Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon

Dragon
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Dragon; at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
	1948 Configuration
Venue	Torbay
Dates	3–12 August
Competitors	47 from 12 nations
Teams	12
Medalists
	1952 →

The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 47 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.^[1]

Silver medalist

Results[]

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew ^[2]	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points ^[3]	Total -1 ^[4]
Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew ^[2]	Yachtname	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total Points ^[3]	Total -1 ^[4]
	Thor Thorvaldsen (NOR)	Håkon Barfod Sigve Lie	Pan	1	1180	2	879	12	101	1	1180	~~DSQ~~	0	3	703	3	703	4746	4746
	Folke Bohlin (SWE)	Gösta Brodin Hugo Johnson	Slaghoken	2	879	3	703	2	879	2	879	~~DSQ~~	0	12	101	1	1180	4621	4621
	William Berntsen (DEN)	Klaus Baess Ole Berntsen	Snap	3	703	4	578	3	703	5	~~481~~	2	879	5	481	2	879	4704	4223
4	Eric Strain (GBR)	George Brown Jack Wallace	Ceres II	7	335	7	335	1	1180	7	335	1	1180	9	~~226~~	4	578	4169	3943
5	Pino Canessa (ITA)	Bruno Bianchi Luigi De Manincor	Ausonia	9	226	8	277	4	578	3	703	6	402	1	1180	~~DNF~~	0	3366	3366
6	Rainer Packalén (FIN)	Niilo Orama Aatos Hirvisalo	Vinha	4	578	1	1180	11	~~139~~	6	402	4	578	11	139	10	180	3196	3057
7	Roberto Sieburger (ARG)	Jorge Salas Chávez Jorge del Río Sálas	Pampero	6	402	5	481	8	277	4	578	9	226	2	879	~~DNF~~	0	2843	2843
8	Kees Jonker (NED)	Biem Dudok van Heel Wim van Duyl	Joy	5	481	6	402	7	335	11	~~139~~	8	277	4	578	7	335	2547	2408
9	João Félix Capucho (POR)	Antonio Guedes de Heredia Henrique Sallaty Carlos Lourenço	Argus	11	~~139~~	9	226	6	402	8	277	7	335	6	402	5	481	2262	2123
10	Marcel de Kerviler (FRA)	Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie Philippe Chancerel	Allegro	10	180	11	~~139~~	10	180	9	226	3	703	8	277	8	277	1982	1843
11	Henry Duys Jr. (USA)	, Richard Jessup Julian Roosevelt Ralph Cook Craig^[5]	Rhythm	8	277	10	180	5	481	12	101	~~DNF~~	0	10	180	6	402	1621	1621
12	Albert Huybrechts (BEL)	Roger Anciaux Charles Delfosse Georges Hellebuyck Jr. Jacques Lauwerys Jacques Lippens	Dolfijn	12	101	~~DNF~~	0	9	226	10	180	5	481	7	335	9	226	1549	1549

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

Daily standings[]

Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay[]

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.

Notes[]

^ "Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics: Three Person Keelboat (Dragon), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ Per yacht a maximum of two crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
^ The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
^ Total after applying discard.
^ Did not actually compete

References[]

Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF).
Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
"London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

[1] "Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics: Three Person Keelboat (Dragon), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[2] Per yacht a maximum of two crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.

[3] The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.

[4] Total after applying discard.

[5] Did not actually compete

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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Firefly	Open
Star	Open
Swallow	Open
Dragon	Open
6 Metre	Open
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