| Date | 29 August – 8 September 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Außenförde, Kiel-Schilksee (Kurs A) | |
| Participants | 70 from 23 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best 5 of 6 scores to count for final placement. | |
The Dragon class is a one-design three-person keelboat that made its Olympic début at the 1948 Olympics, but was dropped from the Olympic Programme after 1972. The Dragon was superseded in 1976 by the Soling, which became the three-person keelboat class for several Olympics.
Racing on the Alpha course, the Dragon event was delayed for several days for various reasons and, eventually, only six races could be competed. There was no wind on 5 September, the Games were suspended on 6 September because of the Israeli Massacre back in München, and heavy fog prevented racing on 7 September, causing the sixth, and what would be, final race to be pushed back to 8 September. The outcome would almost certainly not have been different, as Australian skipper John Cuneo won the first three races, and then finished third in race five and fourth in race six to comfortably win the gold medal. One of his crew members was Tom Anderson, the identical twin brother of John Anderson, who was winning a gold medal in the Star class on the Bravo course, at the same time Tom was winning gold in this event.
The 15th-place Spanish boat was skippered by HRH Juan Carlos, Crown Prince de Borbón, the future King of Spain.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |  AUS | 13.7 | 38.7 | .0 (1) | .0 (1) | .0 (1) | 25.0 (19) | 5.7 (3) | 8.0 (4) | Gold | |||||
| John Cuneo • John Shaw • Tom Anderson | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | East Germany |  GDR | 41.7 | 59.7 | 18.0 (12) | 14.0 (8) | 14.0 (8) | .0 (1) | 8.0 (4) | 5.7 (3) | Silver | |||||
| Karl-Heinz Thun • Konrad Weichert • Paul Borowski | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States |  USA | 47.7 | 65.7 | 8.0 (4) | 18.0 (12) | 10.0 (5) | 11.7 (6) | .0 (1) | 18.0 (12) | Bronze | |||||
| Charles Horter • Don Cohan • John Marshall | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | West Germany |  FRG | 47.7 | 73.7 | 3.0 (2) | 8.0 (4) | 26.0 (20) | 5.7 (3) | 17.0 (11) | 14.0 (8) | ||||||
| Franz Heilmeier • Konrad Glas • Richard Kuchler | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | New Zealand |  NZL | 51.0 | 72.0 | 14.0 (8) | 19.0 (13) | 21.0 (15) | 15.0 (9) | 3.0 (2) | .0 (1) | ||||||
| Fraser Beer • Noel Everett • Ron Watson | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sweden |  SWE | 67.4 | 93.4 | 5.7 (3) | 26.0 (20) | 5.7 (3) | 22.0 (16) | 19.0 (13) | 15.0 (9) | ||||||
| Jörgen Sundelin • Peter Sundelin • Ulf Sundelin | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Denmark |  DEN | 68.0 | 93.0 | 23.0 (17) | 25.0 (19) | 15.0 (9) | 17.0 (11) | 10.0 (5) | 3.0 (2) | ||||||
| Frank Høj Jensen • Gunner Dahlgaard • Poul Richard Høj Jensen | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Finland |  FIN | 68.7 | 95.7 | 27.0 (21) | 5.7 (3) | 13.0 (7) | 14.0 (8) | 14.0 (8) | 22.0 (16) | ||||||
| Antero Sotamaa • Göran Schaumann • Kurt Nyman | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Canada |  CAN | 69.0 | 101.0 | 10.0 (5) | 16.0 (10) | 3.0 (2) | 16.0 (10) | [32.0] ( | 24.0 (18) | ||||||
| Allan Leibel • Frank Hall • Neil Gunn | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Austria |  AUT | 71.7 | 94.7 | 15.0 (9) | 11.7 (6) | 19.0 (13) | 10.0 (5) | 16.0 (10) | 23.0 (17) | ||||||
| Franz Eisl • Harald Fereberger • Karl Stangl | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Norway |  NOR | 73.7 | 95.7 | 22.0 (16) | 10.0 (5) | 18.0 (12) | 21.0 (15) | 11.7 (6) | 13.0 (7) | ||||||
| Jan-Erik Aarberg • Sven Gerner-Mathisen • Teddy Sommerschield | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Great Britain |  GBR | 78.7 | 103.7 | 11.7 (6) | 3.0 (2) | 25.0 (19) | 23.0 (17) | 20.0 (14) | 21.0 (15) | ||||||
| Alistair Currey • Ian Hannay • Simon Tait | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Bermuda |  BER | 82.7 | 106.7 | 20.0 (14) | 21.0 (15) | 22.0 (16) | 8.0 (4) | 24.0 (18) | 11.7 (6) | ||||||
| Penny Simmons • James Amos • Richard Belvin | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Soviet Union |  URS | 84.7 | 108.7 | 24.0 (18) | 15.0 (9) | 11.7 (6) | 20.0 (14) | 22.0 (16) | 16.0 (10) | ||||||
| Boris Khabarov • Nikolay Gromov • Vladimir Yakovlev | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Spain |  ESP | 85.0 | 111.0 | 17.0 (11) | 17.0 (11) | 8.0 (4) | 26.0 (20) | 26.0 (20) | 17.0 (11) | ||||||
| Gonzalo, Duque Fernández de Córdoba • Félix Gancedo • Juan Carlos, Príncipe de España | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ireland |  IRL | 89.0 | 117.0 | 16.0 (10) | 20.0 (14) | 28.0 (22) | 13.0 (7) | 15.0 (9) | 25.0 (19) | ||||||
| Harry Byrne • Robin Hennessy • Treen Morris • Joe McMenamin | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Greece |  GRE | 91.0 | 115.0 | 19.0 (13) | 13.0 (7) | 16.0 (10) | 24.0 (18) | 23.0 (17) | 20.0 (14) | ||||||
| Ioannis Giapalakis • Ioannis Kiousis • Panagiotis Michail | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | France |  FRA | 92.0 | 120.0 | 21.0 (15) | 28.0 (22) | 20.0 (14) | 19.0 (13) | 13.0 (7) | 19.0 (13) | ||||||
| François Girard • Patrick Rieupeyrout • René Sence | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | The Bahamas |  BAH | 96.0 | 125.0 | 29.0 (23) | 23.0 (17) | 24.0 (18) | 18.0 (12) | 21.0 (15) | 10.0 (5) | ||||||
| Christopher McKinney • David Kelly • Godfrey Kelly | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Poland |  POL | 106.0 | 134.0 | 26.0 (20) | 27.0 (21) | 23.0 (17) | 3.0 (2) | 28.0 (22) | 27.0 (21) | ||||||
| Aleksander Bielaczyc • Lech Poklewski • Tadeusz Piotrowski | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Portugal |  POR | 120.0 | 149.0 | 28.0 (22) | 22.0 (16) | 17.0 (11) | 29.0 (23) | 25.0 (19) | 28.0 (22) | ||||||
| Fernando Lima Bello • Francisco Quina • Mário Quina | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Jamaica |  JAM | 121.0 | 150.0 | 13.0 (7) | 24.0 (18) | 29.0 (23) | 28.0 (22) | 27.0 (21) | 29.0 (23) | ||||||
| John Burrowes • Michael Anthony Nunes • Michael Keith Nunes | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Argentina |  ARG | 123.0 | 155.0 | 25.0 (19) | [32.0] ( | 27.0 (21) | 27.0 (21) | 18.0 (12) | 26.0 (20) | ||||||
| César Sebök • Jorge Alberto Salas • Pedro Sisti | ||||||||||||||||
