Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon

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Dragon [1]
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Dragon (keelboat).svg
Line drawing of the Dragon
Venue Kiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum)
DatesFirst race: 29 August 1972 (1972-08-29)
Last race: 8 September 1972 (1972-09-08)
Competitors70 from 23 nations
Teams23
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg John Cuneo
Thomas Anderson
John Shaw
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Paul Borowski
Konrad Weichert
Karl–Heinz Thun
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Donald Cohan
Charles Horter
John Marshall
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1968

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]

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
DateAugustSeptember
26th
Sat
27th
Sun
28th
Mon
29th
Tue
30th
Wed
31st
Thu
1st
Fri
2nd
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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
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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]

RankCountry Helmsman CrewRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6TotalTotal

discard
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Australia John Cuneo Mars symbol.svg Thomas Anderson Mars symbol.svg
John Shaw Mars symbol.svg
10.010.010.0 19 25.035.748.038.713.7
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Paul Borowski Mars symbol.svg Karl-Heinz Thun Mars symbol.svg
Konrad Weichert Mars symbol.svg
12 18.0814.0814.010.048.035.759.741.7
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States Donald Cohan Mars symbol.svg Charles Horter Mars symbol.svg
John Marshall Mars symbol.svg
48.0 12 18.0510.0611.710.01218.065.747.7
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Franz Heilmeier Mars symbol.svg Richard Kuchler Mars symbol.svg
Konrad Glas Mars symbol.svg
23.048.0 20 26.035.71117.0814.073.747.7
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Ronald Watson Mars symbol.svg Noel Everett Mars symbol.svg
Fraser Beer Mars symbol.svg
814.01319.0 15 21.0915.023.010.072.051.0
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jörgen Sundelin Mars symbol.svg Peter Sundelin Mars symbol.svg
Ulf Sundelin Mars symbol.svg
35.7 20 26.035.71622.01319.0915.093.467.4
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Mars symbol.svg Frank Høj Jensen Mars symbol.svg
Gunnar Dahlgaard Mars symbol.svg
1723.0 19 25.0915.01117.0510.023.093.068.0
8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Kurt Nyman Mars symbol.svg Antero Sotamaa Mars symbol.svg
Göran Schaumann Mars symbol.svg
21 27.035.7713.0814.0814.01622.095.768.7
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Allan Leibel Mars symbol.svg Frank Hall Mars symbol.svg
Neil Gunn Mars symbol.svg
510.01016.023.01016.0 DSQ 32.01824.0101.069.0
10Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Harald Fereberger Mars symbol.svg Franz Eisl Mars symbol.svg
Karl Stangl Mars symbol.svg
916.0611.71319.0510.01016.0 17 23.094.771.7
11Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Teddy Sommerschield Mars symbol.svg Sven Gerner-Mathisen Mars symbol.svg
Jan-Erik Aarberg Mars symbol.svg
16 22.0510.01218.01521.0611.7713.095.773.7
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Simon Tait Mars symbol.svg Ian Hannay Mars symbol.svg
Alistair Currey Mars symbol.svg
611.723.0 19 25.01723.01420.01521.0103.778.7
13Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda Eugene Simmons Mars symbol.svg James Amos Mars symbol.svg
Richard Belvin Mars symbol.svg
1420.01521.01622.048.0 18 24.0611.7106.782.7
14Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Boris Khabarov Mars symbol.svg Vladimir Yakovlev (sailor) Mars symbol.svg
Nikolay Gromov Mars symbol.svg
18 24.0915.0611.71420.01622.01016.0108.784.7
15Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Sar Juan Carlos de Borbon Mars symbol.svg Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Larios Mars symbol.svg
Félix Gancedo Mars symbol.svg
1117.01117.048.0 20 26.02026.01117.0111.085.0
16Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Robin Hennessy Mars symbol.svg Treen Morris Mars symbol.svg
Harry Byrne, Joe McMenamin Mars symbol.svg
1016.01622.0 22 28.0713.0915.01925.0117.089.0
17Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece Ioannis Giapalakis Mars symbol.svg Panagiotis Mikhail Mars symbol.svg
Ioannis Kiousis Mars symbol.svg
1319.0713.01016.0 18 24.01723.01420.0115.091.0
18Flag of France.svg  France René Sence Mars symbol.svg Patrick Rieupeyrout Mars symbol.svg
François Girard Mars symbol.svg
1521.0 22 28.01420.01319.0713.01319.0120.092.0
19Flag of the Bahamas (1964-1973).svg  Bahamas Godfrey Kelly Mars symbol.svg Christopher McKinney Mars symbol.svg
David Albert Kelly Mars symbol.svg
23 29.01723.01824.01218.01521.0510.0125.096.0
20Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Lech Poklewski Mars symbol.svg Tadeusz Piotrowski Mars symbol.svg
Aleksander Bielaczyc Mars symbol.svg
2026.02127.01723.023.0 22 28.02127.0134.0106.0
21Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Mário Quina Mars symbol.svg Francisco Quina Mars symbol.svg
Fernando Lima Bello Mars symbol.svg
2228.01622.01117.0 23 29.01925.02228.0149.0120.0
22Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Michael Keith Nunes Mars symbol.svg John Burrowes Mars symbol.svg
Michael Anthony Nunes Mars symbol.svg
713.01824.0 23 29.02228.02127.02329.0150.0121.0
23Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Jorge Salas Chávez Mars symbol.svg César Sebök Mars symbol.svg
Pedro Oscar Sisti Mars symbol.svg
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: Mars symbol.svg – male; Venus symbol.svg – female;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1972 Summer Olympics 1972 DRAGON Positions during the serie.png
    Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1972 Summer Olympics

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