Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Cuneo
Thomas Anderson
John Shaw		  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Karl–Heinz Thun
  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Donald Cohan
Charles Horter
John Marshall
  United States
← 1968
Sailing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
FinnOpen
Flying DutchmanOpen
TempestOpen
StarOpen
SolingOpen
DragonOpen

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
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]

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Total Total
–
discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia John Cuneo Thomas Anderson
John Shaw 		1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 19 25.0 3 5.7 4 8.0 38.7 13.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  East Germany Paul Borowski Karl-Heinz Thun
Konrad Weichert 		12 18.0 8 14.0 8 14.0 1 0.0 4 8.0 3 5.7 59.7 41.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
Donald Cohan
Charles Horter
John Marshall 		4 8.0 12 18.0 5 10.0 6 11.7 1 0.0 12 18.0 65.7 47.7
4  West Germany Franz Heilmeier Richard Kuchler
Konrad Glas 		2 3.0 4 8.0 20 26.0 3 5.7 11 17.0 8 14.0 73.7 47.7
5  New Zealand Ronald Watson Noel Everett
Fraser Beer 		8 14.0 13 19.0 15 21.0 9 15.0 2 3.0 1 0.0 72.0 51.0
6  Sweden Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin
Ulf Sundelin 		3 5.7 20 26.0 3 5.7 16 22.0 13 19.0 9 15.0 93.4 67.4
7  Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Frank Høj Jensen
Gunnar Dahlgaard 		17 23.0 19 25.0 9 15.0 11 17.0 5 10.0 2 3.0 93.0 68.0
8  Finland Kurt Nyman
Göran Schaumann
21 27.0 3 5.7 7 13.0 8 14.0 8 14.0 16 22.0 95.7 68.7
9  Canada Allan Leibel Frank Hall
Neil Gunn 		5 10.0 10 16.0 2 3.0 10 16.0 DSQ 32.0 18 24.0 101.0 69.0
10  Austria Harald Fereberger Franz Eisl
Karl Stangl 		9 16.0 6 11.7 13 19.0 5 10.0 10 16.0 17 23.0 94.7 71.7
11  Norway
Teddy Sommerschield
Sven Gerner-Mathisen
Jan-Erik Aarberg 		16 22.0 5 10.0 12 18.0 15 21.0 6 11.7 7 13.0 95.7 73.7
12  Great Britain Simon Tait Ian Hannay
Alistair Currey 		6 11.7 2 3.0 19 25.0 17 23.0 14 20.0 15 21.0 103.7 78.7
13  Bermuda
Eugene Simmons
James Amos
Richard Belvin 		14 20.0 15 21.0 16 22.0 4 8.0 18 24.0 6 11.7 106.7 82.7
14  Soviet Union Boris Khabarov Vladimir Yakovlev (sailor)
Nikolay Gromov 		18 24.0 9 15.0 6 11.7 14 20.0 16 22.0 10 16.0 108.7 84.7
15  Spain
Sar Juan Carlos de Borbon
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Larios
Félix Gancedo
11 17.0 11 17.0 4 8.0 20 26.0 20 26.0 11 17.0 111.0 85.0
16  Ireland Robin Hennessy Treen Morris
Harry Byrne, Joe McMenamin 		10 16.0 16 22.0 22 28.0 7 13.0 9 15.0 19 25.0 117.0 89.0
17  Greece Ioannis Giapalakis Panagiotis Mikhail
Ioannis Kiousis 		13 19.0 7 13.0 10 16.0 18 24.0 17 23.0 14 20.0 115.0 91.0
18  France René Sence Patrick Rieupeyrout
François Girard 		15 21.0 22 28.0 14 20.0 13 19.0 7 13.0 13 19.0 120.0 92.0
19  Bahamas Godfrey Kelly
David Albert Kelly
23 29.0 17 23.0 18 24.0 12 18.0 15 21.0 5 10.0 125.0 96.0
20  Poland Lech Poklewski Tadeusz Piotrowski
Aleksander Bielaczyc 		20 26.0 21 27.0 17 23.0 2 3.0 22 28.0 21 27.0 134.0 106.0
21  Portugal Mário Quina Francisco Quina
Fernando Lima Bello 		22 28.0 16 22.0 11 17.0 23 29.0 19 25.0 22 28.0 149.0 120.0
22  Jamaica Michael Keith Nunes John Burrowes
Michael Anthony Nunes 		7 13.0 18 24.0 23 29.0 22 28.0 21 27.0 23 29.0 150.0 121.0
23  Argentina
Jorge Salas Chávez
Pedro Oscar Sisti
19 25.0 DSQ 32.0 21 27.0 21 27.0 12 18.0 20 26.0 155.0 123.0

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. ^ a b (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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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