The Dragon World Championship is an international biennial sailing regatta 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, and Erik Hansen all have two titles. Danish crews have won most championships, on eight occasions.
The Dragon was an Olympic class from 1948 to 1972.
History
The first Dragon World Championship was held in 1965.
Editions
Multiple World Champions
Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2023.
Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries (1) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andy Beadsworth (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | [40] |
2 | Poul Richard Høj Jensen (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | [41] |
3 | Ole Børresen (DEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | [42] |
4 | Simon Fry (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | [43] |
5 | Jamie Lea (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | [44] |
6 | Klaus Diederichs (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | [45] |
6 | Vincent Hoesch (GER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | [46] |
8 | Erik Hermann Hansen (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [47] |
8 | Jesper Bank (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [48] |
8 | Ali Tezdiker (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [49] |
8 | Bengt Palmqvist (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [50] |
(1) full results are not available for every year so this could be an under estimation.
Medalists
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1965 Sandhamn | White Lady (DEN) Ole Berntsen Ole Poulsen Jan Berntsen |
Denmark Aage Birch |
Sweden Jörgen Sundelin |
[2] |
1967 Toronto | Williwaw (USA) George Friedrichs Gerald Schreck Barton Jahncke |
United States Robert Mosbacher |
France René Sence |
[3] |
1969 Palma de Mallorca | Aphrodite (USA) Robert Mosbacher George Francisco III David Saville |
Australia John Cueno Ross Bradbury John Shaw |
East Germany Roland Schwarz Jörg Pfeiffer Lothar Köpsell |
[4][51] |
1971 Hobart | Debutante (SWE) Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin Ulf Sundelin |
Australia Norman Booth |
Denmark Axel Holm |
[5] |
1973 Athens | Crux (SWE) Roger Eliasson Johan Palmquist Jerry Burman |
West Germany Oldenburg May Meyer |
Denmark Børge Børresen |
[6][52] |
1975 Rochester | Galejan 2 (SWE) Bengt Palmquist Johan Palmquist Björn Palmquist |
Canada Bob Burgess |
United States Craig |
[7] |
1977 Thun | U-2 (AUT) Harry Ferreberger Franz Eisl Herbert Spitzbart |
West Germany Ulrich Hofmann Hösch |
Switzerland Wittwer Wittwer Wittwer |
[8] |
1979 Geelong | Kirribilli (AUS) Robert Porter Ian Porter Robbie Antill |
West Germany Markus Glas |
Australia Barry Calvert Tim Watts Ted Laing |
[9] |
1981 Trawemünde | Sandokan (FRG) Marcus Glas Mucki Binder Heiner Henwig |
Denmark Børge Børresen Ole Børresen Goodall |
Sweden Clander Hansson Nordin |
[10] |
1983 Vancouver | Mistral (CAN) Bob Burgess Nigel Brown Shane Korman |
Australia Ross Stiffe |
Australia Jamie Wilmot |
[11] |
1985 Douarnenez | Cato (FRG) Wolf Rappel Michael Lipp Michael Obermeier |
[12] | ||
1987 Geelong | Nordjyllong (DEN) Valdemar Bandolowski Søren Hvalsø Erik Hansen |
West Germany Andreas Lohmann Jorg Mossnang Paul Vestner |
Australia Stephen Boyes |
[13] |
1989 Torbay | Danish Blue (DEN) Poul Richard Høj Jensen Erik Hansen Jan Persson |
[14] | ||
1991 Toronto | Krystle (AUS) Stephen Boyes Stephen Jackson Stephen Peel |
[15] | ||
1993 Travemünde | 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 |
[53] |
1995 Fremantle | 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 |
[54] |
1997 Maarstrand | Sanne (DEN) Jesper Bank Claus Olsen Ole Børresen |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
Germany Markus Glas |
[55] |
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 |
[56] |
2001 Hornbæk | GER 956 Malte Philipp (GER) Torsten Imbeck Enver Adakan |
GER 947 Werner Fritz (GER) Dieter Schoen Andreas Huber |
DEN 317 Frank Eriksen (DEN) Jørgen Bonde Ole Børresen |
[57] |
2003 Hobart | GER 982 - Chrisco Dieter Schön (GER) Vincent Hösch Andreas Huber |
AUS 180 - KARABOS VIII Nick Rogers (AUS) Leigh Behrens Peter Lilley |
