Aksel Gresvig (sailor)

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Aksel Gresvig
Personal information
Full nameAksel Hroar Gresvig
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1941-11-21) 21 November 1941 (age 82)
Oslo, Norway
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sailing career
Class Tempest
ClubBurgee of Kongelig Norsk Seilforening.svg  Royal Norwegian Yacht Club

Aksel Hroar Gresvig (born 21 November 1941) is a Norwegian competitive sailor. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, in the Tempest class. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aksel Gresvig". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2016.