Dragon World Championships
The Dragon World Championships are international biennial sailing regattas in the Dragon class organized by the International Sailing Federation and the International Dragon Association.[1]
Several sailors have won twice; Jesper Bank, Johan Palmqvist, Ole Børresen, Poul Richard Høj Jensen, Vincent Hoesch, Erik Hansen all have two titles. The most championships has been won by the Danish crew, with 8 editions.
The Dragon was an Olympic class from 1948 to 1972.
History
The first Dragon World Championships were held in 1965.
Medalists
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 |  Australia | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | West Germany | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | 22 | 21 | 68 | ||
Editions
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Sandhamn | White Lady (DEN) Ole Berntsen Ole Poulsen Jan Berntsen |
Denmark Aage Birch |
Sweden Jörgen Sundelin |
| 1967 Toronto | Williwaw (USA) George S. Friedrichs J. R. Schreck Barton Jahncke |
United States Robert Mosbacher |
France Sence |
| 1969 Palma de Mallorca | Aphrodite (USA) Robert Mosbacher George Francisco III David Saville |
Australia Cueno Bradbary Shaw |
East Germany Schwarz Pfeiffer Köpsel |
| 1971 Hobart | Debutante (SWE) Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin Ulf Sundelin |
Australia Booth |
Denmark Holm |
| 1973 Athens | Crux (SWE) Roger Eliasson Johan Palmquist Jerry Burman |
West Germany Oldenburg May Meyer |
Denmark Börresen |
| 1975 Rochester | Galejan 2 (SWE) Bengt Palmquist Johan Palmquist Björn Palmquist |
Canada Burgess |
United States Craig |
| 1977 Thun | U-2 (AUT) Harry Ferreberger Franz Eisl Herbert Spitzbart |
West Germany Ulrich Hofmann Hösch |
Switzerland Wittwer Wittwer Wittwer |
| 1979 Geelong | Kirribilli (AUS) Robert Porter Ian Porter Robbie Antill |
West Germany Glas |
Australia Barry Calvert Tim Watts Ted Laing |
| 1981 Trawemünde | Sandokan (FRG) Marcus Glas Mucki Binder Heiner Henwig |
Denmark Børge Børresen Ole Børresen Goodall |
Sweden Clander Hansson Nordin |
| 1983 Vancouver | Mistral (CAN) Bob Burgess Nigel Brown Shane Korman |
Australia Stiffe |
Australia Wilmot |
| 1985 Douarnenez | Cato (FRG) Wolf Rappel Michael Lipp Michael Obermeier |
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| 1987 Geelong | Nordjyllong (DEN) Valdemar Bandolowski Soren Hvalso Erik Hansen |
West Germany Andreas Lohmann Jorg Mossnang Paul Vestner |
Australia Stephen Boyes |
| 1989 Torbay | Danish Blue (DEN) Poul Richard Høj Jensen Erik Hansen Jan Persson |
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| 1991 | Krystle (AUS) Stephen Boyes Stephen Jackson Stephen Peel |
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| 1993 Trawemünde | Senior BB (DEN) Jesper Bank Ole Børresen Børge Børresen |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Claus Høj Jensen Sebastian Ziegelmayer |
Germany Andreas van Eicken Rolf Schöppler Johan van Eicken |
| 1995 Perth | Karabos VIII (AUS) Nick Rogers Leigh Behrens Andrew Burnett |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Klaus Jensen Richard Goldsmith |
Australia Willy Packer Peter Hay Geoff Wedgwood Grantham Kitto |
| 1997 | Sanne (DEN) Jesper Bank Claus Olsen Ole Børresen |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
Germany Markus Glas |
| 1999 Fort-de-France | Maria (DEN) Claus Høj Jensen Bo Reker Andersen Jes Hovgaard |
Netherlands Fred Imhoff Richard van Ry Sven Machielsen |
Denmark Peter Holm Maria Holm Søren Kæstel |
| 2001 Hornbæk | Germany Malte Philipp Torsten Imbeck Enver Adakan |
Germany Werner Fritz Dieter Schoen Andreas Huber |
Denmark Frank Eriksen |
| 2003 Hobart | Chrisco (GER) Dieter Schön Vincent Hoesch Andreas Huber |
Australia Nick Rogers Leigh Behrens Peter Lilley |
Kirribilli II (AUS) David Graney Martin Graney Murray Jones |
| 2005 Neustadt | African Queen (DEN) Jørgen Schönherr Anders Kaempe Axel Waltersdorph |
Occasion (GER) Harm Müller-Spreer Markus Wieser Thomas Auracher |
HLL-Ariston (GER) Vincent Hoesch Harro Kniffka Max Scheibmair |
| 2007 Dun Laoghaire | Sinewave (GER) Tommy Müller Vincent Hoesch Max Sheibmayr |
Gaudium (SUI) Ulli Libor Stephan Hellriegel Frank Butzmann |
Rumours (GBR) Len Jones Claus Høj Jensen Jamie Lea |
| 2009 Medemblik | Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Theis Palm Lars Jensen |
Ukraine Lars Hendriksen Michael Hestbæk Sergei Pugachev |
Denmark Jørgen Schönherr Axel Waltersdorph Christian Videbæk |
| 2011 Melbourne | Alfie (GBR) Lawrie Smith Timothy Tavinor Ossie Stewart |
Bunker Queen (UKR) Markus Wieser Sergey Pugachev Matti Paschen |
My-Way (DEN) Frank Berg Søren Holm Søren Kæstel |
| 2013 Weymouth | Fever (GBR) Klaus Diederichs Andy Beadsworth Jamie Lea |
Strange Little Girl (RUS) Andrey Kirilyuk Aleksey Bushuev Alina Dotsenko |
Bunker Queen (UKR) Markus Wieser Sergey Pugachev Matti Paschen |
| 2015 La Rochelle |  Bunker Boys (UAE)Yevhen Braslavets Aleksander Mirchuk Serhiy Timokhov |
Strange Little Girl (GBR) Dimitri Samokhin Andrey Kirilyuk Aleksey Bushuev |
Bunker Queen (UAE) Markus Wieser Sergey Pugachev George Leonchuk |
| 2017 Cascais |  Provezza Dragon (TUR)Andy Beadsworth Ali Tezdiker Simon Fry |
Annapurna (RUS) Anatoly Lognov Vadim Statsenko Alexander Shalagin |
Alfie (GBR) Lawrie Smith Hugo Rocha Gonçalo Ribeiro João Matos Rosa ReferencesSee also |
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