The Dragon World Championship is an international biennial sailing regatta 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, and Erik Hansen all have two titles. Danish crews have won most championships, on eight occasions.
The Dragon was an Olympic class from 1948 to 1972.
The first Dragon World Championship was held in 1965.
The table below includes data up to and including 2023.
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries (1) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andy Beadsworth (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | [40] |
| 2 |  Poul Richard Høj Jensen (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | [41] |
| 3 | Ole Børresen (DEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | [42] |
| 4 | Simon Fry (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | [43] |
| 5 | Jamie Lea (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | [44] |
| 6 | Klaus Diederichs (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | [45] |
| 6 |  Vincent Hoesch (GER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | [46] |
| 8 | Erik Hermann Hansen (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [47] |
| 8 | Jesper Bank (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [48] |
| 8 |  Ali Tezdiker (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [49] |
| 8 |  Bengt Palmqvist (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [50] |
(1) Full results are not available for every year, so this could be an underestimation.
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