Dragon World Championship

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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, Erik Hansen all have two titles. The most championships has been won by the Danish crew, with 8 editions.

The Dragon was an Olympic class from 1948 to 1972.

History

The first Dragon World Championships were held in 1965.

Editions

Year City Country Dates Host Club Boats Athlete/Nations Notes
1965  Sweden [2]
1967  United States [3]
1969  Spain [4]
1971  Australia [5]
1973  Greece [6]
1975  United States [7]
1977  Switzerland [8]
1979  Australia [9]
1981 Douarnenez  France 6–11 September [10]
1983 Vancouver  Canada 21–30 July [11]
1985 Douarnenez  France 24 August – 1 September [12]
1987 Geelong  Australia [13]
1989  United Kingdom [14]
1991  Canada [15]
1993  Germany [16]
1995  Australia [17]
1997  Sweden [18]
1999 Martinique  Martinique 11–18 December [19]
2001 Hornbaek  Denmark 14–22 July 77 231 [20]
2003 Hobart  Australia 18–27 January 25 75 [21]
2005 Lübeck  Germany 19–28 August [22]
2007 Dún Laoghaire  Ireland 30 Aug – 8 Sept. 68 [23]
2009 Medemblik  Netherlands 5–11 September 67 [24]
2011 Melbourne  Australia 9–15 January Royal Brighton Yacht Club 70 [25]
2013 Weymouth  United Kingdom 8–13 September Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy 77 237 / [26]
2015 La Rochelle  France 4–12 June 80 [27]
2017 Cascais  Portugal 9–17 June Clube Naval de Cascais 70 [28]
2019 Fremantle  Australia 4–9 January Royal Freshwater Bay YC 34 105 / 10 [29]
2022 Kühlungsborn  Germany 12–17 June Segelclub Kühlungsborn e.V. 51 [30]

All-time medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Denmark (DEN)75517
2 Australia (AUS)34411
3 Germany (GER)3227
4 Sweden (SWE)3025
5 Great Britain (GBR)3014
6 West Germany (FRG)2417
7 United States (USA)2114
8 Canada (CAN)1102
9 Austria (AUT)1001
10 Ukraine (UKR)0213
11 Switzerland (SUI)0123
12 Netherlands (NED)0101
13 East Germany (GDR)0011
 France (FRA)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (15 entries)25212268

Medalists

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
Sence
 
 
[3]
1969 Palma de Mallorca  Aphrodite (USA)
Robert Mosbacher
George Francisco III
David Saville
 Australia
Cueno
Bradbary
Shaw
 East Germany
Schwarz
Pfeiffer
Köpsel
[4]
1971 Hobart  Debutante (SWE)
Jörgen Sundelin
Peter Sundelin
Ulf Sundelin
 Australia
Booth
 
 
 Denmark
Holm
 
 
[5]
1973 Athens  Crux (SWE)
Roger Eliasson
Johan Palmquist
Jerry Burman
 West Germany
Oldenburg
May
Meyer
 Denmark
Börresen
 
 
[6]
1975 Rochester  Galejan 2 (SWE)
Bengt Palmquist
Johan Palmquist
Björn Palmquist
 Canada
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
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
Stiffe
 
 
 Australia
Wilmot
 
 
[11]
1985 Douarnenez  Cato (FRG)
Wolf Rappel
Michael Lipp
Michael Obermeier
[12]
1987 Geelong  Nordjyllong (DEN)
Valdemar Bandolowski
Soren Hvalso
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  Krystle (AUS)
Stephen Boyes
Stephen Jackson
Stephen Peel
[15]
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
[31]
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
[32]
1997  Sanne (DEN)
Jesper Bank
Claus Olsen
Ole Børresen
 Denmark
Poul Richard Høj Jensen
 
 
 Germany
Markus Glas
 
 
[33]
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
[34]
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
[35]
2003 Hobart
77 Boats
GER 982 - Chrisco Dieter Schön (GER)
Vincent Hoesch
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
[36]
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
details
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)
[27]
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)
[28][37]
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)
[38]
2022
Kühlungsborn (GER)
51 Boats
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)
[39][40]

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