Ole Valdemar Henrik Berntsen (22 January 1915 – 26 May 1996) was a Danish sailor. He competed in the dragon class at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1964 Olympics and placed third, fifth, second and first, respectively. His brothers Carl and William were also Olympic sailors. William competed alongside Ole in 1948 and 1952.[1]
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| Full name | Ole Valdemar Henrik Berntsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1915 Hellerup, Gentofte, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 May 1996 (aged 81) Gentofte, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class | Dragon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club |  Hellerup Sejlklub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ole Berntsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Ole Berntsen at Wikimedia Commons- Ole Valdemar Henrik Berntsen at World Sailing
- Ole Valdemar Henrik Berntsen at Olympics.com
- Ole Berntsen at Olympedia
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