AUS 166 - Kirribilli II David Graney (AUS) Martin Graney Murray Jones |
[21] |
2005 Neustadt | DEN 365 - African Queen Jørgen Schönherr (DEN) Anders Kaempe Axel Waltersdorph |
GER 950 - Occasion Harm Müller-Spreer (GER) Markus Wieser Thomas Auracher |
SUI 296 - HLL-Ariston Vincent Hoesch (GER) Harro Kniffka Max Scheibmair |
[58] |
2007 Dun Laoghaire | GER 996 - Sinewave Tommy Müller (GER) Vincent Hoesch (GER) Max Sheibmayr (GER) |
SUI 299 - Gaudium Ulli Libor (GER) Stephan Hellriegel (GER) Frank Butzmann (GER) |
GBR 708 - Rumours Len Jones (GBR) Claus Høj Jensen (DEN) Jamie Lea (GBR) |
[23] |
2009 Medemblik | GBR 745 Poul Richard Høj Jensen (DEN) Theis Palm (DEN) Lars Jensen (DEN) |
UKR 7 Lars Hendriksen (DEN) Michael Hestbæk (DEN) Sergei Pugachev (UKR) |
DEN 396 Jørgen Schönherr (DEN) Axel Waltersdorph (DEN) Christian Videbæk (DEN) |
[24] |
2011 Melbourne |
GBR 751 - Alfie Lawrie Smith (GBR) Timothy Tavinor (GBR) Ossie Stewart (GBR) |
UKR 7 - Bunker Queen Markus Wieser (GER) Sergey Pugachev (UKR) Matti Paschen (UKR) |
DEN 266 - My-Way Frank Berg (DEN) Søren Holm (DEN) Søren Kæstel (DEN) |
[25] |
2013 Weymouth | GBR 758 - Fever Klaus Diederichs (GBR) Andy Beadsworth (GBR) Jamie Lea (GBR) |
RUS 76 - Strange Little Girl Andrey Kirilyuk (RUS) Aleksey Bushuev (RUS) Alina Dotsenko (RUS) |
UKR 7 - Bunker Queen Markus Wieser (GER) Sergey Pugachev (UKR) Matti Paschen (UKR) |
[26] |
2015 La Rochelle | UAE 8 - Bunker Boys Yevhen Braslavets (UKR) Aleksander Mirchuk (UKR) Serhiy Timokhov (UKR) |
RUS 76 - Strange Little Girl Dimitri Samokhin (RUS) Andrey Kirilyuk (RUS) Aleksey Bushuev (RUS) |
UAE 7 Bunker Queen Markus Wieser (GER) Sergey Pugachev (UKR) George Leonchuk (UKR) |
[28] |
2017 Cascais | TUR 1212 - Provezza Dragon Andy Beadsworth (GBR) Ali Tezdiker (TUR) Simon Fry (GBR) |
RUS 27 - Annapurna Anatoly Lognov (RUS) Vadim Statsenko (RUS) Alexander Shalagin (RUS) |
GBR 815 - Alfie Lawrie Smith (GBR) Hugo Rocha (POR) Gonçalo Ribeiro (POR) João Matos Rosa (POR) |
[30] |
2019 Fremantle | TUR 1212 - Provezza Dragon Andy Beadsworth (GBR) Ali Tezdiker (TUR) Simon Fry (GBR) |
GBR 820 - Louise Racing Grant Gordon (GBR) Ruairidh Scott (GBR) Sophia Weguelin (GBR) James Williamson |
GBR 819 - Fever Klaus Diederichs (GBR) Jamie Lea (GBR) Diego Negri (ITA) |
[32] |
2022 Kühlungsborn |
GBR 819 - Fever Klaus Diederichs (GBR) Jamie Lea (GBR) Diego Negri (ITA) |
TUR 1212 - Provezza Dragon Andy Beadsworth (GBR) Simon Fry (GBR) Arda Baykal (TUR) |
SUI 318 - 1quick1 Wolf Waschkuhn (GBR) Joao Vidinha (POR) Charles Nankin (RSA) |
[38] |
2023 Bodrum |
SUI 318 - 1quick1 Wolf Waschkuhn (GBR) Joao Vidinha (POR) Charles Nankin (RSA) |
GBR 820 - Louise Racing Grant Gordon (GBR) Luke Patience (GBR) James Williamson (GBR) Faye Chatterton (GBR) |
GBR 192 - Bluebottle Graham Bailey (GBR) Julia Bailey (GBR) Ruairidh Scott (GBR) Will Bedford (GBR) |
[39] |
References
- ↑ http://www.intdragon.net/pdf/rules_regatta_worlds.pdf
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- 1 2 "Dragon World Championship 2023 - Results". Vilamoura Sailing. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Andy Beadsworth at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Poul Richard Höj Jensen at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Ole Børresen at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Simon Fry at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Jamie Lea at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Klaus Diederichs at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Vincent Hoesch at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Erik Hermann Hansen at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Jesper Bank at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Ali Tezdiker at World Sailing
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Bengt Palmqvist at World Sailing
- ↑ "1969 Dragon Class World Championship List of Entrants". DragonBeat. Australian International Dragon Association. 19: 30. 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ "Börge Börresen dies aged 87". Yachting World. Bath, UK. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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See also
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