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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, 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

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The first Dragon World Championship was held in 1965.

Editions

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Edition Host Boats Sailors Ref.
Ed. Date Year Host club Location Country No. Athlete Nats Contin
01 1965  Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet Sandhamn  Sweden [2]
02 1967  Royal Canadian Yacht Club Toronto  Canada [3]
03 1969 Palma de Mallorca  Spain 37 [4]
04 1971  Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Hobart  Australia [5]
05 1973 Athens  Greece [6]
06 1975 Rochester  United States [7]
07 1977 Thun  Switzerland [8]
08 1979 Geelong  Australia [9]
09 6–11 September 1981 Douarnenez  France [10]
10 21–30 July 1983 Vancouver  Canada [11]
11 24 August – 1 September 1985 Douarnenez  France [12]
12 1987  Royal Geelong Yacht Club Geelong  Australia 48 [13]
13 1989  Royal Torbay Yacht Club Torquay  United Kingdom [14]
14 1991  Royal Canadian Yacht Club Toronto  Canada [15]
15 1993 Travemunde  Germany [16]
16 1995 Fremantle  Australia [17]
17 1997 Marstrand  Sweden [18]
18 11–18 December 1999 Fort-de-France  Martinique 78 [19]
19 14–22 July 2001 Hornbaek  Denmark 77 231 [20]
20 18–27 January 2003  Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Hobart  Australia 25 75 [21]
21 19–28 August 2005 Lübeck  Germany [22]
22 30 Aug – 8 Sep 2007  Royal St. George Yacht Club Dún Laoghaire  Ireland 68 [23]
23 5–11 September 2009  RYC Hollandia Medemblik  Netherlands 67 [24]
24 9–15 January 2011  Royal Brighton Yacht Club Melbourne  Australia 70 212 14 3 [25]
25 8–13 September 2013  Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Weymouth  United Kingdom 77 237 17 3 [26][27]
26 4–12 June 2015  La Société des Régates Rochelaises La Rochelle  France 80 244 21 3 [28]
27 9–17 June 2017  Clube Naval de Cascais Cascais  Portugal 70 219 23 4 [29][30][31]
28 4–9 January 2019  Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club Fremantle  Australia 34 105 13 3 [32]
N/A 13–18 June 2021  Segelclub Kühlungsborn e.V. Kühlungsborn  Germany POSTPONED TO DUE TO COVID [33]
29 12–17 June 2022  Segelclub Kühlungsborn e.V. Kühlungsborn  Germany 51 157 20 5 [34][35][36][37][38]
30 25 May – 3 June 2023  Bodrum Açıkdeniz Yelken Kulübü Bodrum  Turkey 24 [39]

Multiple World Champions

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See also: World championships in sailing § Multiple World champions

The table below includes data 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 underestimation.

Medalists

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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 		 Potrec (FRA)
Paul Aoufir
Franck Koenig
Babou Pasturaud 		[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
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) 		[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]

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See also

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