Dragon World Championships
The Dragon World Championships are international biennial sailing regattas in the Dragon class organized by the International Sailing Federation and the International Dragon Association.[1]
Several sailors have won twice, Jesper Bank, Johan Palmqvist, Ole Børresen, Poul Richard Høj Jensen, Vincent Hoesch, Erik Hansen all have two titles. The most championships has been won by Danish crew, 8 editions.
The Dragon was an Olympic class from 1948 to 1972.
History
The first Dragon World Championships were held in 1965.
Medalists
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 |  Australia | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | West Germany | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | 22 | 21 | 68 | ||
Editions
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Sandhamn | White Lady (DEN) Ole Berntsen Ole Poulsen Jan Berntsen |
Denmark Aage Birch |
Sweden Jörgen Sundelin |
| 1967 Toronto | Williwaw (USA) George S. Friedrichs J. R. Schreck Barton Jahncke |
United States Robert Mosbacher |
France Sence |
| 1969 Palma de Mallorca | Aphrodite (USA) Robert Mosbacher George Francisco III David Saville |
Australia Cueno Bradbary Shaw |
East Germany Schwarz Pfeiffer Köpsel |
| 1971 Hobart | Debutante (SWE) Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin Ulf Sundelin |
Australia Booth |
Denmark Holm |
| 1973 Athens | Crux (SWE) Roger Eliasson Johan Palmquist Jerry Burman |
West Germany Oldenburg May Meyer |
Denmark Börresen |
| 1975 Rochester | Galejan 2 (SWE) Bengt Palmquist Johan Palmquist Björn Palmquist |
Canada Burgess |
United States Craig |
| 1977 Thun | U-2 (AUT) Harry Ferreberger Franz Eisl Herbert Spitzbart |
West Germany Ulrich Hofmann Hösch |
Switzerland Wittwer Wittwer Wittwer |
| 1979 Geelong | Kirribilli (AUS) Robert Porter Ian Porter Robbie Antill |
West Germany Glas |
Australia Barry Calvert Tim Watts Ted Laing |
| 1981 Trawemünde | Sandokan (FRG) Marcus Glas Mucki Binder Heiner Henwig |
Denmark Børge Børresen Ole Børresen Goodall |
Sweden Clander Hansson Nordin |
| 1983 Vancouver | Mistral (CAN) Bob Burgess Nigel Brown Shane Korman |
Australia Stiffe |
Australia Wilmot |
| 1985 Douarnenez | Cato (FRG) Wolf Rappel Michael Lipp Michael Obermeier |
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| 1987 Geelong | Nordjyllong (DEN) Valdemar Bandolowski Soren Hvalso Erik Hansen |
West Germany Andreas Lohmann Jorg Mossnang Paul Vestner |
Australia Stephen Boyes |
| 1989 Torbay | Danish Blue (DEN) Poul Richard Høj Jensen Erik Hansen Jan Persson |
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| 1991 | Krystle (AUS) Stephen Boyes Stephen Jackson Stephen Peel |
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| 1993 Trawemünde | Senior BB (DEN) Jesper Bank Ole Børresen Børge Børresen |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Claus Høj Jensen Sebastian Ziegelmayer |
Germany Andreas van Eicken Rolf Schöppler Johan van Eicken |
| 1995 Perth | Karabos VIII (AUS) Nick Rogers Leigh Behrens Andrew Burnett |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Klaus Jensen Richard Goldsmith |
Australia Willy Packer Peter Hay Geoff Wedgwood Grantham Kitto |
| 1997 | Sanne (DEN) Jesper Bank Claus Olsen Ole Børresen |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
Germany Markus Glas |
| 1999 Fort-de-France | Maria (DEN) Claus Høj Jensen Bo Reker Andersen Jes Hovgaard |
Netherlands Fred Imhoff Richard van Ry Sven Machielsen |
Denmark Peter Holm Maria Holm Søren Kæstel |
| 2001 Hornbæk | Germany Malte Philipp Torsten Imbeck Enver Adakan |
Germany Werner Fritz Dieter Schoen Andreas Huber |
Denmark Frank Eriksen |
| 2003 Hobart | Chrisco (GER) Dieter Schön Vincent Hoesch Andreas Huber |
Australia Nick Rogers Leigh Behrens Peter Lilley |
Kirribilli II (AUS) David Graney Martin Graney Murray Jones |
| 2005 Neustadt | African Queen (DEN) Jørgen Schönherr Anders Kaempe Axel Waltersdorph |
Occasion (GER) Harm Müller-Spreer Markus Wieser Thomas Auracher |
HLL-Ariston (GER) Vincent Hoesch Harro Kniffka Max Scheibmair |
| 2007 Dun Laoghaire | Sinewave (GER) Tommy Müller Vincent Hoesch Max Sheibmayr |
Gaudium (SUI) Ulli Libor Stephan Hellriegel Frank Butzmann |
Rumours (GBR) Len Jones Claus Høj Jensen Jamie Lea |
| 2009 Medemblik | Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen Theis Palm Lars Jensen |
Ukraine Lars Hendriksen Michael Hestbæk Sergei Pugachev |
Denmark Jørgen Schönherr Axel Waltersdorph Christian Videbæk |
| 2011 Melbourne | Alfie (GBR) Lawrie Smith Timothy Tavinor Ossie Stewart |
Bunker Queen (UKR) Markus Wieser Sergey Pugachev Matti Paschen |
My-Way (DEN) Frank Berg Søren Holm Søren Kæstel |
| 2013 Weymouth | Fever (GBR) Klaus Diederichs Andy Beadsworth Jamie Lea |
Strange Little Girl (RUS) Andrey Kirilyuk Aleksey Bushuev Alina Dotsenko |
Bunker Queen (UKR) Markus Wieser Sergey Pugachev Matti Paschen |
| 2015 La Rochelle |  Bunker Boys (UAE)Yevhen Braslavets Aleksander Mirchuk Serhiy Timokhov |
Strange Little Girl (GBR) Dimitri Samokhin Andrey Kirilyuk Aleksey Bushuev |
Bunker Queen (UAE) Markus Wieser Sergey Pugachev George Leonchuk |
References
See also
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