Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon

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.[1]

Dragon at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Medalists
Venue	Harmaja
Dates	20–28 July
Competitors	51 from 17 nations
Teams	17
Medalists
Thor Thorvaldsen Sigve Lie Håkon Barfod  Norway Per Gedda Sidney Boldt-Christmas Erland Almqvist  Sweden Theodor Thomsen Erich Natusch Georg Nowka  Germany

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points [2][3]	Total -1 [4]
				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	9	377	1	1331	6	553	6	553	1	1331	6506	6129
	Per Gedda  (SWE)	Sidney Boldt-Christmas Erland Almqvist	Tornado	5	632	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	8	428	6	553	3	854	1	1331	3	854	2	1030	5779	5351
4	Roberto Sieburger  (ARG)	Jorge del Río Sálas Horacio Campi	Pampero	7	486	2	1030	2	1030	4	729	2	1030	2	1030	7	486	5821	5335
5	Ole Berntsen  (DEN)	William Berntsen Aage Birch	Snude	3	854	7	486	1	1331	5	632	4	729	8	428	17	101	4561	4460
6	Wim van Duyl  (NED)	Biem Dudok van Heel Michiel Dudok van Heel	Thalatta	1	1331	9	377	DSQ	0	7	486	7	486	5	632	4	729	4041	4041
7	Wolfgang Edgard Richter  (BRA)	Peter Mangels Francisco Isoldi	Escapade	12	252	4	729	11	290	6	553	10	331	4	729	15	155	3039	2884
8	Joao Miguez Tito  (POR)	Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço Alberto Graça	Alcaid	6	553	11	290	12	252	9	377	3	854	10	331	9	377	3034	2782
9	Giuseppe Carattino  (ITA)	Carlo Spirito Antonio Carattino	Galatea II	9	377	5	632	14	185	8	428	14	185	16	127	5	632	2566	2439
10	John Robertson  (CAN)	Donald Hains Archibald Howie	Jet	8	428	12	252	4	729	11	290	15	155	12	252	12	252	2358	2203
11	William Horton Sr.  (USA)	Joyce Horton William Horton Jr.	Skidoo	17	101	6	553	10	331	15	155	13	218	7	486	8	428	2272	2171
12	Jock Sturrock  (AUS)	Douglas Buxton Bevan Worcester	Vinha	10	331	14	185	5	632	10	331	12	252	14	185	14	185	2101	1916
13	Thomas Somers  (GBR)	Edward Dyson John Barrington-Ward	Sabre	15	155	17	101	8	428	13	218	9	377	9	377	10	331	1987	1886
14	Eric Fabricius  (FIN)	Bror Johansson Leo Nagornoff	Tu-Fri	13	218	10	331	15	155	14	185	11	290	11	290	6	553	2022	1867
15	Ivan Matveyev  (URS)	Yury Golubev Andrey Mazovka	Korshun	16	127	15	155	7	486	17	101	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	DSQ	0	12	252	16	127	15	155	16	127	1078	1078
17	Jean De Meulemeester  (BEL)	André Deryckére Auguste Galeyn	Girl Pat	14	185	13	218	13	218	16	127	17	101	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 July 1952	I	Grand yachting weather	SW	6-7
21 July 1952	II	Calm sea, later rain	SW	1-2 later 6-7
22 July 1952	III	Magnificent seas	SW	10
23 July 1952	IV		Shifty	3-4
26 July 1952	V	Rainy	SW	3-6
27 July 1952	VI		SW	4-6
28 July 1952	VII	Fine and sunny	Shifty	Light

Notes

1. "Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: Three Person Keelboat (Dragon), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
2. The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. The officiel records contain several minor errors in the calculation of the points. However, this does not alter the final result.
4. 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.