Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon

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]

Dragon
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
1948 Configuration
VenueTorbay
Dates3–12 August
Competitors47 from 12 nations
Teams12
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thor Thorvaldsen
Sigve Lie
Håkon Barfod
 Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Folke Bohlin
Hugo Johnson
Gösta Brodin
 Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Berntsen
Ole Berntsen
Klaus Baess
 Denmark
1952 →
Silver medalist

Results edit

 
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 DSQ 0 3 703 3 703 4746 4746
    Folke Bohlin   (SWE) Gösta Brodin  
Hugo Johnson  
Slaghoken 2 879 3 703 2 879 2 879 DSQ 0 12 101 1 1180 4621 4621
    William Berntsen   (DEN) Klaus Baess  
Ole Berntsen  
Snap 3 703 4 578 3 703 5 481 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 9 226 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 DNF 0 3366 3366
6   Rainer Packalén   (FIN) Niilo Orama  
Aatos Hirvisalo  
Vinha 4 578 1 1180 11 139 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 DNF 0 2843 2843
8   Kees Jonker   (NED) Biem Dudok van Heel  
Wim van Duyl  
Joy 5 481 6 402 7 335 11 139 8 277 4 578 7 335 2547 2408
9   João Félix Capucho   (POR) António de Herédia  
Henrique Sallaty  
Carlos Lourenço  
Argus 11 139 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 11 139 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 DNF 0 10 180 6 402 1621 1621
12   Albert Huybrechts   (BEL) Roger Anciaux  
Charles Delfosse  
Georges Hellebuyck Jr.  
Jacques Lauwerys  
Jacques Lippens  
Dolfijn 12 101 DNF 0 9 226 10 180 5 481 7 335 9 226 1549 1549

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
  = Male,   = Female

Daily standings edit

 
Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay edit

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.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics: Three Person Keelboat (Dragon), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ Per yacht a maximum of two crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
  3. ^ The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
  4. ^ Total after applying discard.
  5. ^ Did not actually compete

References edit