Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon

The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled. Only six races were sailed due to weather conditions. 70 sailors, on 23 boats, from 23 nation competed.[2] It was the last Olympic appearance of the Dragon.[3]

Dragon[1]
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Line drawing of the Dragon
VenueKiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum)
DatesFirst race: 29 August 1972 (1972-08-29)
Last race: 8 September 1972 (1972-09-08)
Competitors70 from 23 nations
Teams23
Medalists
John Cuneo|John Bruce Cuneo
Thomas Anderson
John Shaw		  Australia
Paul Borowski
Konrad Weichert
Karl–Heinz Thun		  East Germany
Donald Cohan
Charles Horter
John Marshall		  United States
Sailing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
FinnOpen
Flying DutchmanOpen
TempestOpen
StarOpen
SolingOpen
DragonOpen

Race schedule

Because of insufficient wind the scheduled race in the Dragon was postponed on 5 September 1972. Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until 8 September. Finally for the Dragon only six regattas took place. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.[4]

 ● Event competitions ● Event finals
Date August September
26th
Sat		27th
Sun		28th
Mon		29th
Tue		30th
Wed		31st
Thu		1st
Fri		2nd
Sat		3rd
Sun		4th
Mon		5th
Tue		6th
Wed		7th
Thu		8th
Fri		9th
Sat		10th
Sun		11th
Mon
Dragon (planning) ● ● ● ● Spare
day		 Spare
day		 ● ● ● Spare
day		 Spare
day
Dragon (actual) ● ● ● ● Spare
day		 Spare
day		 ● No
wind		 Fog ●

Course area and course configuration

For the Dragon course area A (Alpha) was used. The location (54°29'50'’N, 10°22'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle.[1][5] The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.

Final results

These are the results of the Dragon event.[6]

RankCountryHelmsmanCrew Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6TotalTotal
–
discard
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
 Australia John Cuneo Thomas Anderson
John Shaw 		10.010.010.0 19 25.035.748.038.713.7
 East Germany Paul Borowski Karl–Heinz Thun
Konrad Weichert 		12 18.0814.0814.010.048.035.759.741.7
 United States Donald Cohan Charles Horter
John Marshall 		48.0 12 18.0510.0611.710.01218.065.747.7
4  West Germany Franz Heilmeier Richard Kuchler
Konrad Glas 		23.048.0 20 26.035.71117.0814.073.747.7
5  New Zealand Ronald Watson Noel Everett
Fraser Beer 		814.01319.0 15 21.0915.023.010.072.051.0
6  Sweden Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin
Ulf Sundelin 		35.7 20 26.035.71622.01319.0915.093.467.4
7  Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Frank Høj Jensen
Gunnar Dahlgaard 		1723.0 19 25.0915.01117.0510.023.093.068.0
8  Finland Kurt Nyman Antero Sotamaa
Göran Schaumann 		21 27.035.7713.0814.0814.01622.095.768.7
9  Canada Allan Leibel Frank Hall
Neil Gunn 		510.01016.023.01016.0 DSQ 32.01824.0101.069.0
10  Austria Harald Fereberger Franz Eisl
Karl Stangl 		916.0611.71319.0510.01016.0 17 23.094.771.7
11  Norway Teddy Sommerschield Sven Gerner-Mathisen
Jan-Erik Aarberg 		16 22.0510.01218.01521.0611.7713.095.773.7
12  Great Britain Simon Tait Ian Hannay
Alistair Currey 		611.723.0 19 25.01723.01420.01521.0103.778.7
13  Bermuda Eugene Simmons James Amos
Richard Belvin 		1420.01521.01622.048.0 18 24.0611.7106.782.7
14  Soviet Union Boris Khabarov Vladimir Yakovlev (sailor)
Nikolay Gromov 		18 24.0915.0611.71420.01622.01016.0108.784.7
15  Spain Sar Juan Carlos de Borbon Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Larios
Félix Gancedo 		1117.01117.048.0 20 26.02026.01117.0111.085.0
16  Ireland Robin Hennessy Treen Morris
Harry Byrne, Joe McMenamin 		1016.01622.0 22 28.0713.0915.01925.0117.089.0
17  Greece Ioannis Giapalakis Panagiotis Mikhail
Ioannis Kiousis 		1319.0713.01016.0 18 24.01723.01420.0115.091.0
18  France René Sence Patrick Rieupeyrout
François Girard 		1521.0 22 28.01420.01319.0713.01319.0120.092.0
19  Bahamas Godfrey Kelly Christopher McKinney
David Albert Kelly 		23 29.01723.01824.01218.01521.0510.0125.096.0
20  Poland Lech Poklewski Tadeusz Piotrowski
Aleksander Bielaczyc 		2026.02127.01723.023.0 22 28.02127.0134.0106.0
21  Portugal Mario Quina Francisco Quina
Fernando Lima Bello 		2228.01622.01117.0 23 29.01925.02228.0149.0120.0
22  Jamaica Michael Keith Nunes John Burrowes
Michael Anthony Nunes 		713.01824.0 23 29.02228.02127.02329.0150.0121.0
23  Argentina Jorge Salas Chávez César Sebök
Pedro Oscar Sisti 		1925.0 DSQ 32.02127.02127.01218.02026.0155.0123.0

    Legend: DSQ – Disqualified;
    Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
    Gender: – male; – female;

    Daily standings
    Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1972 Summer Olympics

    Further reading
    • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
    • "Sailing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Mixed Three Person Keelboat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

    References
    1. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
    2. The 1972 Olympic scoring system was used.
    3. "Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics: Three Person Keelboat (Dragon), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
    4. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
    5. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 2 The constructions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 211. Retrieved 5 March 2014.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
    6. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 3 The competitions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 505. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2014.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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