Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon
| Dragon at the Games of the XV Olympiad  | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Harmaja | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 20–28 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 17 | ||||||||||||
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| Finn | Open | 
| Star | Open | 
| Dragon | |
| 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.[1]
Results
Rank  | 
Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total  Points [2][3]  | 
Total -1 [4]  | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
| Sigve Lie  Håkon Barfod  | 
Pan | 2 | 1030 | 1 | 1331 | 1 | 1331 | 6 | 553 | 6 | 553 | 1 | 1331 | 6506 | 6129 | ||||
| Sidney Boldt-Christmas  Erland Almqvist  | 
Tornado | 3 | 854 | 3 | 854 | 2 | 1030 | 5 | 632 | 1 | 1331 | 3 | 854 | 6187 | 5555 | ||||
| Erich Natusch  Georg Nowka  | 
Gustel X | 4 | 729 | 6 | 553 | 3 | 854 | 1 | 1331 | 3 | 854 | 2 | 1030 | 5779 | 5351 | ||||
| 4 | Jorge del Río Sálas  Horacio Campi  | 
Pampero | 2 | 1030 | 2 | 1030 | 4 | 729 | 2 | 1030 | 2 | 1030 | 7 | 486 | 5821 | 5335 | |||
| 5 | William Berntsen  Aage Birch  | 
Snude | 3 | 854 | 7 | 486 | 1 | 1331 | 5 | 632 | 4 | 729 | 8 | 428 | 4561 | 4460 | |||
| 6 | Biem Dudok van Heel  Michiel Dudok van Heel  | 
Thalatta | 1 | 1331 | 9 | 377 | 7 | 486 | 7 | 486 | 5 | 632 | 4 | 729 | 4041 | 4041 | |||
| 7 | Peter Mangels  Francisco Isoldi  | 
Escapade | 12 | 252 | 4 | 729 | 11 | 290 | 6 | 553 | 10 | 331 | 4 | 729 | 3039 | 2884 | |||
| 8 | Carlos Lourenço  Alberto Graça  | 
Alcaid | 6 | 553 | 12 | 252 | 9 | 377 | 3 | 854 | 10 | 331 | 9 | 377 | 3034 | 2782 | |||
| 9 | Carlo Spirito  Antonio Carattino  | 
Galatea II | 9 | 377 | 5 | 632 | 14 | 185 | 8 | 428 | 14 | 185 | 5 | 632 | 2566 | 2439 | |||
| 10 | Donald Hains  Archibald Howie  | 
Jet | 8 | 428 | 12 | 252 | 4 | 729 | 11 | 290 | 12 | 252 | 12 | 252 | 2358 | 2203 | |||
| 11 | Joyce Horton  William Horton Jr.  | 
Skidoo | 6 | 553 | 10 | 331 | 15 | 155 | 13 | 218 | 7 | 486 | 8 | 428 | 2272 | 2171 | |||
| 12 | Douglas Buxton  Bevan Worcester  | 
Vinha | 10 | 331 | 5 | 632 | 10 | 331 | 12 | 252 | 14 | 185 | 14 | 185 | 2101 | 1916 | |||
| 13 | Edward Dyson  John Barrington-Ward  | 
Sabre | 15 | 155 | 8 | 428 | 13 | 218 | 9 | 377 | 9 | 377 | 10 | 331 | 1987 | 1886 | |||
| 14 | Bror Johansson  Leo Nagornoff  | 
Tu-Fri | 13 | 218 | 10 | 331 | 14 | 185 | 11 | 290 | 11 | 290 | 6 | 553 | 2022 | 1867 | |||
| 15 | Yury Golubev  Andrey Mazovka  | 
Korshun | 16 | 127 | 15 | 155 | 7 | 486 | 8 | 428 | 13 | 218 | 11 | 290 | 1805 | 1704 | |||
| 16 | Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie  Guy le Mouroux  | 
Virginie | 11 | 290 | 16 | 127 | 12 | 252 | 16 | 127 | 15 | 155 | 16 | 127 | 1078 | 1078 | |||
| 17 | André Deryckére  Auguste Galeyn  | 
Girl Pat | 14 | 185 | 13 | 218 | 13 | 218 | 16 | 127 | 17 | 101 | 13 | 218 | 1168 | 1067 | |||
DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified 
 = Male, 
 = Female
Daily standings

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 July 1952 | I | Grand yachting weather | SW | 6-7 | 
| 21 July 1952 | II | Calm sea, later rain | SW | 1-2 later 6-7  | 
| 22 July 1952 | III | Magnificent seas | SW | 10 | 
| 23 July 1952 | IV | Shifty | 3-4 | |
| 26 July 1952 | V | Rainy | SW | 3-6 | 
| 27 July 1952 | VI | SW | 4-6 | |
| 28 July 1952 | VII | Fine and sunny | Shifty | Light | 
Notes
- ^ "Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: Three Person Keelboat (Dragon), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
 - ^ 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.
 
References
- Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (1955). The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
 - "Helsinki 1952". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
 

