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
Thomas Anderson
John Shaw
 Australia
Paul Borowski
Konrad Weichert
Karl–Heinz Thun
 East Germany
Donald Cohan
Charles Horter
John Marshall
 United States

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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