates July 20-28
Competitors 51 from 17 nations
Teams 17
Medalists
  Thor Thorvaldsen
Sigve Lie
Håkon Barfod		   Norway
  Per Gedda
Sidney Boldt-Christmas
Erland Almqvist		   Sweden
  Theodor Thomsen
Erich Natusch
Georg Nowka		   Germany
«1948 1956»
Sailing at the
 1952 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
Star Open
Dragon Open
5.5 Metre Open
6 Metre Open

The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 51 sailors, on 17 boats, from 17 nations competed.

Contents

Results


Rank		 Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[1] [2]		 Total
-1
[3]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
 Thor Thorvaldsen  (NOR) Sigve Lie
Håkon Barfod		 Pan 2 1030 1 1331 9 377 1 1331 6 553 6 553 1 1331 6506 6129
 Per Gedda  (SWE) Sidney Boldt-Christmas
Erland Almqvist		 Tornado 5 632 3 854 3 854 2 1030 5 632 1 1331 3 854 6187 5555
 Theodor Thomsen  (GER) Erich Natusch
Georg Nowka		 Gustel X 4 729 8 428 6 553 3 854 1 1331 3 854 2 1030 5779 5351
4  Roberto Sieburger  (ARG) Jorge del Río Sálas
H. Campi		 Pampero 7 486 2 1030 2 1030 4 729 2 1030 2 1030 7 486 5821 5335
5  Ole Valdemar Henrik Berntsen  (DEN) William Eldred Berntsen
Aage Birch		 Snude 3 854 7 486 1 1331 5 632 4 729 8 428 17 101 4561 4460
6  Willem Paul Van Duyl  (NED) Abraham Everardus Dudok van Heel
Michiel Dudok van Heel		 Thalatta 1 1331 9 377 DSQ 0 7 486 7 486 5 632 4 729 4041 4041
7  Wolfgang Edgard Richter  (BRA) Peter Mangels
Francisco Antonio Felici Italo Osoldi		 Escapade 12 252 4 729 11 290 6 553 10 331 4 729 15 155 3039 2884
8  Joao Miguez Tito  (POR) Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço
Alberto Graca		 Alcaid 6 553 11 290 12 252 9 377 3 854 10 331 9 377 3034 2782
9  Giuseppe Carattino  (ITA) Carlo Maria Spirito
Antonio Carattino		 Galatea II 9 377 5 632 14 185 8 428 14 185 16 127 5 632 2566 2439
10  John Robertson  (CAN) Don Hains
Archie Howie		 Jet 8 428 12 252 4 729 11 290 15 155 12 252 12 252 2358 2203
11  William Landon Horton, Sr.  (USA) Muriel Joyce Horton
William Landon Horton, Jr.		 Skidoo 17 101 6 553 10 331 15 155 13 218 7 486 8 428 2272 2171
12  Jock Sturrock  (AUS) Douglas Raymond Buxton
Bevan James Worcester		 Vinha 10 331 14 185 5 632 10 331 12 252 14 185 14 185 2101 1916
13  Thomas Vivian Somers  (GBR) Edward Dyson
John Craig Barrington-Ward		 Sabre 15 155 17 101 8 428 13 218 9 377 9 377 10 331 1987 1886
14  Eric Fabricius  (FIN) Bror Einar Johansson
Leo Nagornoff		 Tu-Fri 13 218 10 331 15 155 14 185 11 290 11 290 6 553 2022 1867
15  Ivan Matveev  (URS) Yuri Golubev
Andrei Mazovka		 Korshun 16 127 15 155 7 486 17 101 8 428 13 218 11 290 1805 1704
16  Marcel de Kerviler  (FRA) Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie
Guy Le Mouroux		 Virginie 11 290 16 127 DSQ 0 12 252 16 127 15 155 16 127 1078 1078
17  Jean Lucien de Meulemeester  (BEL) Andre Maurice Deryckere
Auguste Charles Galeyn		 Girl Pat 14 185 13 218 13 218 16 127 17 101 17 101 13 218 1168 1067

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

= Male,  = Female

Daily standings

Conditions at Harmaja

Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

Date Race Sky Wind direction Wind speed (m/s)
20-JUL-1952 I Grand yachting weather SW 6-7
21-JUL-1952 II Calm sea, later rain SW 1-2
later
6-7
22-JUL-1952 III Magnificent seas SW 10
23-JUL-1952 IV Shifty 3-4
26-JUL-1952 V Rainy SW 3-6
27-JUL-1952 VI SW 4-6
28-JUL-1952 VII Fine and sunny Shifty Light

Notes

  1. ^ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. ^ The officiel records contain several minor errors in the calculation of the points. However, this does not alter the final result.
  3. ^ Total after applying discard.

References