| Dragon at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 1948 Configuration | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Torbay | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–12 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| Firefly | Open |
| Star | Open |
| Swallow | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
| 6 Metre | Open |
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]
 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 | 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 | 3 | 703 | 3 | 703 | 4746 | 4746 | ||
 |  Folke Bohlin (SWE) | Gösta Brodin Hugo Johnson | Slaghoken | 2 | 879 | 3 | 703 | 2 | 879 | 2 | 879 | 12 | 101 | 1 | 1180 | 4621 | 4621 | ||
 |  William Berntsen (DEN) | Klaus Baess Ole Berntsen | Snap | 3 | 703 | 4 | 578 | 3 | 703 | 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 | 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 | 3366 | 3366 | ||
| 6 |  Rainer Packalén (FIN) | Niilo Orama Aatos Hirvisalo | Vinha | 4 | 578 | 1 | 1180 | 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 | 2843 | 2843 | ||
| 8 |  Kees Jonker (NED) | Biem Dudok van Heel Wim van Duyl | Joy | 5 | 481 | 6 | 402 | 7 | 335 | 8 | 277 | 4 | 578 | 7 | 335 | 2547 | 2408 | ||
| 9 |  João Félix Capucho (POR) | António de Herédia Henrique Sallaty Carlos Lourenço | Argus | 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 | 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 | 10 | 180 | 6 | 402 | 1621 | 1621 | ||
| 12 |  Albert Huybrechts (BEL) | Roger Anciaux Charles Delfosse Georges Hellebuyck Jr. Jacques Lauwerys Jacques Lippens | Dolfijn | 12 | 101 | 9 | 226 | 10 | 180 | 5 | 481 | 7 | 335 | 9 | 226 | 1549 | 1549 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
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.
Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, seven races were scheduled from 3–12 August 1948 Torquay/Torbay, on England's south coast.
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 64 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 56 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.
The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 50 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed.
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.
Over time, several scoring systems for Sailing were used during the Summer Olympics. Many of these systems were also used by other regattas in their times. In order to understand how the medals in the Olympics were handed out one must have a look at the scoring system of that specific olympic sailing regatta.
The Swallow was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 38 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.
The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 47 sailors, on 17 boats, from 17 nations competed.
The Firefly was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 21 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.
The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.
The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.
The Dragon was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. Fifty sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed.
The Star was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. 24 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.
The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program in Naples. Seven races were scheduled. 35 sailors, on 35 boats, from 35 nations competed.
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program in Naples. Seven races were scheduled. 64 sailors, on 31 boats, from 31 nations competed.
The Dragon was a sailing event on the 1960 Summer Olympics sailing program in Naples. Seven races were scheduled. Eighty-one sailors, on 27 boats, from 27 nations competed.
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Enoshima. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.
The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Enoshima. Seven races were scheduled. 70 sailors, on 23 boats, from 23 nations competed.
The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Enoshima. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed.
The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 71 sailors, on 23 boats, from 23 nations competed.
