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Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Dragon

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Dragon
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueAcapulco
Dates14–21 October
Competitors71 from 23 nations
Teams23
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) George Friedrichs
Barton Jahncke
Gerald Schreck
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aage Birch
Paul Lindemark Jørgensen
Niels Markussen
 Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Borowski
Karl-Heinz Thun
Konrad Weichert
 East Germany
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The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 71 sailors, on 23 boats, from 23 nations competed.[1]

Results

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Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Country
Code
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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  George Friedrichs  (USA) Barton Jahncke
Gerald Schreck
US 2 3 6 11.7 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 17.7 6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Aage Birch  (DEN) Paul Lindemark Jørgensen
Niels Markussen
D 6 11.7 1 0 2 3 10 16 3 5.7 2 3 2 3 42.4 26.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Paul Borowski  (GDR) Karl-Heinz Thun
Konrad Weichert
GO 1 0 2 3 3 5.7 4 8 4 8 6 11.7 4 8 44.4 32.7
4  Steve Tupper  (CAN) Dave Miller
Tim Irwin
KC 3 5.7 8 14 13 19 6 11.7 8 14 7 13 3 5.7 83.1 64.1
5  John Cuneo  (AUS) Thomas Anderson
John Ferguson
KA 8 14 4 8 9 15 2 3 5 10 11 17 9 15 82 65
6  Gunnar Broberg  (SWE) Lennart Eisner
Sven Hanson, Bengt Palmquist, Pelle Petterson
S 7 13 11 17 5 10 9 15 6 11.7 5 10 6 11.7 88.4 71.4
7  Klaus Oldendorff  (FRG) Peter Stülcken
Axel May
G 16 22 5 10 14 20 8 14 1 0 4 8 16 22 96 74
8  Michel Briand  (FRA) Michel Alexandre
Pierre Blanchard
F 13 19 3 5.7 12 18 17 23 7 13 3 5.7 14 20 104.4 81.4
9  Luis Schenone  (ARG) Boris Belada
Pedro Sisti
A 15 21 9 15 7 13 5 10 17 23 10 16 11 17 115 92
10  Cor Groot  (NED) Jan Bol
Pieter de Zwart
H 10 16 DNF 28 18 24 3 5.7 11 17 13 19 7 13 122.7 94.7
11  Yury Anisimov  (URS) Valery Ruzhnikov
Valery Afanasyev
SR 12 18 7 13 4 8 13 19 14 20 DNF 29 12 18 125 96
12  Theodor Sommerschield  (NOR) Jan-Erik Aarberg
Erik Wiik-Hansen
N 4 8 15 21 11 17 19 25 15 21 16 22 5 10 124 99
13  Kirkland Cooper  (BER) Eugene Simmons
Richard Belvin
KB 9 15 14 20 10 16 7 13 10 16 14 20 18 24 124 100
14  Robin Judah  (GBR) Charles Reynolds
David Tucker
K 5 10 17 23 6 11.7 20 26 16 22 15 21 8 14 127.7 101.7
15  Odysseus Eskitzoglou  (GRE) Georgios Zaimis
Anastasios Vogiatzis
GR 14 20 10 16 8 14 16 22 18 24 8 14 17 23 133 109
16  Godfrey Kelly  (BAH) George Ramsey
David Kelly
BA DNF 28 DNF 28 17 23 14 20 9 15 9 15 10 16 145 117
17  António Menezes  (POR) Fernando Lima Bello
António Weck
P 17 23 13 19 15 21 11 17 DNF 29 12 18 20 26 153 124
18  Javier Velázquez  (MEX) Roberto Sloane
Esteban Gerard
MX 19 25 20 26 16 22 12 18 12 18 18 24 13 19 152 126
19  John Park  (HKG) William Turnbull
Paul Cooper
KH 20 26 12 18 20 26 15 21 13 19 22 28 19 25 163 135
20  Barton Kirkconnell  (JAM) Charles Ogilvie
Steven Henriques
KJ 11 17 16 22 22 28 21 27 22 28 17 23 15 21 166 138
21  Ángel Riveras  (ESP) Manuel Baiget
Eugenio Jáudenes
E 18 24 19 25 19 25 18 24 19 25 19 25 22 28 176 148
22  Daniel Trujillo  (VEN) Hervé Roche
Frohmund Burger
V 21 27 18 24 21 27 23 29 20 26 20 26 21 27 186 157
23  Chen Hsiu-hsiung  (ROC) Chang Jen-chih
Chen Chih-fu
TA DNS 29 DNS 29 DNF 29 22 28 21 27 21 27 23 29 198 169

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

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Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

Date Race Weather Temperature
(Celsius)
Wind direction
(deg)
Wind speed
(kn)
Sea Current
(kn-deg)
14 October 1968 I Fair 29 300 16 Choppy 0.5-120
15 October 1968 II Fair 29 293 20 Calm 0.2-160
16 October 1968 III Fair 28.5 290 8-9 Calm 0.2-130
17 October 1968 IV Fair 29.5 235 6 Calm 0.1-300
19 October 1968 V Normal 29.8 187 6 Calm 1-326
20 October 1968 VI Fair 30 225 5 Calm 0.7-275
21 October 1968 VII Cloudy 28.5 285 12 Choppy 1-110

Notes

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  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics: Three Person Keelboat (Dragon), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ Total after applying discard.

References

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