Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon
| Dragon at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
 Medalists | ||||||||||
| Venue | Harmaja | |||||||||
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| Dates | July 20–28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| 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.
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 | 1 | 1331 | 6 | 553 | 6 | 553 | 1 | 1331 | 6506 | 6129 | ||
 |  Per Gedda (SWE) | Sidney Boldt-Christmas Erland Almqvist | Tornado | 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 | 6 | 553 | 3 | 854 | 1 | 1331 | 3 | 854 | 2 | 1030 | 5779 | 5351 | ||
| 4 |  Roberto Sieburger (ARG) | Jorge del Río Sálas H. Campi | Pampero | 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 | 4561 | 4460 | ||
| 6 |  Wim van Duyl (NED) | Biem Dudok van Heel Michiel Dudok van Heel | Thalatta | 1 | 1331 | 9 | 377 | 7 | 486 | 7 | 486 | 5 | 632 | 4 | 729 | 4041 | 4041 | ||
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Wolfgang Edgard Richter (BRA) | Peter Mangels Francisco Antonio Felici Italo Osoldi | Escapade | 12 | 252 | 4 | 729 | 11 | 290 | 6 | 553 | 10 | 331 | 4 | 729 | 3039 | 2884 | ||
| 8 |  Joao Miguez Tito (POR) | Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço Alberto Graca | Alcaid | 6 | 553 | 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 | 5 | 632 | 2566 | 2439 | ||
| 10 |  John Robertson (CAN) | Don Hains Archie Howie | Jet | 8 | 428 | 12 | 252 | 4 | 729 | 11 | 290 | 12 | 252 | 12 | 252 | 2358 | 2203 | ||
| 11 |  William Landon Horton, Sr. (USA) | Muriel Joyce Horton  William Landon Horton, Jr. | Skidoo | 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 | 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 | 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 | 14 | 185 | 11 | 290 | 11 | 290 | 6 | 553 | 2022 | 1867 | ||
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ivan Matveev (URS) | Yuri Golubev Andrei Mazovka | Korshun | 16 | 127 | 15 | 155 | 7 | 486 | 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 | 12 | 252 | 16 | 127 | 15 | 155 | 16 | 127 | 1078 | 1078 | ||
| 17 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jean Lucien de Meulemeester (BEL) | Andre Maurice Deryckere Auguste Charles Galeyn | Girl Pat | 14 | 185 | 13 | 218 | 13 | 218 | 16 | 127 | 17 | 101 | 13 | 218 | 1168 | 1067 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female
Daily standings
Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1952 Summer Olympics
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
- ↑ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ↑ The officiel records contain several minor errors in the calculation of the points. However, this does not alter the final result.
- ↑ Total after applying discard.
References
- Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (1955). The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (pdf).
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Helsinki 1952". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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