Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon
| Dragon at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
 Silver medalist | ||||||||||
| Venue | Torbay | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 3–12 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| Firefly | Open | ||||
| Star | Open | ||||
| Swallow | Open | ||||
| Dragon | Open | ||||
| 6 Metre | Open | ||||
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.
Results
 Rank |
Helmsman (Country) | Crew [1] | Yachtname | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points [2] |
Total -1 [3] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 703 | 3 | 703 | 4746 | 4746 | ||
 |  Folke Bohlin (SWE) | Gösta Brodin Hugo Johnson | Slaghoken | 2 | 879 | 3 | 703 | 2 | 879 | 2 | 879 | 12 | 101 | 1 | 1180 | 4621 | 4621 | ||
 |  William Berntsen (DEN) | Klaus Baess Ole Berntsen | Snap | 3 | 703 | 4 | 578 | 3 | 703 | 2 | 879 | 5 | 481 | 2 | 879 | 4704 | 4223 | ||
| 4 |  William Eric H. Strain (GBR) | George H. Brown James P. Wallace | Ceres II | 7 | 335 | 7 | 335 | 1 | 1180 | 7 | 335 | 1 | 1180 | 4 | 578 | 4169 | 3943 | ||
| 5 |  Giuseppe Canessa (ITA) | Bruno Bianchi Luigi De Manincor | Ausonia | 9 | 226 | 8 | 277 | 4 | 578 | 3 | 703 | 6 | 402 | 1 | 1180 | 3366 | 3366 | ||
| 6 |  Rainer Aulis Packalen (FIN) | Niilo Armas Orama Aatos Martin Hirvisalo | Vinha | 4 | 578 | 1 | 1180 | 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 | 2843 | 2843 | ||
| 8 |  Kees Jonker (NED) | Biem Dudok van Heel Wim van Duyl | Joy | 5 | 481 | 6 | 402 | 7 | 335 | 8 | 277 | 4 | 578 | 7 | 335 | 2547 | 2408 | ||
| 9 |  Joao Felix da Silva Capucho (POR) | Antonio Guedes de Heredia Henrique Reis Goucho Sallaty Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenco | Argus | 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 | 10 | 180 | 9 | 226 | 3 | 703 | 8 | 277 | 8 | 277 | 1982 | 1843 | ||
| 11 |  Henry Meursinge Duys Jr. (USA) | F. Jackson Jr, R. Jessup Cebern Lovell Lee Julius Kean Roosevelt Ralph Cook Craig [4] | Rhythm | 8 | 277 | 10 | 180 | 5 | 481 | 12 | 101 | 10 | 180 | 6 | 402 | 1621 | 1621 | ||
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} Albert Huybrechts (BEL) | Roger Anciaux Charles Delfosse Georges Hellebuyck Jr. Jacques Lauwerys Jacques Lippens | Dolfijn | 12 | 101 | 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
Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1948 Summer Olympics
Courses at Torbay
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
- ↑ Per yacht a maximum of two crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
- ↑ The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ↑ Total after applying discard.
- ↑ Did not actually compete
References
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF).
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "London 1948". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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