Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon

Sailing at the Olympics

Dragon

at the Games of the XIV Olympiad

1948 Configuration

Venue| Torbay
Dates| 3–12 August
Competitors| 47 from 12 nations
Teams| 12
Medalists
| |  |  Thor Thorvaldsen
Sigve Lie
Håkon Barfod|  Norway

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|  |  Folke Bohlin
Hugo Johnson
Gösta Brodin|  Sweden
|  |  William Berntsen
Ole Berntsen
Klaus Baess|  Denmark

1952 ->

Sailing at the
1948 Summer Olympics

Firefly| Open
Star| Open
Swallow| Open
Dragon| Open
6 Metre| Open

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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

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Rank  | Helmsman (Country)  | Crew [2] | Yachtname  | Race I  | Race II  | Race III  | Race IV  | Race V  | Race VI  | Race VII  | Total
Points
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Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points
|  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
A. Suner | 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) | António de Herédia
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
G. Bertin
Philippe Chancerel | Allegro | 10 | 180 | ~~11~~ | ~~139~~ | 10 | 180 | 9 | 226 | 3 | 703 | 8 | 277 | 8 | 277 | 1982 | 1843
11 |  Henry Duys Jr. (USA) | F. Jackson Jr,
Richard Jessup
Cebern Lovell Lee
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

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

## Courses at Torbay

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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

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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

## References

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* Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF).`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
* Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
* "London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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Olympic champions in Dragon

* 1948:  Thorvaldsen, Barfod & Lie (NOR)
* 1952:  Thorvaldsen, Barfod & Lie (NOR)
* 1956:  Bohlin, Palmquist & Wikström (SWE)
* 1960:  Crown Prince Constantine, Eskitzoglou & Zaimis (GRE)
* 1964:  Berntsen, von Bülow & Poulsen (DEN)
* 1968:  Friedrichs, Jahncke & Schreck (USA)
* 1972:  Cuneo, Anderson & Shaw (AUS)

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