The Dragon was a sailing event in the sailing program of the 1956 Summer Olympics, held on Port Phillip. Seven races were scheduled. Fifty sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed.
Results RankHelmsman (Country)CrewYachtnameRace IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal Points The 1956 Olympic scoring system was used.Total-1Total after applying discard.RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints Bengt Palmquist Leif Wikström Slaghoken II.8402210041130584029351113051130560745723 Cyril Andresen Christian von Bülow Tip1130547034703210042100421004652762505723 Ronald Backus Jonathan Janson Bluebottle4703122268402113056527560621004477345474 Arnoldo Pekelharing Boris Belada Pampero38288402210047460DNF038284703422542255 Brian Carolan Jim Carolan Paula2100410305141594703470347039351392837696 Piero Gorgatto Annibale Pelaschiar AretusaDSQ0113053828DNF0746093517460340434047 Carl Otto Svae Bjørn Oscar Gulbrandsen Pan II.74605606935156068402103053828355832538 Cliff Howard Donald Tytler Tomahawk III.652774601030511264382874605606345031869 Gene Walet Jr. Carlos Echeverria Danny Killeen Spirit III.DNF011264112646527113056527112643151315110 Erich Natusch Georg Nowka Gustl XL56066527560693515606DNF0122262922292211 Andrei Mazovka Pyotr TolstikhinNeptun II.1222638287460131911222612226131912348215712 Albert Wallace Cuthbertson William Edgar Swinnerton Red Dragon9351DSQ015129382810305DSQ084022015201513 Carlos Rogenmoser de Lourenco Sérgio Marques Canopus131919351652712226131918402103052193200214 Tor-Kristian Lindh Joel Jahn Xantippa103051319112226DNF01126411264141591409140915 Bernard Ward Jimmy Kempe Pam112641512916101103051415913191161011250114916 Kenneth Golding Robert Ho Keith Johnson Rika II.141591415913191DNF0151291415915129926926 DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified = Male, = Female
Daily standings
Conditions on Port Phillip Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in the Port Phillip Bay. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system. The center course was used for the Dragon.
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