The Dragon World Championship is an international biennial sailing regatta competed in the Dragon keelboat class. It is organized by the host club on behalf of the International Dragon Association and recognised by World Sailing.[1] The Dragon was an used in the Summer Olympic Games from 1948 to 1972.
History
editThe first Dragon World Championship was held in 1965.
Editions
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Multiple World Champions
editThe table below includes data up to and including 2025.
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries (1) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andy Beadsworth (GBR) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | [44] |
| 2 | Simon Fry (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | [45] |
| 3 |  Poul Richard Høj Jensen (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | [46] |
| 4 | Ole Børresen (DEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | [47] |
| 5 | Jamie Lea (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | [48] |
| 6 | Klaus Diederichs (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | [49] |
| 6 |  Vincent Hoesch (GER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | [50] |
| 8 | Erik Hermann Hansen (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [51] |
| 8 | Jesper Bank (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [52] |
| 8 |  Ali Tezdiker (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [53] |
| 8 |  Bengt Palmqvist (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [54] |
(1) Full results are not available for every year, so this could be an underestimation.
Medalists
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References
edit- ↑ "IDA Regulations 2013 - Appendix 1 World Championship Rules" (PDF). www.intdragon.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2013.
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- ↑ "Regatta Information". sailing.org.
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- ↑ Fiona Brown, British Dragon Association (14 September 2013). "Gazprom International Dragon World Championship - Overall".
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- 1 2 "Cascais Dragon World Championship – Clube Naval de Cascais".
- ↑ Jonny Fullerton (17 June 2017). "International Dragon World Championship at Cascais, Portugal - Overall".
- 1 2 "Final Result for International Dragon Class 2019 World Championship after 10 races with 9 races to count". Sportspage. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ "Kühlungsborn, Germany to host the Dragon World Championship". www.yachtsandyachting.com. 12 January 2021.
- ↑ "Dragon World Championship 2022".
- ↑ "DRAGON World Championship manage2sail".
- ↑ "DRAGON World Championship manage2sail".
- ↑ WS Regatta Page - 2022 Dragon World Championship at World Sailing
- 1 2 "Dragon World Championship 12.06.2022 - 17.06.2022". manage2sail.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- 1 2 "Dragon World Championship 2023 - Results". Vilamoura Sailing. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ↑ https://vilamourasailing.sailti.com/en/default/races/race/text/2025DWC-en.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Prow Media (17 May 2025). "Dragon World Championship by Tivoli Hotels & Resorts at Vilamoura, Portugal - Overall".
- 1 2 https://vilamourasailing.sailti.com/en/default/races/race-resultsall/text/2025DWC-en/menuaction/race-inscriptions.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.dragonworld2027.com/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Andy Beadsworth at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Simon Fry at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Poul Richard Höj Jensen at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Ole Børresen at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Jamie Lea at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Klaus Diederichs at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Vincent Hoesch at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Erik Hermann Hansen at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Jesper Bank at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Ali Tezdiker at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ WS Sailor Bio - Bengt Palmqvist at World Sailing (archived)
- ↑ "1969 Dragon Class World Championship List of Entrants". DragonBeat. 19. Australian International Dragon Association: 30. 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ "Börge Börresen dies aged 87". Yachting World. Bath, UK. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ Dragon World Championship at World Sailing
- ↑ Dragon World Championship at World Sailing
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