Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Dragon

Dragon
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueAcapulco
Dates14–21 October
Competitors69 from 23 nations
Teams23
Medalists
   United States
   Denmark
   East Germany
Sailing at the
 1968 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
Flying Dutchman Open
Star Open
Dragon Open
5.5 Metre Open

The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 69 sailors, on 23 boats, from 23 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Country
Code
Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[1]
Total
-1
[2]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st George Friedrichs  (USA)Barton Jahncke
Gerald Schreck
US23611.7101023101017.76
2nd Aage Birch  (DEN)Poul Richard Høj Jensen
Niels Markussen
D611.71023101635.7232342.426.4
3rd Paul Borowski  (GDR)Karl-Heinz Thun
Konrad Weichert
GO102335.74848611.74844.432.7
4 Steve Tupper  (CAN)Dave Miller
Tim Irwin
KC35.78141319611.781471335.783.164.1
5 John Cuneo  (AUS)Thomas Anderson
John Ferguson
KA814489152351011179158265
6 Gunnar Broberg  (SUI)Lennart Eisner
Sven Hanson
S7131117510915611.7510611.788.471.4
7 Klaus Oldendorff  (FRG)Peter Stulcken
Axel May
G16225101420814104816229674
8 Michel Briand  (FRA)Michel Alexandre
Pierre Blanchard
F131935.71218172371335.71420104.481.4
9 Héctor Schenone  (ARG)Boris Belada
Pedro Sisti
A152191571351017231016111711592
10 Cor Groot  (NED)Jan Bol
Pieter de Zwart
H1016DNF28182435.711171319713122.794.7
11 Jury Anisimov  (URS)Valery Ruzhnikov
Valery Afanasiev
SR12187134813191420DNF29121812596
12 Theodor Sommerschield  (NOR)Jan-Erik Aarberg
Erik Wiik-Hansen
N481521111719251521162251012499
13 Kirkland Cooper  (BER)Eugene Simmons
Richard Belbin
KB91514201016713101614201824124100
14 Robin Judah  (GBR)Charles Reynolds
David Tucker
K5101723611.7202616221521814127.7101.7
15 Odysseus Eskitzoglou  (GRE)Georgios Zaimis
Anastassios Voyatzis
GR14201016814162218248141723133109
16 Godfrey Kelly  (BAH)George Ramsey
David Kelly
BADNF28DNF28172314209159151016145117
17 Melo Menezes  (POR)Fernando Lima Bello
Sarafana Weck
P1723131915211117DNF2912182026153124
18 Javier Velázquez  (MEX)Roberto Sloane
Esteban Gerard
MX1925202616221218121818241319152126
19 John Park  (HKG)William Turnbull
Paul Coope
KH2026121820261521131922281925163135
20 Barton Kirkconnell  (JAM)Charles Ogilvie
Steven Henriques
KJ1117162222282127222817231521166138
21 Angel Riveras  (ESP)Manuel Baiget
Eugenio Jaudenes
E1824192519251824192519252228176148
22 Daniel Trujillo  (VEN)Herve Roche
Frohmund Burger
V2127182421272329202620262127186157
23 Hsiu-Hsiung Chen  (THA)Jen-Chih Chang
Chih-Fu Chen
TADNS29DNS29DNF292228212721272329198169

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

DateRaceWeatherTemperature
(Celsius)
Wind direction
(deg)
Wind speed
(kn)
SeaCurrent
(kn-deg)
14-OCT-1968IFair2930016Choppy0.5-120
15-OCT-1968IIFair2929320Calm0.2-160
16-OCT-1968IIIFair28.52908-9Calm0.2-130
17-OCT-1968IVFair29.52356Calm0.1-300
19-OCT-1968VNormal29.81876Calm1-326
20-OCT-1968VIFair302255Calm0.7-275
21-OCT-1968VIICloudy28.528512Choppy1-110

Notes

  1. The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. Total after applying discard.

References