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.
The first Dragon World Championship was held in 1965.
| Edition | Host | Boats | Sailors | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Country | No. | Athlete | Nats | Contin | ||
| 1965 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||
| 1973 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | |||||||||||
| 1977 | |||||||||||
| 1979 | |||||||||||
| 6–11 September | 1981 | ||||||||||
| 21–30 July | 1983 | ||||||||||
| 24 August – 1 September | 1985 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||||
| 1993 | Travemunde | [2] | |||||||||
| 1995 | [3] | ||||||||||
| 1997 | [4] | ||||||||||
| 11–18 December | 1999 | 78 | [5] | ||||||||
| 14–22 July | 2001 | 77 | 231 | [6] | |||||||
| 18–27 January | 2003 | 25 | 75 | ||||||||
| 19–28 August | 2005 | [7] | |||||||||
| 30 Aug – 8 Sep | 2007 | 68 | |||||||||
| 5–11 September | 2009 | 67 | |||||||||
| 9–15 January | 2011 | 70 | 212 | 14 | 3 | ||||||
| 8–13 September | 2013 | 77 | 237 | 17 | 3 | [8] | |||||
| 4–12 June | 2015 | 80 | 244 | 21 | 3 | ||||||
| 9–17 June | 2017 | 70 | 219 | 23 | 4 | [9] [10] | |||||
| 4–9 January | 2019 | 34 | 105 | 13 | 3 | [11] | |||||
| N/A | 13–18 June | 2021 | e.V. | COLSPAN=4 | POSTPONED TO DUE TO COVID | [12] | |||||
| 12–17 June | 2022 | e.V. | 51 | 157 | 20 | 5 | [13] [14] [15] [16] | ||||
| 25 May – 3 June | 2023 | 24 | [17] | ||||||||
The table below includes data up to and including 2023.
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries (1) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
(1) Full results are not available for every year, so this could be an underestimation.
| Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Sandhamn | Ole Berntsen Ole Poulsen Jan Berntsen | Aage Birch | Jörgen Sundelin | ||
| 1967 Toronto | George Friedrichs Gerald Schreck Barton Jahncke | Robert Mosbacher | René Sence | ||
| 1969 Palma de Mallorca | Robert Mosbacher George Francisco III David Saville | John Cueno Ross Bradbury John Shaw | Roland Schwarz Jörg Pfeiffer Lothar Köpsell | [18] | |
| 1971 Hobart | Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin Ulf Sundelin | Norman Booth | Axel Holm | ||
| 1973 Athens | Roger Eliasson Johan Palmquist Jerry Burman | Oldenburg May Meyer | Børge Børresen | [19] | |
| 1975 Rochester | Bengt Palmquist Johan Palmquist Björn Palmquist | Bob Burgess | Craig | ||
| 1977 Thun | Harry Ferreberger Franz Eisl Herbert Spitzbart | Ulrich Hofmann Hösch | Wittwer Wittwer Wittwer | ||
| 1979 Geelong | Robert Porter Ian Porter Robbie Antill | Markus Glas | Barry Calvert Tim Watts Ted Laing | ||
| 1981 Trawemünde | Marcus Glas Mucki Binder Heiner Henwig | Børge Børresen Ole Børresen Goodall | Clander Hansson Nordin | ||
| 1983 Vancouver | Bob Burgess Nigel Brown Shane Korman | Ross Stiffe | Jamie Wilmot | ||
| 1985 Douarnenez | Wolf Rappel Michael Lipp Michael Obermeier | Paul Aoufir Franck Koenig Babou Pasturaud | |||
| 1987 Geelong | Valdemar Bandolowski Søren Hvalsø Erik Hansen | Andreas Lohmann Jorg Mossnang Paul Vestner | Stephen Boyes | ||
| 1989 Torbay | Poul Richard Høj Jensen Erik Hansen Jan Persson | ||||
| 1991 Toronto | Stephen Boyes Stephen Jackson Stephen Peel | ||||
| 1993 Travemünde | Jesper Bank Ole Børresen Børge Børresen | Poul Richard Høj Jensen Claus Høj Jensen Sebastian Ziegelmayer | Andreas van Eicken Rolf Schöppler Johan van Eicken | ||
| 1995 Fremantle | Nick Rogers Leigh Behrens Andrew Burnett | Poul Richard Høj Jensen Klaus Jensen Richard Goldsmith | Willy Packer Peter Hay Geoff Wedgwood Grantham Kitto | ||
| 1997 Maarstrand | Jesper Bank Claus Olsen Ole Børresen | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Markus Glas | ||
| 1999 Fort-de-France | Claus Høj Jensen Bo Reker Andersen Jes Hovgaard | Fred Imhoff Richard van Ry Sven Machielsen | Peter Holm Maria Holm Søren Kæstel | ||
| 2001 Hornbæk | GER 956 Torsten Imbeck Enver Adakan | GER 947 Dieter Schoen Andreas Huber | DEN 317 Jørgen Bonde Ole Børresen | ||
| 2003 Hobart | GER 982 - Chrisco Vincent Hösch Andreas Huber | AUS 180 - KARABOS VIII Leigh Behrens Peter Lilley | AUS 166 - Kirribilli II Martin Graney Murray Jones | ||
| 2005 Neustadt | DEN 365 - African Queen Anders Kaempe Axel Waltersdorph | GER 950 - Occasion Markus Wieser Thomas Auracher | SUI 296 - HLL-Ariston Harro Kniffka Max Scheibmair | ||
| 2007 Dun Laoghaire | GER 996 - Sinewave | SUI 299 - Gaudium | GBR 708 - Rumours | ||
| 2009 Medemblik | GBR 745 | UKR 7 | DEN 396 | ||
| 2011 Melbourne | GBR 751 - Alfie | UKR 7 - Bunker Queen | DEN 266 - My-Way | ||
| 2013 Weymouth | GBR 758 - Fever | RUS 76 - Strange Little Girl | UKR 7 - Bunker Queen | ||
| 2015 La Rochelle | UAE 8 - Bunker Boys | RUS 76 - Strange Little Girl | UAE 7 Bunker Queen | ||
| 2017 Cascais | TUR 1212 - Provezza Dragon | RUS 27 - Annapurna | GBR 815 - Alfie | ||
| 2019 Fremantle | TUR 1212 - Provezza Dragon | GBR 820 - Louise Racing James Williamson | GBR 819 - Fever | ||
| 2022 Kühlungsborn | GBR 819 - Fever | TUR 1212 - Provezza Dragon | SUI 318 - 1quick1 | ||
| 2023 Bodrum | SUI 318 - 1quick1 | GBR 820 - Louise Racing | GBR 192 - Bluebottle |