Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon

Dragon at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Medalists
Venue	Harmaja
Dates	July 20–28
Competitors	51 from 17 nations
Teams	17
Medalists
Thor Thorvaldsen Sigve Lie Håkon Barfod  Norway Per Gedda Sidney Boldt-Christmas Erland Almqvist  Sweden Theodor Thomsen Erich Natusch Georg Nowka  Germany

Sailing at the  1952 Summer Olympics
Finn			Open
Star			Open
Dragon			Open
5.5 Metre			Open
6 Metre			Open

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.

Results

x35px Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points	Total -1
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Thor Thorvaldsen  (NOR)	Sigve Lie Håkon Barfod	Pan	2	1030	1	1331	9	377	1	1331	6	553	6	553	1	1331	6506	6129
	Per Gedda  (SWE)	Sidney Boldt-Christmas Erland Almqvist	Tornado	5	632	3	854	3	854	2	1030	5	632	1	1331	3	854	6187	5555
	Theodor Thomsen  (GER)	Erich Natusch Georg Nowka	Gustel X	4	729	8	428	6	553	3	854	1	1331	3	854	2	1030	5779	5351
4	Roberto Sieburger  (ARG)	Jorge del Río Sálas H. Campi	Pampero	7	486	2	1030	2	1030	4	729	2	1030	2	1030	7	486	5821	5335
5	Ole Valdemar Henrik Berntsen  (DEN)	William Eldred Berntsen Aage Birch	Snude	3	854	7	486	1	1331	5	632	4	729	8	428	17	101	4561	4460
6	Wim van Duyl  (NED)	Biem Dudok van Heel Michiel Dudok van Heel	Thalatta	1	1331	9	377	DSQ	0	7	486	7	486	5	632	4	729	4041	4041
7	Wolfgang Edgard Richter  (BRA)	Peter Mangels Francisco Antonio Felici Italo Osoldi	Escapade	12	252	4	729	11	290	6	553	10	331	4	729	15	155	3039	2884
8	Joao Miguez Tito  (POR)	Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço Alberto Graca	Alcaid	6	553	11	290	12	252	9	377	3	854	10	331	9	377	3034	2782
9	Giuseppe Carattino  (ITA)	Carlo Maria Spirito Antonio Carattino	Galatea II	9	377	5	632	14	185	8	428	14	185	16	127	5	632	2566	2439
10	22x20px John Robertson  (CAN)	Don Hains Archie Howie	Jet	8	428	12	252	4	729	11	290	15	155	12	252	12	252	2358	2203
11	William Landon Horton, Sr.  (USA)	Muriel Joyce Horton William Landon Horton, Jr.	Skidoo	17	101	6	553	10	331	15	155	13	218	7	486	8	428	2272	2171
12	Jock Sturrock  (AUS)	Douglas Raymond Buxton Bevan James Worcester	Vinha	10	331	14	185	5	632	10	331	12	252	14	185	14	185	2101	1916
13	Thomas Vivian Somers  (GBR)	Edward Dyson John Craig Barrington-Ward	Sabre	15	155	17	101	8	428	13	218	9	377	9	377	10	331	1987	1886
14	Eric Fabricius  (FIN)	Bror Einar Johansson Leo Nagornoff	Tu-Fri	13	218	10	331	15	155	14	185	11	290	11	290	6	553	2022	1867
15	22x20px Ivan Matveev  (URS)	Yuri Golubev Andrei Mazovka	Korshun	16	127	15	155	7	486	17	101	8	428	13	218	11	290	1805	1704
16	Marcel de Kerviler  (FRA)	Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie Guy Le Mouroux	Virginie	11	290	16	127	DSQ	0	12	252	16	127	15	155	16	127	1078	1078
17	Jean Lucien de Meulemeester  (BEL)	Andre Maurice Deryckere Auguste Charles Galeyn	Girl Pat	14	185	13	218	13	218	16	127	17	101	17	101	13	218	1168	1067

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

Daily standings

File:1952 Dragon Positions during the serie.png

Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1952 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Harmaja

Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

Date	Race	Sky	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
20-JUL-1952	I	Grand yachting weather	SW	6-7
21-JUL-1952	II	Calm sea, later rain	SW	1-2 later 6-7
22-JUL-1952	III	Magnificent seas	SW	10
23-JUL-1952	IV		Shifty	3-4
26-JUL-1952	V	Rainy	SW	3-6
27-JUL-1952	VI		SW	4-6
28-JUL-1952	VII	Fine and sunny	Shifty	Light

References

• The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
• The officiel records contain several minor errors in the calculation of the points. However, this does not alter the final result.
• Total after applying discard.